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Hellboy is a comic book character, dubbed the "World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator". He is a large red-skinned demon with a tail, horns broken off to stumps (which some fans mistook for goggles in early issues) and a big stone right hand (the Right Hand of Doom). Created by Mike Mignola, Hellboy's adventures have been chronicled in a sequence of comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics.
The comics were adapted into a 2004 film.
Hellboy debuted in 1993 in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 (Dark Horse Comics). Written and drawn by creator Mike Mignola, the stories have a flavor of supernatural adventure with a dark mood embodied by Mignola's unique sense of design (which may be characterized by Mignola's incisive linework, and his distinctive balance of heavy shadows and pure colors).
Mignola's stories are heavily influenced by, and have been dedicated to, H. P. Lovecraft, Jack Kirby, Edgar Allan Poe, and other authors. Horror stories of the Weird Tales variety are another important influence. Writer Robert Bloch has praised Hellboy as one of the most innovative and entertaining comics in recent years. Certain Hellboy stories also draw on folklore from Ireland, Norway, Malaysia, and Japan, among other countries.
Most of the Hellboy and related B.P.R.D. comics have been collected as trade paperbacks, and some later stories have been crafted by people other than Mignola, including Christopher Golden, Guy Davis and Ryan Sook. Golden has also written several novels about the character.
Hellboy remains one of the few older Dark Horse titles to remain in print, after the company's focus shifted from their own titles to licensed properties.
Hellboy is a creature summoned in the final months of World War II by a fictional version of Grigori Rasputin, on a small island just off the coast of Scotland ('Tarmagent Island'), having been commissioned by the Nazis to change the tide of war ("Project Ragna Rok"). Hellboy appeared in a fireball in a ruined church in East Bromwich, England, December 23, 1944. He proved not to be a devil, but a little boy-like creature (with red skin, horns, a tail, and a large stone right hand)—hence the name given by Professor Trevor Bruttenholm (pronounced Broom).
Taken by the U.S. forces to an Air Force base somewhere in New Mexico, Hellboy was raised by the United States Army and by the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense, a U.S. agency dedicated to combating occult threats. He was granted honorary human status by the United Nations in 1952.
As an adult, Hellboy became the primary agent for the B.P.R.D., alongside several other human and quasi-human agents. His fellow agents include Abe Sapien, an amphibian humanoid ("icthyo sapien"); Liz Sherman, a pyrokinetic; Roger, an unusually large homunculus; and Johann Kraus, a disembodied spiritualist.
Hellboy's adventures in the comics span the 1940s to the present day and involve elements such as sorcerers, Nazis, the Thule Society, hollow earth explorers, werewolves, vampires, ghosts, and other oddities such as the Ogdru Jahad.
Several of the storylines deal with Hellboy's Right Hand of Doom and its purpose in initiating the Apocalypse.
In Seed of Destruction, Hellboy is confronted by a fictional version of Rasputin and begins to find out what he is doing on Earth and who summoned him there. Hellboy's purpose will be to command the powers that Rasputin is about to unleash upon the world. Hellboy denies this version of his destiny and refuses to be controlled. Attempting to release the Ogdru Jahad, Rasputin is killed, harpooned through the chest by Abe Sapien under the control of the ghost of Elihu Cavendish.
In Wake the Devil, Hellboy meets the Goddess Hecate. Hellboy, addressed as "Anung Un Rama", is told that his arrival on Earth signals its end. At the climax of the story Hellboy is swallowed by Hecate in the form of an iron maiden and some kind of other-worldly conflict ensues, in which he is told that his right hand is a key to open the pit. Again Hellboy refuses, this time breaking off his newly regrown horns, revealing what those two circles on his forehead are.
In Box Full of Evil (collected in the The Right Hand of Doom TPB.), Igor Bromhead gains power over a demon, Ualac, by using that demon's name. Hellboy is also bound by his name, "Anung Un Rama", and the Crown of the Apocalypse, which he wears but is invisible to him, is taken. In taking the crown, Ualac is changed into a much more powerful demon. Hellboy finds out what his name means: "Anung Un Rama, World Destroyer, The Great Beast…" "…and upon his brow is set a crown of fire…". This is not who he is, and so not his name any longer. Ualac is defeated. The crown is kept for Hellboy by Astaroth, in Pandemonium the capital city of Hell, in the House of the Fly, where a seat is reserved for him.
