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Hellboy

  • 1999 first published
  • 96 pages
  • ★ 4.1 (9 ratings)
  • 8 editions

Hellboy is a 1999 demon fiction and horror novella by Mike Mignola, John Byrne and Duncan Fegredo. Much of the action takes place in Estados Unidos and United States. Characters include Adolf Hitler (1889-1945). Readers will find themes of private investigators, wizards, Demonology and good and evil.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 9 ratings, and 65 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions.

At about 96 pages, most readers finish it in 1–2 hours.

About Hellboy

A collection of graphic stories about Hellboy, a creature summoned by a sorcerer working for Hitler in 1944.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

Subjects

  • Private investigators
  • Wizards
  • Supernatural
  • Demonology
  • Muñequitos, tiras cómicas
  • Good and evil
  • Novela gráfica
  • Héroes
  • Heroes
  • Parapsychology
  • Parapsychologists
  • Hellboy, Personaje literario : Mignola
  • Novela fantástica
  • Hellboy, Fictitious character : Mignola
  • Cuentos de terror
  • Occultism

Quick answers

Who wrote Hellboy?

Hellboy was written by Mike Mignola, John Byrne and Duncan Fegredo and first published in 1999.

What genre is Hellboy?

It is usually shelved as Demons & Devils, Horror and Occult Fiction.

How long is Hellboy?

The median edition has 96 pages, about 1–2 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Hellboy?

Readers who like it often enjoy City of Bones, Night of the Soul Stealer and The Amityville Horror.

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