Sports IllustratedJuly 1999 cover showing soccer star Brandi ChastainSports Illustrated is a popular weekly American sports magazine owned by media giant Time Warner. It has over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men, 19% of the adult males in the country. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellence twice. Its "swimsuit issue," which has been published since 1964, is now an annual publishing event that generates its own television shows, videos and calendars. HistoryTwo other magazines named Sports Illustrated were actually started in the 1930s and 1940s, but they both quickly failed. In fact, there was no large-base, general sports magazine with a national following when TIME patriarch Henry Luce began considering whether his company should attempt to fill the gap. At the time, many believed sports was beneath the attention of serious journalism and didn't think sports news could fill a weekly magazine, especially during the winter. A number of advisers to Luce, including Life Magazine's Ernest Havemann, tried to kill the idea, but Luce, who was not a sports fan, decided the time was right. (MacCambridge, 1997, pp. 17-25). After unsuccessfully offering $200,000 to buy the name Sport for the new magazine, they acquired the rights to the name Sports Illustrated instead for just $10,000. The goal of the new magazine was to be "not A sports magazine, but THE sports magazine." Launched on August 16, 1954, it was not profitable and not particularly well run at first, but Luce's timing could not have been better. The popularity of spectator sports in the United States was about to explode, and that popularity came to be driven largely by three things:
The early issues of the magazine seemed caught between two opposing views of its audience. Much of the subject matter was directed at upper class activities (yachting, polo, and even safaris), but upscale would-be advertisers were unconvinced that sports fans were a significant part of their market. (MacCambridge, 1997, pp. 6, 27, 42). InnovationsFrom the start, however, SI did introduce a number of innovations that are generally taken for granted today:
In 1956, Luce asked Time, Inc. senior European Correspondent André Laguerre to come to New York and help define the magazine's character. Many of the staff had serious doubts that the English-born Frenchman could possibly know anything about American sports, but Laguerre won them over, and during his term as Managing Editor (1960 - 1974), SI became a model for other middle-class American magazines. Its writers developed their own characteristic style by daring to tell people what was important. Many would say that the magazine legitimized sports -- and being a sports fan -- for a huge segment of the American population. The steady creation of landmark stories (e.g., "The Black Athlete - A Shameful Story" by Jack Olsen and "Paper Lion" by George Plimpton) showed that sports fans could be readers, and a generation of sportswriters patterned their own writing after what they read in SI. (MacCambridge, 1997, pp. 5-8, 160). Color PrintingThe magazine's photographers also made their mark with innovations like putting cameras in the goal at a hockey game and behind a glass backboard at a basketball game. In 1965, offset printing began to allow the color pages of the magazine to be printed overnight, not only producing crisper and brighter images, but also finally enabling the editors to merge the best color with the latest news. By 1967, the magazine was printing 200 pages of "fast color" a year; in 1983, SI became the first American full-color newsweekly. An intense rivalry developed between photographers, particularly Walter Iooss and Neil Leifer, to get a decisive cover shot that would be on newsstands and in mailboxes only a few days later. (MacCambridge, 1997, pp. 108-111, 139-141, 149-151, 236). In the late 1970s and early 1980s, during Gil Rogin's term as Managing Editor, the feature stories of Frank Deford became the magazine's anchor. "Bonus pieces" on Pete Rozelle, Bear Bryant, Howard Cosell and others became some of the most quoted sources about these figures, and Deford established a reputation as one of the best writers of the time. (MacCambridge, 1997, pp. 236-238). Creative DeclineAfter the death of Henry Luce in 1967, the creative freedom that the staff had enjoyed seemed to diminish. By the 1980s and 1990s, the magazine had become more profitable than ever, but many also believed it had become more predictable. Mark Mulvoy was the first top editor whose background contained nothing but sports; he had grown up as one of the magazine's readers, but he had no interest in fiction, movies, hobbies or history. Mulvoy's top writer Rick Reilly had also been raised on SI and followed in the footsteps of many of the great writers that he grew up admiring, but many felt that the magazine as a whole came to reflect Mulvoy's complete lack of sophistication. Critics said that it rarely broke (or even featured) stories on the major controversies in sports (drugs, violence, commercialism) any more, and that it focused on major sports and celebrities to the exclusion of other topics. The proliferation of "commemorative issues" and crass subscription incentives seemed to some like an exchange of journalistic integrity for commercial opportunism. More