Guillermo del Toro directed a film adaptation titled Hellboy in 2004, a screenplay was originally written by Peter Briggs in 1997. Del Toro, a fan of Mignola's work, had previously written the preface to Hellboy: Conqueror Worm. The film starred Ron Perlman as Hellboy (the favourite of both del Toro and Mike Mignola for the role), Selma Blair as Liz Sherman, Rupert Evans as FBI Special Agent John Myers (a character invented for the film), John Hurt as Prof. Trevor Bruttenholm, Doug Jones as Abe Sapien (voiced by an uncredited David Hyde Pierce), Karel Roden as Rasputin, and Jeffrey Tambor as FBI Senior Special Agent Thomas Manning. The film received mixed but generally positive reviews and a fair performance at the box office. However, the film debuted in theaters at the same time The Passion of the Christ debuted, citing conservative criticism. According to Guillermo del Toro's DVD commentary, some theaters would re-title the film on their signs, or outright refuse to play it to avoid running a "devil" movie against Passion.
The film begins with a simplified version of Hellboy's origin (see above) and then jumps to the present day, when FBI Agent John Myers joins the B.P.R.D. as Hellboy's new "minder". The plot draws mostly from the comic storyline Seed of Destruction, but also uses elements from other stories, most notably The Right Hand of Doom and Box Full of Evil.
The movie makes a passing reference to the Spear of Longinus, supposedly acquired by Hitler in 1938, and now safeguarded by the B.P.R.D.. Kroenen is also a more prominent character in the movie than in the comics.
A sequel to this movie, Hellboy 2, is currently under development by director del Toro, and will feature the returning talents of Perlman, Blair, Jones, and Hurt. The only plot details given so far have alluded to a shift to more folklore rather than action, with heavy European overtones. It is also noted that the character of Johann Kraus has been added to the team, but Roger has not (he was, however, written into the plot as a very prominent character in early drafts of the script). Interestingly, Roger can be seen as a lifeless statue in the background of certain shots in Professor Brutenholm's study in the first movie.
A Hellboy videogame called Hellboy: Asylum Seeker was also previously released for the PC and the PlayStation, by Cryo Interactive. It has no relation with the recent movie.
On April 6, 2005, Hellboy movie director Guillermo Del Toro announced on his official site that he had made a deal with developer Konami to create a new Hellboy videogame based on the movie version of the character and his world, featuring new monsters, new villains, and a new storyline.
A Hellboy sourcebook and role playing game was also published by Steve Jackson Games, using the GURPS system.
On November 9, 2005, IDT Entertainment issued a press release announcing that the company had licensed the rights to develop "animated content for television and home entertainment" based on the Hellboy comic. Ron Perlman, who played Hellboy in the feature film, will provide the voice for the animated Hellboy, and Selma Blair, who played Liz Sherman in the film, will provide the voice for her character. Doug Jones will be voicing his animated alter-ego from the film, Abe Sapien.
While no official announcement has been made regarding when and where the show will run, rumored plans include two 70-minute animated movies that will air on the Cartoon Network and then be released on DVD, with the first one to air October 2006.
There is also the parodic Hellboy Junior comic book by Bill Wray (with contributions by Mike Mignola), but it exists outside the normal continuity.
The character and titles have received a good deal of recognition. The miniseries Hellboy: Conqueror Worm won a 2002 Eisner Award for Best Limited Series, while The Art of Hellboy won an Eisner in 2004 for Best Comics-Related Book. Mignola won a 2000 Harvey Award for Best Artist based on Hellboy: Box Full of Evil.
Hellboy: Almost Colossus was a top vote getter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Limited Series for 1998. The miniseries Hellboy: Wake the Devil was a top vote getter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Limited Series for 1997, and the trade paperback collection was a top vote getter for their Award for Favorite Reprint Graphic Album for 1998. Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others was a top vote getter for their Award for Favorite Reprint Graphic Album for 1999.
