Cover: Mike Mignola

Hellboy: Wake the Devil #1

Jun 1996 · Dark Horse · 2.95 USD; 4.15 CAD

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In "Wake the Devil [Chapter One]," Mike Mignola's signature blend of gothic dread and mythic intrigue kicks into high gear as the BPRD investigates the mysterious disappearance of vampire Vladimir Giurescu’s body from a New York museum. With Hellboy and a team of agents dispatched to Romania, the hunt begins for Castle Giurescu—where an ancient evil may be stirring, and the echoes of a forgotten war are just waking up. The story unfolds with Mignola’s distinctive art and storytelling, from the first page to the final panel, with cover art by Mignola himself capturing the weight of the coming storm.

Contains 2 stories

Wake the Devil [Chapter One]

22 pp · Adventure, Horror-Suspense

HellboyRoderick Zinco (introduction)Leopold KurtzProf. Dr. Karl Ruprect KroenenIlsa HaupsteinGrigori Rasputin (flashback)Vladimir Giurescu (image onlyintroduction)Hans Ubler [Howard Steinman] (introductiondeath)Dr. Tom Manning (see Notes)Dr. Kate CorriganAbe SapienLiz ShermanClark [first name unknown] (introduction)Bud Waller (introduction)Sidney Leach (introduction)Sir Edward Grey (image onlyintroductionsee Notes)other BPRD personnel [Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense]Unmensch (introductioncameosee Notes)

Silent as the Grave [Part 1]: "Until the Daybreak, and the Shadows Flee Away"

8 pp · Adventure, Horror-Suspense

Lawrence St. George (introduction)Julia Adler (introduction)Inspector Lava [full name unknown] (introduction)Sunset Lane (introduction)Crulk (introduction)

In the shadow-drenched halls of Lawrence St. George’s studio, a film reel reveals a ghostly figure that wasn’t there when it was shot—just as police inspector Lava arrives to investigate. Meanwhile, Julia Adler, the film’s star and a woman vanished for three days, reappears on a desolate road, desperate to reach the director. As reporters swarm the set, including the sharp-eyed Sunset Lane, a man named Crulk steps forward with a shoebox that holds something far stranger than anyone expected.