Abe Sapien: The Abyssal Plain #1
In "The Abyssal Plain [Part 1]," set across decades of Cold War mystery, BPRD agents investigate a sunken Russian submarine in the Norwegian Sea, where Abe Sapien identifies a long-lost artifact tied to a dark chapter of occult history. Written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi, with evocative art by Peter Snejbjerg and coloring by Dave Stewart, this issue blends deep-sea dread with the eerie legacy of wartime secrets. The cover by Dave Johnson captures the weight of the deep with haunting precision.
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1948: A Russian submarine carrying special cargo is lost under the Norwegian Sea. 1984: BPRD agents on a salvage ship arrive at the wreckage. Abe Sapien explains that it's thought to contain a helmet known as Melchiorre's Burgonet -- dating to the reign of Pope Clement VII and taken by the Soviets from the Nazis' store of occult relics after World War II.
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