Issue | #4 |
Published | August 2003 |
Cover Price | $2.99 US |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Scott Stuart Allie [as Scott Allie]; Matt Dryer (assistant editor) |
Characters | Grigori Efimovich Rasputin; Hecate; Hellboy; Abraham Sapien; Dr. Kate Corrigan |
Genre | occult; horror |
Pencils | Leinil Francis Yu [signed as digital leinil] (computer art) |
Inks | Leinil Francis Yu [signed as digital leinil] (computer art) |
Colors | Leinil Francis Yu [signed as digital leinil] (computer art) |
Letters | typeset |
Reprinted | in Hellboy: Weird Tales (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #1 |
Genre | occult; horror |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | inside front cover indicia/credits page |
Characters | Elizabeth Sherman; Abraham Sapien; Hellboy; Herb Apon; Scott Stuart Allie [as Ipswich] |
Synopsis | Liz Sherman is sent to investigate a demon-possessed house. |
Genre | occult; horror |
Script | Jason Pearson |
Pencils | Jason Pearson |
Inks | Jason Pearson |
Colors | Dave Stewart |
Letters | Michelle Madsen |
Notes | Editor Scott Allie and his friend Herb Apon appear as B.P.R.D. agents in this story. |
Reprinted | in Hellboy: Weird Tales (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #1 |
Notes | ads: The Simpsons trading card game (Wizards of the Coast); Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds video game (Vivendi Universal Games); THE GREAT ESCAPE Interactive Game (SCi Games); BULLETPROOF MONK DVD (MGM); back cover: UNDERWORLD film (Screen Gems) |
Characters | Hellboy; cave monster of Loch O'Brigadoonsylvania; Tom; Abraham Sapien; Dr. Kate Corrigan; Roger |
Synopsis | Spoof story where Abe Sapien is the top B.P.R.D. agent. |
Genre | occult; horror |
Script | John Arcudi |
Pencils | Roger Langridge |
Inks | Roger Langridge |
Colors | Roger Langridge |
Letters | Roger Langridge |
Notes | title on credits page is ABE SAPIEN: STAR OF THE BPRD |
Reprinted | in Hellboy: Weird Tales (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #1 |
Characters | Hellboy |
Synopsis | Hellboy poses over the corpse of a giant snake. |
Genre | occult; horror |
Pencils | Rick Cortes |
Inks | none ? |
Colors | Adam Bedore [as Anjin] |
Letters | Rick Cortes; Anjin (signatures) |
Notes | title taken from credits page; art looks like it was colourized directly from pencils |
Reprinted | in Hellboy: Weird Tales (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #1 |
Characters | Hellboy |
Synopsis | Spoof story about Hellboy investigating a haunted house. |
Genre | occult; horror |
Script | Tom Sniegoski |
Pencils | Ovi Nedelcu |
Inks | Ovi Nedelcu |
Colors | Ovi Nedelcu; Michelle Madsen |
Letters | Michael Heisler |
Reprinted | in Hellboy: Weird Tales (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #1 |
Characters | Crimson Hood; Elmo; Lobster Johnson |
Synopsis | Lobster Johnson and his assistant confront the Crimson Hood and his Nazi allies. |
Genre | super-hero |
Script | John Cassaday |
Pencils | John Cassaday |
Inks | John Cassaday |
Colors | Dan Jackson |
Letters | Dan Jackson |
Notes | title taken from credits page; fourth episode of a serialized story in the style of a 1930s colour Sunday newspaper adventure strip |
Reprinted | in Hellboy: Weird Tales (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #2 |
Characters | Roger; Elizabeth Sherman |
Genre | occult; horror |
Script | Stephen Leverett; Jared Moraitis; Patrick C. Wedge; Scott Stuart Allie [as Scott Allie] |
Pencils | Scott Kolins |
Inks | Scott Kolins |
Colors | Dave Stewart ? |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | letter column; includes a preview for B.P.R.D. Night Train |
Notes | inside back cover B&W house ad for Dark Horse horror comics |