importantly, perhaps, many feel that 24-hour-a-day cable sports television networks and sports news web sites have forever diminished the role a weekly publication can play in today's world, and that it is unlikely any magazine will ever again achieve the level of prominence that SI once had. (MacCambridge, 1997, pp. 8-9, 268-273, 354-358, 394-398, 402-405). Sportsman of the YearSince its inception, Sports Illustrated has annually presented the "Sportsman of the Year" award. The Cover JinxDecember, 1970 Sports Illustrated cover showing Texas Longhorn fullback Steve "Woo-Woo" WorsterWhen Major League Baseball player Eddie Mathews, pictured on the cover of Volume 1, Issue 1, suffered a hand injury a week later that forced him to miss seven games, the "Sports Illustrated Cover Jinx" -- a.k.a. "The Dreaded SI Cover Jinx" -- was born, as some noted that bad things seemed to happen to people soon after they appeared on the magazine's cover. Other notable cover coincidences include:
While the list of "examples" of the jinx is extensive, an individual record 49 cover appearances by Michael Jordan and team record 61 covers by the New York Yankees have not hindered their success. Writers
SpinoffsSports Illustrated has helped launched a number of related publishing ventures, including:
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Sports Illustrated has helped launched a number of related publishing ventures, including:. Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others was a top vote getter for their Award for Favorite Reprint Graphic Album for 1999. While the list of "examples" of the jinx is extensive, an individual record 49 cover appearances by Michael Jordan and team record 61 covers by the New York Yankees have not hindered their success. 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. Other notable cover coincidences include:. Hellboy: Almost Colossus was a top vote getter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Limited Series for 1998. "The Dreaded SI Cover Jinx" -- was born, as some noted that bad things seemed to happen to people soon after they appeared on the magazine's cover. Mignola won a 2000 Harvey Award for Best Artist based on Hellboy: Box Full of Evil.. When Major League Baseball player Eddie Mathews, pictured on the cover of Volume 1, Issue 1, suffered a hand injury a week later that forced him to miss seven games, the "Sports Illustrated Cover Jinx" -- a.k.a. 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. Since its inception, Sports Illustrated has annually presented the "Sportsman of the Year" award. The character and titles have received a good deal of recognition. 8-9, 268-273, 354-358, 394-398, 402-405). There is also the parodic Hellboy Junior comic book by Bill Wray (with contributions by Mike Mignola), but it exists outside the normal continuity. (MacCambridge, 1997, pp. 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. More importantly, perhaps, many feel that 24-hour-a-day cable sports television networks and sports news web sites have forever diminished the role a weekly publication can play in today's world, and that it is unlikely any magazine will ever again achieve the level of prominence that SI once had. Doug Jones will be voicing his animated alter-ego from the film, Abe Sapien. The proliferation of "commemorative issues" and crass subscription incentives seemed to some like an exchange of journalistic integrity for commercial opportunism. 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. Critics said that it rarely broke (or even featured) stories on the major controversies in sports (drugs, violence, commercialism) any more, and that it focused on major sports and celebrities to the exclusion of other topics. 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. Mulvoy's top writer Rick Reilly had also been raised on SI and followed in the footsteps of many of the great writers that he grew up admiring, but many felt that the magazine as a whole came to reflect Mulvoy's complete lack of sophistication. A Hellboy sourcebook and role playing game was also published by Steve Jackson Games, using the GURPS system. Mark Mulvoy was the first top editor whose background contained nothing but sports; he had grown up as one of the magazine's readers, but he had no interest in fiction, movies, hobbies or history. 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. By the 1980s and 1990s, the magazine had become more profitable than ever, but many also believed it had become more predictable. It has no relation with the recent movie. After the death of Henry Luce in 1967, the creative freedom that the staff had enjoyed seemed to diminish. A Hellboy videogame called Hellboy: Asylum Seeker was also previously released for the PC and the PlayStation, by Cryo Interactive. 236-238). Interestingly, Roger can be seen as a lifeless statue in the background of certain shots in Professor Brutenholm's study in the first movie. (MacCambridge, 1997, pp. 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). "Bonus pieces" on Pete Rozelle, Bear Bryant, Howard Cosell and others became some of the most quoted sources about these figures, and Deford established a reputation as one of the best writers of the time. The only plot details given so far have alluded to a shift to more folklore rather than action, with heavy European overtones. