Hellboy Junior
{{Infobox comic book title
| image = Hellboy_Junior.jpg
| caption = Trade Paperback Cover
| format = One-shot
Mini-series
| 1shot = y
| limited = y
| issues = 1
2
| Horror = y
| publisher = Dark Horse Comics
| date= October, 1997
October–November, 1999
| main_char_team = Hellboy
| writers = {{plainlist|
}}
| artists = {{plainlist|
- Bill Wray
- Stephen DeStefano
- Hilary Barta
- Dave Cooper
- Kevin Nowlan
}}
| letterers = John Costanza
| colorists = {{plainlist|
- Bill Wray
- Dave Stewart
- Dan Jackson
}}
| creators = Mike Mignola
| editors = Scott Allie
| TPB = Hellboy Junior
| ISBN = 978-1-56971-862-9
| subcat = Dark Horse Comics
| addpubcat1 = Hellboy titles
| sort = Hellboy Junior
}}
Hellboy Junior is a one-shot and two-issue comic book mini-series published by American company Dark Horse Comics. Written and drawn by Bill Wray, Mike Mignola and others, it features a younger version of the fictional character Hellboy.
Publication history
=Comics=
==Halloween Special==
Hellboy Junior Halloween Special (October 15, 1997) featured a wrap-around cover by Bill Wray.{{cite web |url = http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/96-841/The-Hellboy-Junior-Halloween-Special |title = Hellboy Junior Halloween Special |accessdate = February 18, 2009 |author = |last = |first = |author-link = |date = |year = |format = |publisher = Dark Horse Comics |pages = |doi = |quote = }}{{cite web|url=http://www.hellboy.com/_rev1/comic_1997-hbjrhs.html |title=Hellboy Junior Halloween Special |accessdate=February 18, 2009 |publisher=Hellboy.com |archiveurl=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090707113634/http://www.hellboy.com/_rev1/comic_1997-hbjrhs.html|archivedate=2009-07-07|url-status=dead }}
Mignola won the 1998 "Best Writer/Artist: Drama" Eisner Award in part for his work on this one-shot.
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| Title | Creators |
|---|---|
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| Maggots, Maggots, Everywhere | Story & Art: Bill Wray |
| colspan="6"| A hell ridden Hellboy Jr. becomes bored of his all maggot diet and is encouraged by Adolf Hitler to go to the surface to hunt. | |
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| Wheezy The Sick Little Witch | {{flatlist|
}} |
| colspan="6"| After a sick Wheezy Witch spread her plague germs to all her forest friends she turns to Jasper the friendly ghost for a cure. | |
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| The Ginger-Beef Boy | {{flatlist|
}} |
| colspan="6"| A barren Chinese couple name Jackie and Bruce Lee fashion a child from beef who comes alive and runs away from home. | |
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| The Creation of Hellboy Jr. | Story & Art: Bill Wray & Mike Mignola |
| colspan="6"| Bill and Mike battle it out dressed as their book creations in this behind the scenes look at the creative process. | |
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| Somnambo The Sleeping Giant | Story & Art: Bill Wray |
| colspan="6"| Eric the Unclean advises the people of Poobie Caca how to wake the sleeping guardian to protect them from rampaging trolls. | |
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| Hellboy Jr. Pinup | Art: Kevin Nowlan |
| colspan="6"| Full page pinup. | |
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| The Devil Don’t Smoke | Story & Art: Mike Mignola & Bill Wray |
| colspan="6"| Hellboy Jr. ascend to the mortal world to further his studies with an examination of man in this story based on German folklore. |
==Issue 1==
Hellboy Junior issue 1 (October 20, 1999) with a wrap-around cover Bill Wray.{{cite web |url = http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/98-048/Hellboy-Junior-1-of-2 |title = Hellboy Junior #1 (of 2) |accessdate = February 18, 2009 |author = |last = |first = |author-link = |date = |year = |format = |publisher = Dark Horse Comics |pages = |doi = |quote = }}{{cite web|url=http://www.hellboy.com/_rev1/comic_1999-hbjr1.html |title=Hellboy Junior #1 (of 2) |accessdate=February 18, 2009 |publisher=Hellboy.com |archiveurl=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090707122540/http://www.hellboy.com/_rev1/comic_1999-hbjr1.html|archivedate=2009-07-07|url-status=dead }}