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There is also the parodic Hellboy Junior comic book by Bill Wray (with contributions by Mike Mignola), but it exists outside the normal continuity. Feast day of Saint Deiniol. While no official announcement has been made regarding when and where the show will run, rumored plans include two 70-minute animated movies that will air on the Cartoon Network and then be released on DVD, with the first one to air October 2006. Proclaimed 9-1-1 Emergency Number Day by President Reagan on August 26 in 1987 and celebrated since then by some United States communities, particularly the local emergency services. Doug Jones will be voicing his animated alter-ego from the film, Abe Sapien. Death anniversary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan. Ron Perlman, who played Hellboy in the feature film, will provide the voice for the animated Hellboy, and Selma Blair, who played Liz Sherman in the film, will provide the voice for her character. Sarmiento. On November 9, 2005, IDT Entertainment issued a press release announcing that the company had licensed the rights to develop "animated content for television and home entertainment" based on the Hellboy comic. Latin America Teacher's Day, after the death of Argentine Domingo F. A Hellboy sourcebook and role playing game was also published by Steve Jackson Games, using the GURPS system. Patriot Day (USA) - Anniversary of the September 11 attacks. On April 6, 2005, Hellboy movie director Guillermo Del Toro announced on his official site that he had made a deal with developer Konami to create a new Hellboy videogame based on the movie version of the character and his world, featuring new monsters, new villains, and a new storyline. Catalonia (Spain) - National Day. It has no relation with the recent movie. New Year's Day in the Ethiopian calendar (Enkutatash). A Hellboy videogame called Hellboy: Asylum Seeker was also previously released for the PC and the PlayStation, by Cryo Interactive. Coptic Orthodox Church - Feast of Neyrouz, the New Year's Day in the Coptic calendar. Interestingly, Roger can be seen as a lifeless statue in the background of certain shots in Professor Brutenholm's study in the first movie. RC Saints - Virgin of the Holy cave; Saint Deiniol, Our Lady of Coromoto, Protus & Hyacynthus. It is also noted that the character of Johann Kraus has been added to the team, but Roger has not (he was, however, written into the plot as a very prominent character in early drafts of the script). 1923). The only plot details given so far have alluded to a shift to more folklore rather than action, with heavy European overtones. 2005 - Chris Schenkel, American sportscaster (b. A sequel to this movie, Hellboy 2, is currently under development by director del Toro, and will feature the returning talents of Perlman, Blair, Jones, and Hurt. 1939). Kroenen is also a more prominent character in the movie than in the comics. artist (emphysema) (b. The movie makes a passing reference to the Spear of Longinus, supposedly acquired by Hitler in 1938, and now safeguarded by the B.P.R.D. 2004 - David Mann, U.S. The plot draws mostly from the comic storyline Seed of Destruction, but also uses elements from other stories, most notably The Right Hand of Doom and Box Full of Evil. 1933). as Hellboy's new "minder". 2004 - Fred Ebb, American lyricist (b. The film begins with a simplified version of Hellboy's origin (see above) and then jumps to the present day, when FBI Agent John Myers joins the B.P.R.D. 1949). According to Guillermo del Toro's DVD commentary, some theaters would re-title the film on their signs, or outright refuse to play it to avoid running a "devil" movie against Passion. 2004 - Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria (helicopter crash) (b. However, the film debuted in theaters at the same time The Passion of the Christ debuted, citing conservative criticism. 1948). The film received mixed but generally positive reviews and a fair performance at the box office. 2003 - John Ritter, American actor (b. Trevor Bruttenholm, Doug Jones as Abe Sapien (voiced by an uncredited David Hyde Pierce), Karel Roden as Rasputin, and Jeffrey Tambor as FBI Senior Special Agent Thomas Manning. 1957). The film starred Ron Perlman as Hellboy (the favourite of both del Toro and Mike Mignola for the role), Selma Blair as Liz Sherman, Rupert Evans as FBI Special Agent John Myers (a character invented for the film), John Hurt as Prof. 2003 - Anna Lindh, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs (assassinated) (b. Del Toro, a fan of Mignola's work, had previously written the preface to Hellboy: Conqueror Worm. 1933). Guillermo del Toro directed a film adaptation titled Hellboy in 2004, a screenplay was originally written by Peter Briggs in 1997. 