Hellboy: Box Full of Evil (1999) #1

Written by Mike Mignola. Art by Matt Smith, Mike Mignola and Ryan Sook. Cover by Mike Mignola.

A mysterious robbery in an ancient English mansion sets Hellboy and Abe Sapien on the trail of a saint, a warlock, a demon, an arch duke of Hell, and a gun-wielding monkey. The crown of the Beast of the Apocalypse becomes the main prize in a tale perfectly balancing action and occult suspense. Also this issue: Lobster Johnson, Mignola’s new 1930s costumed adventurer, makes his debut in “The Killer in My Skull,” written by Mignola, penciled by Matt Smith, and inked by Ryan Sook.

32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95. Note: NM reference picture, not an actual scan