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| Title | Creators |
|---|---|
| colspan="6" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| | |
| Magical Mushroom Trip | {{flatlist|
}} |
| colspan="6"| Hellboy Jr. trades Idi Amin’s gold teeth a grow your own mushrooms kit that sends him on a psychedelic trip through hell with a beetle called Brad. | |
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| The Wolvertons | {{flatlist|
}} |
| colspan="6"| Alaskan lumberjack Sven Wolverton and Harriet his crash-landed alien wife watch over the twisted love lives of their deformed half-breed children Brad and Tiffany. | |
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| Hellboy Jr. Pinup | Art: Glenn Barr |
| colspan="6"| Full page pinup. | |
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| Huge Retarded Duck Pinup | Art: Stephan DeStefano |
| colspan="6"| Full page pinup. | |
| colspan="6" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"| | |
| Squid of Man | {{flatlist|
}} |
| colspan="6"| Rogue ichthyologist Pr. Plankton Tidepool attempts to outwit Death when he breathes life into his creations squidman and lobster lady. |
==Issue 2==
Hellboy Junior issue 2 (November 17, 1999) with cover by Hilary Barta.{{cite web |url = http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/99-051/Hellboy-Junior-2-of-2 |title = Hellboy Junior #2 (of 2) |accessdate = February 18, 2009 |author = |last = |first = |author-link = |date = |year = |format = |publisher = Dark Horse Comics |pages = |doi = |quote = }}{{cite web|url=http://www.hellboy.com/_rev1/comic_1999-hbjr2.html |title=Hellboy Junior #2 (of 2) |accessdate=February 18, 2009 |publisher=Hellboy.com |archiveurl=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090707112947/http://www.hellboy.com/_rev1/comic_1999-hbjr2.html|archivedate=2009-07-07|url-status=dead }}
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| Title | Creators |
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| The House of Candy Pain | {{flatlist|
}} |
| colspan="6"| Hellboy Jr. travel to the Forbidden Forest of Festible Dwellings with his demonic pal Donnie where he falls under a witch's spell. | |
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| Sparky Bear | Story & Art: Bill Wray |
| colspan="6"| Fire prevention mascot Sparky goes rogue after his marriage to a humane female breaks down and he loses his job. | |
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| Huge Retarded Duck | {{flatlist|
}} |
| colspan="6"| When Huge Retarded Duck runs away from home after a family argument he has a series of encounters that mean the tables are turned when he finally returns. | |
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| Hellboy Jr. Gets a Car | Story & Art: Mike Mignola |
| colspan="6"| When Hellboy Jr. test drives Duke Barbator's new car for Gorgalac he finds himself getting into some serious trouble that could spell the end. |
=Collected editions=
Hellboy Junior trade paperback (January 21, 2004) collects all the material from Hellboy Junior Halloween Special, Hellboy Junior #1 and Hellboy Junior #2 plus original material.{{cite web |url = http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/12-569/Hellboy-Junior-TPB |title = Hellboy Junior |accessdate = February 18, 2009 |author = |last = |first = |author-link = |date = |year = |format = |publisher = Dark Horse Comics |pages = |doi = |quote = }}{{cite web|url=http://www.hellboy.com/_rev1/tpb_2004-hbjr.html |title=Hellboy Junior |accessdate=February 18, 2009 |publisher=Hellboy.com |archiveurl=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090707110800/http://www.hellboy.com/_rev1/tpb_2004-hbjr.html|archivedate=2009-07-07|url-status=dead }}
- Hellboy Jr. vs Hitler
References
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{{Hellboy}}