2002 - Johnny Unitas, American football player (b. The crown is kept for Hellboy by Astaroth, in Pandemonium the capital city of Hell, in the House of the Fly, where a seat is reserved for him. 1922). Ualac is defeated. 2002 - Kim Hunter, American actress (b. This is not who he is, and so not his name any longer. 1955). Hellboy finds out what his name means: "Anung Un Rama, World Destroyer, The Great Beast…" "…and upon his brow is set a crown of fire…". 2001 - Barbara Olson, American political commentator (9/11 attacks) (b. In taking the crown, Ualac is changed into a much more powerful demon. 1966). Hellboy is also bound by his name, "Anung Un Rama", and the Crown of the Apocalypse, which he wears but is invisible to him, is taken. Juarbe, Jr., American firefighter, winner of Murder in Small Town X (9/11 attacks) (b. In Box Full of Evil (collected in the The Right Hand of Doom TPB.), Igor Bromhead gains power over a demon, Ualac, by using that demon's name. 2001 - Angel L. Again Hellboy refuses, this time breaking off his newly regrown horns, revealing what those two circles on his forehead are. 1968). At the climax of the story Hellboy is swallowed by Hecate in the form of an iron maiden and some kind of other-worldly conflict ensues, in which he is told that his right hand is a key to open the pit. 2001 - Todd Beamer, passenger on United Airlines Flight 93 (9/11 attacks) (b. Hellboy, addressed as "Anung Un Rama", is told that his arrival on Earth signals its end. 1968). In Wake the Devil, Hellboy meets the Goddess Hecate. 2001 - Muhammad Atta, Egyptian terrorist (9/11 attacks) (b. Attempting to release the Ogdru Jahad, Rasputin is killed, harpooned through the chest by Abe Sapien under the control of the ghost of Elihu Cavendish. 1946). Hellboy denies this version of his destiny and refuses to be controlled. 2001 - David Angell, American sitcom creator (9/11 attacks) (b. Hellboy's purpose will be to command the powers that Rasputin is about to unleash upon the world. 1972). In Seed of Destruction, Hellboy is confronted by a fictional version of Rasputin and begins to find out what he is doing on Earth and who summoned him there. 1999 - Gonzalo Rodriguez, Uruguayan auto racing driver (b. Several of the storylines deal with Hellboy's Right Hand of Doom and its purpose in initiating the Apocalypse. 1913). Hellboy's adventures in the comics span the 1940s to the present day and involve elements such as sorcerers, Nazis, the Thule Society, hollow earth explorers, werewolves, vampires, ghosts, and other oddities such as the Ogdru Jahad. 1998 - Dane Clark, American actor (b. His fellow agents include Abe Sapien, an amphibian humanoid ("icthyo sapien"); Liz Sherman, a pyrokinetic; Roger, an unusually large homunculus; and Johann Kraus, a disembodied spiritualist. 1995 - Anita Harding, neurologist. As an adult, Hellboy became the primary agent for the B.P.R.D., alongside several other human and quasi-human agents. 1924). He was granted honorary human status by the United Nations in 1952. 1994 - William Obanhein, police officer, mentioned in "Alice's Restaurant" (b. agency dedicated to combating occult threats. 1909). forces to an Air Force base somewhere in New Mexico, Hellboy was raised by the United States Army and by the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense, a U.S. 1994 - Jessica Tandy, American actress (b. Taken by the U.S. 1912). He proved not to be a devil, but a little boy-like creature (with red skin, horns, a tail, and a large stone right hand)—hence the name given by Professor Trevor Bruttenholm (pronounced Broom). 1993 - Erich Leinsdorf, Austrian conductor (b. Hellboy appeared in a fireball in a ruined church in East Bromwich, England, December 23, 1944. 1949). Hellboy is a creature summoned in the final months of World War II by a fictional version of Grigori Rasputin, on a small island just off the coast of Scotland ('Tarmagent Island'), having been commissioned by the Nazis to change the tide of war ("Project Ragna Rok"). 1990 - Myrna Mack, Guatemalan anthropologist (assassinated) (b. Hellboy remains one of the few older Dark Horse titles to remain in print, after the company's focus shifted from their own titles to licensed properties. 1919). Golden has also written several novels about the character. 1988 - John Sylvester White, American actor (b. comics have been collected as trade paperbacks, and some later stories have been crafted by people other than Mignola, including Christopher Golden, Guy Davis and Ryan Sook. 1944). Most of the Hellboy and related B.P.R.D. 1987 - Peter Tosh, Jamaican musician and singer (b. Certain Hellboy stories also draw on folklore from Ireland, Norway, Malaysia, and Japan, among other countries. 1915). Writer Robert Bloch has praised Hellboy as one of the most innovative and entertaining comics in recent years. 