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, during Gil Rogin's term as Managing Editor, the feature stories of Frank Deford became the magazine's anchor. 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. 108-111, 139-141, 149-151, 236). Kroenen is also a more prominent character in the movie than in the comics. (MacCambridge, 1997, pp. 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. An intense rivalry developed between photographers, particularly Walter Iooss and Neil Leifer, to get a decisive cover shot that would be on newsstands and in mailboxes only a few days later. 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. By 1967, the magazine was printing 200 pages of "fast color" a year; in 1983, SI became the first American full-color newsweekly. as Hellboy's new "minder". In 1965, offset printing began to allow the color pages of the magazine to be printed overnight, not only producing crisper and brighter images, but also finally enabling the editors to merge the best color with the latest news. 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. The magazine's photographers also made their mark with innovations like putting cameras in the goal at a hockey game and behind a glass backboard at a basketball game. 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. 5-8, 160). However, the film debuted in theaters at the same time The Passion of the Christ debuted, citing conservative criticism. (MacCambridge, 1997, pp. The film received mixed but generally positive reviews and a fair performance at the box office. The steady creation of landmark stories (e.g., "The Black Athlete - A Shameful Story" by Jack Olsen and "Paper Lion" by George Plimpton) showed that sports fans could be readers, and a generation of sportswriters patterned their own writing after what they read in SI. 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. Many would say that the magazine legitimized sports -- and being a sports fan -- for a huge segment of the American population. 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. Its writers developed their own characteristic style by daring to tell people what was important. Del Toro, a fan of Mignola's work, had previously written the preface to Hellboy: Conqueror Worm. Many of the staff had serious doubts that the English-born Frenchman could possibly know anything about American sports, but Laguerre won them over, and during his term as Managing Editor (1960 - 1974), SI became a model for other middle-class American magazines. Guillermo del Toro directed a film adaptation titled Hellboy in 2004, a screenplay was originally written by Peter Briggs in 1997. senior European Correspondent André Laguerre to come to New York and help define the magazine's character. 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. In 1956, Luce asked Time, Inc. Ualac is defeated. From the start, however, SI did introduce a number of innovations that are generally taken for granted today:. This is not who he is, and so not his name any longer. 6, 27, 42). 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…". (MacCambridge, 1997, pp. In taking the crown, Ualac is changed into a much more powerful demon. Much of the subject matter was directed at upper class activities (yachting, polo, and even safaris), but upscale would-be advertisers were unconvinced that sports fans were a significant part of their market. 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. The early issues of the magazine seemed caught between two opposing views of its audience. 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. The popularity of spectator sports in the United States was about to explode, and that popularity came to be driven largely by three things:. Again Hellboy refuses, this time breaking off his newly regrown horns, revealing what those two circles on his forehead are. The goal of the new magazine was to be "not A sports magazine, but THE sports magazine." Launched on August 16, 1954, it was not profitable and not particularly well run at first, but Luce's timing could not have been better. 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. After unsuccessfully offering $200,000 to buy the name Sport for the new magazine, they acquired the rights to the name Sports Illustrated instead for just $10,000. Hellboy, addressed as "Anung Un Rama", is told that his arrival on Earth signals its end. 17-25). In Wake the Devil, Hellboy meets the Goddess Hecate. (MacCambridge, 1997, pp. 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. A number of advisers to Luce, including Life Magazine's Ernest Havemann, tried to kill the idea, but Luce, who was not a sports fan, decided the time was right. Hellboy denies this version of his destiny and refuses to be controlled. At the time, many believed sports was beneath the attention of serious journalism and didn't think sports news could fill a weekly magazine, especially during the winter. Hellboy's purpose will be to command the powers that Rasputin is about to unleash upon the world. In fact, there was no large-base, general sports magazine with a national following when TIME patriarch Henry Luce began considering whether his company should attempt to fill the gap. 