The first story, later collected in the graphic novel Seed of Destruction (1997), set the tone for succeeding tales with its collection of monsters, vampires, haunted houses, and otherworldly threats. As the comic progressed, the details of Hellboy’s past were revealed: he was born in Hell to a human mother, his true name is Anung Un Rama, and it is his destiny to serve as the harbinger of the apocalypse. Hellboy’s adventures primarily took place within the context of his employment as an agent of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.), a group founded by Bruttenholm to investigate and combat the supernatural. Hellboy was raised by Bruttenholm to be a force for good, but his constant struggle against his demonic nature became a feature of the series. The summoning ceremony was interrupted by Allied troops, and Hellboy was found and adopted by British parapsychologist Trevor Bruttenholm. The infant Hellboy was summoned to Earth by the resurrected Grigory Rasputin and a cabal of Nazi mystics in December 1944. Hellboy is a large, muscular, red-skinned demon with a gigantic indestructible right hand.

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