1987 - Lorne Greene, Canadian actor (b. Horror stories of the Weird Tales variety are another important influence. 1905). Lovecraft, Jack Kirby, Edgar Allan Poe, and other authors. 1985 - William Alwyn, English composer (b. P. 1901). Mignola's stories are heavily influenced by, and have been dedicated to, H. 1984 - Jerry Voorhis, American politician (b. Written and drawn by creator Mike Mignola, the stories have a flavor of supernatural adventure with a dark mood embodied by Mignola's unique sense of design (which may be characterized by Mignola's incisive linework, and his distinctive balance of heavy shadows and pure colors). 1978 - Janet Parker, medical photographer, the final victim of smallpox. Hellboy debuted in 1993 in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 (Dark Horse Comics). 1929). . 1978 - Georgi Markov, Bulgarian dissident (assassinated) (b. The comics were adapted into a 2004 film. 1908). Created by Mike Mignola, Hellboy's adventures have been chronicled in a sequence of comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics. 1973 - Salvador Allende, President of Chile (presumed suicide) (b. He is a large red-skinned demon with a tail, horns broken off to stumps (which some fans mistook for goggles in early issues) and a big stone right hand (the Right Hand of Doom). 1883). Hellboy is a comic book character, dubbed the "World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator". 1972 - Max Fleischer, American animator (b. Golden, Christopher (ed.) Hellboy: Odder Jobs (October 2004), a second short story anthology; contributors include Frank Darabont, Guillermo del Toro, Charles de Lint, Graham Joyce and Sharyn McCrumb. 1894). Milwaukie: Dark Horse Comics, Inc., ISBN 1-56971-440-1. 1971 - Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev, Soviet politician and leader (b. Brite; with an introduction by Mike Mignola. Woolman, American airline magnate. Collins and Poppy Z. E. Bissette, Greg Rucka, Nancy A. 1966 - C. Golden, Christopher (ed.) Hellboy: Odd Jobs (December 1999) an anthology of short stories by various writers including Stephen R. Service, Scottish-born Canadian poet. Golden, Christopher Hellboy: The Lost Army. 1958 - Robert W. Golden, Christopher Hellboy: The Bones of Giants. 1956 - Billy Bishop, Canadian pilot in World War I. Painkiller Jane/Hellboy (variant cover by Mike Mignola). 1950 - Jan Smuts, South African soldier and statesman. Batman/Hellboy/Starman #1-2 (written by James Robinson, art by Mike Mignola). 1948 - Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan. Hellboy: The Island #1-2. 1932 - Franciszek Żwirko and Stanisław Wigura, Polish pilots (plane crash). Hellboy: The Third Wish #1-2. 1931 - Salvatore Maranzano, crime boss. Hellboy:On Earth as it is in Hell. 1882). Savage Dragon/Hellboy (collects Savage Dragon #34-35, cover by Mike Mignola). 1921 - Subramanya Bharathy, Tamil poet (b. Ghost/Hellboy Special (story, cover and layout by Mike Mignola). 1888 - Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, President of Argentina. 2 (cover by Mike Mignola). 1851 - Sylvester Graham, American nutritionist. Hellboy: Weird Tales Vol. 1843 - Joseph Nicollet, mathematician and explorer. 1 (cover by Mike Mignola). 1823 - David Ricardo, economist. Hellboy: Weird Tales Vol. 1704). B.P.R.D.: The Dead. 1760 - Louis Godin, French astronomer (b. B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs. 1665). B.P.R.D.: The Soul of Venice and Other Stories. 1721 - Rudolf Jakob Camerarius, German botanist and physician (b. B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth and Other Stories. 1596). Scott Allie, colors by Dave Stewart, letters by Pat Brosseau) Second Edition: November 2003 Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books ISBN 1-59307-092-6. 1680 - Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (b. Mignola, Mike Hellboy: Conqueror Worm (ed. 1621). Scott Allie, colors by Dave Stewart, letters by Pat Brosseau) Second Edition: November 2003 Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books ISBN 1-59307-093-4. 1680 - Roger Crab, English Puritan political writer (b. Mignola, Mike Hellboy: The Right Hand of Doom (ed. 1611). Scott Allie, colors by Dave Stewart, letters by Pat Brosseau) Second Edition: November 2003 Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books ISBN 1-59307-091-8. 1677 - James Harrington, English politicial philosopher (b. Mignola, Mike Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others (ed. 1577). Scott Allie, colors by James Sinclair, separations by Dave Stewart, letters by Pat Brosseau) Second Edition: November 2003 Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books ISBN 1-59307-095-0. 