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. Two other magazines named Sports Illustrated were actually started in the 1930s and 1940s, but they both quickly failed. Several of the storylines deal with Hellboy's Right Hand of Doom and its purpose in initiating the Apocalypse. . 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. Its "swimsuit issue," which has been published since 1964, is now an annual publishing event that generates its own television shows, videos and calendars. 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. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellence twice. As an adult, Hellboy became the primary agent for the B.P.R.D., alongside several other human and quasi-human agents. It has over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men, 19% of the adult males in the country. He was granted honorary human status by the United Nations in 1952. Sports Illustrated is a popular weekly American sports magazine owned by media giant Time Warner. agency dedicated to combating occult threats. Michael MacCambridge, 1997, The Franchise: A History of Sports Illustrated Magazine, Hyperion Press ISBN 0786862165. 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. Ceased publication in December 2005 because of a weak advertising climate. Taken by the U.S. Circulation of one million readers between the ages of 18 and 24. 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). Distributed free on 72 college campuses through a network of college newspapers. Hellboy appeared in a fireball in a ruined church in East Bromwich, England, December 23, 1944. Dedicated to college athletics and the sports interests of college students. 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"). Launched on September 4, 2003. 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. 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Launched in March 2000. Most of the Hellboy and related B.P.R.D. Sports Illustrated Women magazine (highest circulation 400,000)
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Won the "Parents' Choice Magazine Award" 7 times. Hellboy debuted in 1993 in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 (Dark Horse Comics). Won the "Distinguished Achievement for Excellence in Educational Publishing" award 11 times. . Launched in January 1989. The comics were adapted into a 2004 film. Sports Illustrated for Kids magazine (circulation 950,000)
Steve Rushin. 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). Ed Hinton (1995-2000). Hellboy is a comic book character, dubbed the "World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator". Paul Zimmerman. 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. Tom Verducci. Milwaukie: Dark Horse Comics, Inc., ISBN 1-56971-440-1. Gary Van Sickle. Brite; with an introduction by Mike Mignola. Phil Taylor. Collins and Poppy Z. Rick Reilly. Bissette, Greg Rucka, Nancy A. Arash Markazi. Golden, Christopher (ed.) Hellboy: Odd Jobs (December 1999) an anthology of short stories by various writers including Stephen R. Peter King. Golden, Christopher Hellboy: The Lost Army. Gary Smith. Golden, Christopher Hellboy: The Bones of Giants. Frank Deford. Painkiller Jane/Hellboy (variant cover by Mike Mignola). Marty Burns. Batman/Hellboy/Starman #1-2 (written by James Robinson, art by Mike Mignola). March 6, 2005 - The University of Illinois men's basketball team was 29-0 the day of their appearance, losing their final regular season game to Ohio State University. Hellboy: The Island #1-2. June 5, 1995 - Three days after his appearance, San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Williams, the National League leader in home runs, batting average and RBIs, fouled a pitch off his right foot, breaking it, and forcing him to miss 2 1/2 months. Hellboy: The Third Wish #1-2. September 4, 1989 - Not his picture, but Major League Baseball Commissioner Bart Giamatti's words about Pete Rose appeared on the cover the week Giamatti died of a heart attack. Hellboy:On Earth as it is in Hell. December 14, 1970 - The University of Texas, 10-0 and enjoying a 30-game winning streak, fumbled nine times in its next game, a 24-11 loss to Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl. Savage Dragon/Hellboy (collects Savage Dragon #34-35, cover by Mike Mignola). February 13, 1961 - Laurence Owen was billed as "America's Most Exciting Girl Skater." Two days after the cover date, Owen and the rest of the United States figure skating team perished in a plane crash. Ghost/Hellboy Special (story, cover and layout by Mike Mignola). May 26, 1958 - SI's 1958 Indianapolis 500 preview issue featured Pat O'Connor, who was killed in a 15-car pileup during the first lap of the race. 2 (cover by Mike Mignola). Notre Dame had also been the last team to defeat Oklahoma before the streak began, in 1953. Hellboy: Weird Tales Vol. The cover carried the headline "Why Oklahoma is unbeatable." In their very next game, Oklahoma lost to the University of Notre Dame, which was in the middle of a down period. 