| 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: | |
| Artists: | |
| Letterers: | John Costanza |
| Colorists: |
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| 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.
Hellboy Junior Halloween Special (October 15, 1997) featured a wrap-around cover by Bill Wray.[1] [2]
Mignola won the 1998 "Best Writer/Artist: Drama" Eisner Award in part for his work on this one-shot.
| Title | Creators | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Maggots, Maggots, Everywhere | Story & Art: Bill Wray | |||||
| 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. | ||||||
| < | -- Putting in a nice space between episodes --> | |||||
| Wheezy The Sick Little Witch | ||||||
| After a sick Wheezy Witch spread her plague germs to all her forest friends she turns to Jasper the friendly ghost for a cure. | ||||||
| < | -- Putting in a nice space between episodes --> | |||||
| The Ginger-Beef Boy | ||||||
| A barren Chinese couple name Jackie and Bruce Lee fashion a child from beef who comes alive and runs away from home. | ||||||
| < | -- Putting in a nice space between episodes --> | |||||
| The Creation of Hellboy Jr. | Story & Art: Bill Wray & Mike Mignola | |||||
| Bill and Mike battle it out dressed as their book creations in this behind the scenes look at the creative process. | ||||||
| < | -- Putting in a nice space between episodes --> | |||||
| Somnambo The Sleeping Giant | Story & Art: Bill Wray | |||||
| Eric the Unclean advises the people of Poobie Caca how to wake the sleeping guardian to protect them from rampaging trolls. | ||||||
| < | -- Putting in a nice space between episodes --> | |||||
| Hellboy Jr. Pinup | Art: Kevin Nowlan | |||||
| Full page pinup. | ||||||
| < | -- Putting in a nice space between episodes --> | |||||
| The Devil Don’t Smoke | Story & Art: Mike Mignola & Bill Wray | |||||
| Hellboy Jr. ascend to the mortal world to further his studies with an examination of man in this story based on German folklore. | ||||||
Hellboy Junior issue 1 (October 20, 1999) with a wrap-around cover Bill Wray.[3] [4]
| Title | Creators | |||||
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| < | -- Putting in a nice space between episodes --> | |||||
| Magical Mushroom Trip | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| < | -- Putting in a nice space between episodes --> | |||||
| The Wolvertons | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| < | -- Putting in a nice space between episodes --> | |||||
| Hellboy Jr. Pinup | Art: Glenn Barr | |||||
| Full page pinup. | ||||||
| < | -- Putting in a nice space between episodes --> | |||||
| Huge Retarded Duck Pinup | Art: Stephan DeStefano | |||||
| Full page pinup. | ||||||
| < | -- Putting in a nice space between episodes --> | |||||
| Squid of Man | ||||||
| Rogue ichthyologist Pr. Plankton Tidepool attempts to outwit Death when he breathes life into his creations squidman and lobster lady. | ||||||
Hellboy Junior issue 2 (November 17, 1999) with cover by Hilary Barta.[5] [6]
| Title | Creators | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < | -- Putting in a nice space between episodes --> | |||||
| The House of Candy Pain | ||||||
| Hellboy Jr. travel to the Forbidden Forest of Festible Dwellings with his demonic pal Donnie where he falls under a witch's spell. | ||||||
| < | -- Putting in a nice space between episodes --> | |||||
| Sparky Bear | Story & Art: Bill Wray | |||||
| Fire prevention mascot Sparky goes rogue after his marriage to a humane female breaks down and he loses his job. | ||||||
| < | -- Putting in a nice space between episodes --> | |||||
| Huge Retarded Duck | ||||||
| Full page pinup. | ||||||
| < | -- Putting in a nice space between episodes --> | |||||
| Huge Retarded Duck Pinup | Art: Stephan DeStefano | |||||
| 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. | ||||||
| < | -- Putting in a nice space between episodes --> | |||||
| Hellboy Jr. Gets a Car | Story & Art: Mike Mignola | |||||
| 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. | ||||||
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.[7] [8]