1599 - Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman executed for conspiring to kill her father (b. Mignola, Mike Hellboy: Wake the Devil (ed. 1315). Barbara Kesel with Scott Allie, Plot by Mike Mignola, Script by John Byrne) Third Edition: November 2003 Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books ISBN 1-59307-094-2. 1349 - Bonne of Luxembourg, queen of John II of France (b. Mignola, Mike Hellboy: Seed of Destruction (ed. 1269). Scott Allie) Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books ISBN 1-56971-910-1. 1298 - Philip of Artois, French soldier (b. Mignola, Mike (March 2003)The Art of Hellboy (ed. 1279 - Robert Kilwardby, Archbishop of Canterbury. (Box Full of Evil). 1105). Ualac, too, is ensnared by Astaroth, who takes Hellboy’s crown to Hell where it waits for Hellboy to retrieve it. 1161 - Queen Melisende of Jerusalem (b. Bromhead prays to Astaroth for deliverance, but winds up being turned into a lizard. 1999). Ualac wanted Hellboy’s right hand, but Hellboy is spurred into action by a vision of the King of the Daoine Sidh and his two attendants, who reveal that his name no longer binds him now that the Crown has been taken from him. 1981 - Dylan Klebold, American mass murderer (d. Ualac tricks Bromhead into summoning the Crown of Apocalypse, which sits invisibly on Hellboy’s head. 1978 - Ed Reed, American football player. Dunstan. 1977 - Matthew Stevens, Welsh snooker player. 1999 Druggan Hill, England/Lockmaben, Scotland: Igor Bromhead releases Ualac, a minor demon trapped in a box by St. 1977 - Ludacris, American rapper. (The Right Hand of Doom). 1976 - Elephant Man, Jamaican musician. Hellboy must keep the hand lest someone else retrieve it and use it. 1971 - Richard Ashcroft, British singer. Hellboy relates his life story to Frost, and the two realize that Hellboy’s right hand is the key to triggering the Apocalypse. 1968 - Kay Hanley, American musician. 1998 Lizarza, Spain: Hellboy meets up with the son of Malcolm Frost, Adrian Frost. 1967 - Harry Connick, Jr., American singer. 1997 Romania: The Giurescu affair (Wake the Devil). 1967 - Maria Bartiromo, Financial Broadcast Journalist. During this dream, Hellboy believes that the demon turned to acknowledge him. 1965 - David Roe, English snooker player. Hellboy lay dormant within her, until the demon returned at the end of the woman’s life to claim her and his unborn son. 1965 - Moby, American musician. 1995: Hellboy returns to the ruined church where he appeared in the world, and has a dream-vision of his origin: His mother, as a young woman, had cavorted with a demon, and on Walpurgisnacht (a night of great significance to witches) conceived Hellboy as a result. 1965 - Paul Heyman, American professional wrestling promoter, manager, and writer. August). 1965 - Bashar al-Assad, The current President of Syria. (The Wolves of St. 1964 - Victor Wooten, American musician. Father Kelly had been there before them to investigate, but he was murdered along with the rest of the town. 1964 - Roxann Dawson, American actress. 1994 Griart, the Balkans: Hellboy and Kate visit a town decimated by werewolves. 1964 - Ellis Burks, baseball player. 1994: The Cavendish Hall affair (Seed of Destruction). 1963 - Virginia Madsen, American actress. 1992 Lake Okanagan, British Columbia: Hellboy and Abe search for the Ogopogo Monster. 1962 - Kristy McNichol, American actress. (A Christmas Underground). 1962 - Filip Dewinter Belgian politician. 1989 England: Hellboy investigates the disappearance of Ann Heath, who was lured underground by a demon. 1962 - Elizabeth Daily, American actress. 1982 India: Hellboy works on a werewolf case. 1957 - Brad Bird, American animator. (The Varcolac). 1950 - Barry Sheene, British motorcyclist. She attempts to trick him with an illusion, but he kills her. 1948 - John Martyn, English musician. 1982 Yorkshire, England: Hellboy, after over seven years of searching, tracks down the body of the vampire Countess Ilona Kakosky. 1945 - Felton Perry, American actor. (Goodbye Mister Tod). 1945 - Franz Beckenbauer, German footballer. There are implications that this being was much like the entities in space that The Nazis and Herman von Klempt were trying to contact in Conqueror Worm. 1944 - Everaldo, Brazilian football player. Hellboy manages to repulse the entity, but Mister Tod is destroyed in the process. 1943 - Raymond Villeneuve, Canadian terrorist. 1979 Portland, Oregon: Mister Tod, a physical medium (much like Johann Kraus) whom Hellboy had met several years earlier, unwittingly opens an ectoplasmic door to an Ogdru-Jahad-like being. 1943 - Mickey Hart, American drummer (Grateful Dead). The Guarinos would turn out to be Satanists. 1942 - Lola Falana, American singer. 1969 Lockmaben, Scotland: Bruttenholm and Hellboy visit the castle which would later be purchased by Count Guarino. Solicitor General. (Heads). 