(W) Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson (A/CA) Paul Grist. In 1944 Hellboy was conjured in a ceremony meant to give Hitler the ultimate occult weapon. Fortunately* Professor Trevor Bruttenholm was there to witness* and to guide Hellboy to become the greatest paranormal detective in the world. But Bruttenholm wasn't the only witness to Hellboy's arrival. A visitor was there* sent to kill the Beast that had been prophesied to kill us all. What the visitor saw* and why he stayed his hand* leads to the most mysterious Hellboy spinoff yet ...