1 (cover by Mike Mignola). November 18, 1957 -- The University of Oklahoma had won 47 consecutive games, which remains the longest winning streak in the history of college football. Hellboy: Weird Tales Vol. January 31, 1955 - The week that an issue featuring her was on the stands, skier Jill Kinmont struck a tree during a practice run and was paralyzed from the neck down. B.P.R.D.: The Dead. In-depth sports reporting from writers like Robert Creamer, Tex Maule and Dan Jenkins. B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs. Scouting reports - including a World Series Preview and New Year's Day bowl game roundup that enhanced the viewing of games on television. B.P.R.D.: The Soul of Venice and Other Stories. Liberal use of color photos - though the six-week lead time initially meant they were unable to depict timely subject matter. B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth and Other Stories. Sports Illustrated. Scott Allie, colors by Dave Stewart, letters by Pat Brosseau) Second Edition: November 2003 Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books ISBN 1-59307-092-6. television, and. Mignola, Mike Hellboy: Conqueror Worm (ed. economic prosperity. Scott Allie, colors by Dave Stewart, letters by Pat Brosseau) Second Edition: November 2003 Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books ISBN 1-59307-093-4. Mignola, Mike Hellboy: The Right Hand of Doom (ed. Scott Allie, colors by Dave Stewart, letters by Pat Brosseau) Second Edition: November 2003 Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books ISBN 1-59307-091-8. Mignola, Mike Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others (ed. 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. Mignola, Mike Hellboy: Wake the Devil (ed. 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. Mignola, Mike Hellboy: Seed of Destruction (ed. Scott Allie) Milwaukie: Dark Horse Books ISBN 1-56971-910-1. Mignola, Mike (March 2003)The Art of Hellboy (ed. (Box Full of Evil). Ualac, too, is ensnared by Astaroth, who takes Hellboy’s crown to Hell where it waits for Hellboy to retrieve it. Bromhead prays to Astaroth for deliverance, but winds up being turned into a lizard. 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. Ualac tricks Bromhead into summoning the Crown of Apocalypse, which sits invisibly on Hellboy’s head. Dunstan. 1999 Druggan Hill, England/Lockmaben, Scotland: Igor Bromhead releases Ualac, a minor demon trapped in a box by St. (The Right Hand of Doom). Hellboy must keep the hand lest someone else retrieve it and use it. Hellboy relates his life story to Frost, and the two realize that Hellboy’s right hand is the key to triggering the Apocalypse. 1998 Lizarza, Spain: Hellboy meets up with the son of Malcolm Frost, Adrian Frost. 1997 Romania: The Giurescu affair (Wake the Devil). During this dream, Hellboy believes that the demon turned to acknowledge him. Hellboy lay dormant within her, until the demon returned at the end of the woman’s life to claim her and his unborn son. 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. August). (The Wolves of St. Father Kelly had been there before them to investigate, but he was murdered along with the rest of the town. 1994 Griart, the Balkans: Hellboy and Kate visit a town decimated by werewolves. 1994: The Cavendish Hall affair (Seed of Destruction). 1992 Lake Okanagan, British Columbia: Hellboy and Abe search for the Ogopogo Monster. (A Christmas Underground). 1989 England: Hellboy investigates the disappearance of Ann Heath, who was lured underground by a demon. 1982 India: Hellboy works on a werewolf case. (The Varcolac). She attempts to trick him with an illusion, but he kills her. 1982 Yorkshire, England: Hellboy, after over seven years of searching, tracks down the body of the vampire Countess Ilona Kakosky. (Goodbye Mister Tod). 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. Hellboy manages to repulse the entity, but Mister Tod is destroyed in the process. 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. The Guarinos would turn out to be Satanists. 1969 Lockmaben, Scotland: Bruttenholm and Hellboy visit the castle which would later be purchased by Count Guarino. (Heads). 1967, Kyoto, Japan: Hellboy travels to Japan, and handles a case involving floating heads called nuke-kubi (抜首). 1964 Bereznik, Russia: Hellboy tracks down the Baba Yaga, and in the ensuing encounter shoots out her left eye. 1961 Saybrook, Connecticut: Hellboy works with Father Edward Kelly on an unnamed mission. (Iron Shoes). 1961 Ireland: Hellboy ensnares the Iron Shoes demon and hands him over to Father Mike. 1959 Macapa: Hellboy stops von Klempt's experiments, but the severed head escapes. 1959 New Guinea: Hellboy works on a werewolf case. (The Corpse). This is the first (but not the last time) he will take a personal interest in Hellboy. The King of the Daoine Sidh oversees the matter personally. 1959 Ireland: To retrieve a baby, Hellboy must bear a corpse to his final resting place. 1957 India: Hellboy works on a werewolf case. (King Vold). Aickman is only interested in the potential reward, and manoeuvres Hellboy into completing Vold’s tasks for him. 1956, Norway: Bruttenholm sends Hellboy to help Professor Edmond Aickman (who worked with Bruttenholm in Burma and Chengdu) with the King Vold myth. (The Nature of the Beast). Bruttenholm’s complicity in this test is unknown. 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. Hellboy is successful, but the mission was really a cover for the Club to discern Hellboy’s true allegiances. 1954, England: Hellboy is asked by the Osiris Club to slay the Saint Leonard Worm. 1952: Hellboy is granted honorary human status by the UN and becomes a field agent for the B.P.R.D. |