1940 - Theodore Olson, U.S. 1967, Kyoto, Japan: Hellboy travels to Japan, and handles a case involving floating heads called nuke-kubi (抜首). 1940 - Brian de Palma, American film director. 1964 Bereznik, Russia: Hellboy tracks down the Baba Yaga, and in the ensuing encounter shoots out her left eye. 1939 - Charles Geschke, American inventor and businessman. 1961 Saybrook, Connecticut: Hellboy works with Father Edward Kelly on an unnamed mission. 2000). (Iron Shoes). 1935 - Gherman Titov, cosmonaut (d. 1961 Ireland: Hellboy ensnares the Iron Shoes demon and hands him over to Father Mike. 1935 - Arvo Pärt, Estonian composer. 1959 Macapa: Hellboy stops von Klempt's experiments, but the severed head escapes. 2002). 1959 New Guinea: Hellboy works on a werewolf case. Pierce, American author and activist (d. (The Corpse). William L. This is the first (but not the last time) he will take a personal interest in Hellboy. 1933 - Dr. The King of the Daoine Sidh oversees the matter personally. 2002). 1959 Ireland: To retrieve a baby, Hellboy must bear a corpse to his final resting place. 1927 - Vernon Corea, Sri Lankan broadcaster (d. 1957 India: Hellboy works on a werewolf case. 1996). (King Vold). David Schine, American businessman (d. Aickman is only interested in the potential reward, and manoeuvres Hellboy into completing Vold’s tasks for him. 1927 - G. 1956, Norway: Bruttenholm sends Hellboy to help Professor Edmond Aickman (who worked with Bruttenholm in Burma and Chengdu) with the King Vold myth. 2000). (The Nature of the Beast). 1924 - Tom Landry, American football coach (d. Bruttenholm’s complicity in this test is unknown. 1923 - Dharmsamrat Paramhans Swami Madhavananda, Hindu guru. In the end, they remain undecided, although the lilies that grew from his blood spatters indicate that Hellboy would not confine himself to his destiny. 1996). Hellboy is successful, but the mission was really a cover for the Club to discern Hellboy’s true allegiances. 1917 - Jessica Mitford, British writer (d. 1954, England: Hellboy is asked by the Osiris Club to slay the Saint Leonard Worm. 1989). 1952: Hellboy is granted honorary human status by the UN and becomes a field agent for the B.P.R.D. 1917 - Ferdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines (d. 1983). 1913 - Paul "Bear" Bryant, American football coach (d. 1969). 1903 - Theodor Adorno, German sociologist (d. 2000). 1899 - Jimmie Davis, composer (d. 1930). Lawrence, English novelist (d. 1885 - D.H. 1929). 1865 - Rainis, Latvian poet and playwright (d. 1910). Henry, American writer (d. 1862 - O. 1918). 1838 - John Ireland, American Catholic archbishop (d. 1870). 1836 - Fitz Hugh Ludlow, American author (d. 1904). 1825 - Eduard Hanslick, German music critic (d. 1888). 1816 - Carl Zeiss, German lens maker (d. 1895). 1798 - Franz Ernst Neumann, German mineralogist and physicist (d. 1790). 1723 - Johann Bernhard Basedow, German educational reformer (d. 1779). 1711 - William Boyce, English composer (d. 1748). 1700 - James Thomson, Scottish poet (d. 1741). 1681 - Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist (d. 1675). 1611 - Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, Marshal of France (d. 1585). 1524 - Pierre de Ronsard, French poet (d. 1605). 1522 - Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian naturalist (d. 1204). 1182 - Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (d. 2005 - The State of Israel officially declares an end to military rule in the Gaza Strip after 38 years of occupation. 2004 - Petros VII, the (Greek Orthodox) Patriarch of Alexandria and his company are killed in an unexplained helicopter crash outside Mount Athos, Greece. 2003 - Swedish foreign minister Anna Lindh dies after being assaulted and fatally wounded on September 10. In total, almost 3,000 are killed. 2001 - The September 11 attacks destroy the World Trade Center in New York City, part of The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and down a passenger airliner in Pennsylvania. See S11. 2000 - Activists protest against the World Economic Forum meeting in Melbourne, Australia. 1999 - Tennis: Serena Williams, 2 weeks short of her 18th birthday, wins her first Grand Slam tournament when she became US Open champion, becoming the first African American woman to win a Grand Slam tournament since Althea Gibson in 1958. Congress accusing President Bill Clinton of 11 possible impeachable offenses. 1998 - Independent counsel Kenneth Starr sends a report to the U.S. 1997 - Scotland votes to re-establish its own Parliament on the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Stirling Bridge, after 290 years of union with England. 1996 - Union Pacific Railroad purchases Southern Pacific Railroad. 