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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published April 2003
Cover Price $2.99 US
Pages 36
Editing Scott Stuart Allie [as Scott Allie]; Matt Dryer (assistant editor)

Cover Details

Characters Elizabeth Sherman; Dr. Kate Corrigan; Hellboy
Genre occult; horror
Pencils Jason Pearson
Inks Jason Pearson
Colors Dave Stewart
Letters typeset
Reprinted in Hellboy: Weird Tales (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #1

1 page Hellboy credits "HELLBOY WEIRD TALES"

Genre occult; horror
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover indicia/credits page

8 page Hellboy story "FLIGHT RISK"

Characters Blanche; Hellboy; Lloyd McCay
Synopsis Lloyd McCay tries to set a new altitude record for freestyle jet-packing.
Genre occult; horror
Script Joe Casey
Pencils Steve Parkhouse
Inks Steve Parkhouse
Colors Steve Parkhouse ?
Letters Steve Parkhouse ?
Reprinted in Hellboy: Weird Tales (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #1

8 page Hellboy story "HOT"

Characters Hennessey; Hellboy; Dasho
Synopsis Hellboy meets a "hot" demon-woman at a Japanese hot spring resort.
Genre occult; horror
Script Randy Stradley
Pencils Seung Kim
Letters Michelle Madsen
Notes B&W pencil art story
Reprinted in Hellboy: Weird Tales (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #1

6 page B.P.R.D. story "CURSE OF THE HAUNTED DOILY"

Characters Dr. Kate Corrigan; Mrs. Corrigan; Abraham Sapien; Johann Kraus
Synopsis Spoof story about Kate Corrigan being haunted by the ghost of her mother.
Genre occult; horror
Script Mark Ricketts
Pencils Eric Wight
Inks Eric Wight
Colors Michelle Madsen
Letters Michelle Madsen
Notes title on credits page is CURSE OF THE HAUNTED DOILEY
Reprinted in Hellboy: Weird Tales (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #1

6 page Hellboy story "MIDNIGHT COWBOY"

Characters General Norton Ricker; Hellboy; Mac; Trevor Bruttenholm
Synopsis A young Hellboy and his dog get in trouble with some alien toxic waste.
Genre occult; horror
Script Eric Powell
Pencils Eric Powell
Inks Eric Powell
Colors Eric Powell; Robin Powell
Letters Michelle Madsen
Reprinted in Hellboy: Weird Tales (Dark Horse, 2003 series) #1

2 page promo (ad from the publisher)

Notes colour house ad for Goon, The; colour back cover house ad for B.P.R.D. The Soul of Venice

2 page Lobster Johnson story "DOC HOLLOW'S GRAND VIBRO-DESTRUCTO MACHINE Episode 2:"

Characters Lobster Johnson
Synopsis Lobster Johnson finds out the location of the Crimson Hood's secret hideout.
Genre super-hero
Script John Cassaday
Pencils John Cassaday
Inks John Cassaday
Colors Dan Jackson
Letters Dan Jackson
Notes title taken from credits page; second 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

2 page Hellboy letters page "hellmail"

Characters Elizabeth Sherman; Roger; Hellboy
Genre occult; horror
Script Scott Stuart Allie; Mike Fernando; Stefan Lisowski; Matt Dunn; Marald van Haasteren; Jared Moraitis; Neil Hill; Brian McLachlan; Dorian Holley; Kola Krauze; Kenny Wong
Pencils Jason Pearson; Michael Avon Oeming [as Mike Avon Oeming]; Alexander Maleev [as Alex Maleev]
Inks Jason Pearson; Michael Avon Oeming [as Mike Avon Oeming]; Alexander Maleev [as Alex Maleev]
Letters typeset
Notes letter column; on inside back cover & facing page; includes previews for issues #3 & #4 of this series & B.P.R.D. The Soul of Venice