THE TIMELINE THE TOP TEN EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF HELLBOY DECEMBER 23, 1944 Hellboy is summoned to Earth by the Russian occultist Rasputin, who’s developed the Ragna Rok project with the Nazis. Seed of Destruction “The Nature of the Beast,” collected in The Right Hand of Doom NOVEMBER 1954 Hellboy meets the Osiris Club, who task him with slaying a dragon to see if he is what they think he is: The Beast of the Apocalypse. “The Corpse,” collected in The Chained Coffin MAY 1959 and Others “The Baba Yaga,” Hellboy rescues Alice Monaghan from Fairies, collected in The Chained Coffin and Gruagach, a goblin, subsequently develops a and Others fierce grudge against Hellboy. MARCH 1964 Hellboy encounters the Russian witch Baba Yaga and shoots out her eye. “Abe Sapien versus Science,” collected in B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Volume 1 MARCH 2, 1979 Hellboy convinces the B.P.R.D. to stop testing Seed of on the recently discovered Abe Sapien, leading Destruction to Abe joining the Bureau as an agent. MAY 9, 1994 MARCH 1997 Professor Bruttenholm, Hellboy’s adoptive father, While pursuing the is killed by a frog-monster (the first encountered vampire Giurescu, by the B.P.R.D.), leading to a showdown with Hellboy faces Rasputin and the sorcerer’s death. the goddess Hecate, who tells him about his destiny as the Beast of the Apocalypse. The Wild Hunt Wake the Devil FEBRUARY 2009 The Wild Hunt After an ill-fated run in with giants, Hellboy is reunited with Alice Monaghan, and the two fall in love. FEBRUARY 2009 Hellboy discovers that he is the rightful king of Britain. AUGUST 10, 2011 Hellboy defeats Nimue, self- proclaimed Queen of Witches, now transformed into a The Storm and the Fury dragon, but dies in the battle and descends to Hell. HELLBOY IN HELL COMING DECEMBER 5, 2012 ® AVAILABLE IN PRINT AND DIGITAL Mike Mignola’s Hellboy™ © 2012 Michael Mignola. All rights reserved..