1992 - Hurricane Iniki, one of the most damaging hurricane in United States history during its time, devastates the State of Hawai'i, especially the islands of Kaua'i and Oahu. Bush delivers a nationally televised speech in which he threatens the use of force to remove Iraqi soldiers from Kuwait, which Iraq had recently invaded. W. 1990 - President George H. From Hungary thousands of East Germans throng to Austria and West Germany. 1989 - The iron curtain opens between the communist Hungary and Austria. 1987 - Reggae musician Peter Tosh is murdered in his own home in Kingston. 1987 - CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather, angry over being preempted for a tennis match, marches off the set, leaving affiliates with six minutes of an empty news desk. 1987 - 9-1-1 Emergency Number Day. 1985 - Baseball: Pete Rose gets his 4,192nd career base hit, breaking Ty Cobb's record which stood for over 60 years. 1981 - The Pee-wee Herman Show airs as a special on HBO. 1973 - A military coup in Chile headed by General Augusto Pinochet topples the democratically elected President Salvador Allende. 1972 - Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) in America begins regular service. 1971 - The Egyptian Constitution becomes official. 1970 - The Ford Pinto is introduced. 1965 - The 1st Cavalry Division of the United States Army arrives in Vietnam. 1962 - The Beatles record their debut single, Love Me Do. 1961 - Formation of the World Wildlife Fund. promulgates the Sharon Statement. Buckley, Jr. 1960 - Young Americans for Freedom meeting at home of William F. 1955 - Dedication of the first Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Europe, the Bern Switzerland Temple. 1948 - Henri Queuille becomes Prime Minister of France. 1944 - World War II: the first allied troops of the US Army cross the western border of Nazi Germany. 1943 - World War II: start of the liquidation of the Ghettos in Minsk and Lida by the Nazis. 1943 - World War II: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija. 1941 - World War II: US Navy ordered to attack German U-boats. 1941 - Ground broken for the construction of The Pentagon. 1940 - George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer. 1932 - Franciszek Żwirko and Stanisław Wigura, Polish Challenge 1932 winners, killed in a plane crash as their RWD 6 crashed into the ground during a storm. 1931 - Salvatore Maranzano is murdered by Charles Luciano's hitmen. 1926 - An assassination attempt on Benito Mussolini fails. 1922 - One of the Herald Sun of Melbourne, Australia's predecessor papers The Sun News-Pictorial is founded. 1922 - The British Mandate of Palestine begins. 1921 - Motion picture star Fatty Arbuckle is arrested for rape. 1919 - US Marines invade Honduras. 1918 - Baseball: The Boston Red Sox won the World Series; they would do so again on October 27, 2004 after 86 years. The bridge initially collapsed on August 29, 1907. 1916 - The Quebec Bridge collapses for a second time, killing 11 men. 1914 - Australia invades New Britain, defeating a German contingent there. 1911 - Middle Tennessee State University is founded in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, as Middle Tennessee Normal School. 1897 - After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom. 1893 - First World Parliament of Religions conference held. 1888 - Death of the Argentine politician Domingo Sarmiento, after whom the Latin American Teacher's Day was chosen. 1869 - Work completed on the Wallace Monument. 1857 - The Mountain Meadows Massacre: Mormon settlers and Paiutes massacre 120 pioneers at Mountain Meadows, Utah. 1847 - Stephen Foster's most memorable song, Oh! Susanna, is first performed at a saloon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1814 - The Battle of Plattsburgh. 1789 - Alexander Hamilton is appointed as first Secretary of the Treasury. 1786 - The Beginning of the Annapolis Convention. 1777 - Battle of Brandywine - Major American Revolutionary war victory for British in Chester County, Pennsylvania. 1776 - British-American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolution. 1714 - Barcelona surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbonic armies in the War of the Spanish Succession. 1709 - Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria fight against France. 1649 - Siege of Drogheda ends: Oliver Cromwell's English Parliamentarian troops take the town and massacre its garrison. 1690 - Expulsion order announced against the Moriscos of Valencia; beginning of the expulsion of all Spain's Moriscos. 1609 - Henry Hudson lands on Manhattan island. 1541 - Santiago, Chile, is destroyed by indigenous warriors. 1297 - Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots led by William Wallace defeat the English. 1226 - The Catholic practice of Perpetual adoration begins. |