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Hellboy: Wake the Devil#5
Cover: Mike Mignola

Hellboy: Wake the Devil #5

Oct 1996 · Dark Horse · 2.95 USD; 4.15 CAD
“Wake the Devil [Chapter Five]”

In "Wake the Devil [Chapter Five]," Hellboy’s trail leads to a haunted Romanian church, where Rasputin confronts Abe with a vengeance rooted in the past. As the stakes rise at the crossroads, Hecate reveals a chilling truth about Hellboy’s fate as Anung un Rama, while Kate Corrigan arrives with urgent news from the field. Mike Mignola’s unmistakable art and storytelling anchor this pivotal chapter, with James Sinclair and David Stewart’s colors deepening the story’s gothic atmosphere.

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writer, artist, inker, letterer Mike Mignola · colorist James Sinclair · colorist David Stewart · letterer Pat Brosseau · cover Mike Mignola

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writer, artist, inker, letterer Mike Mignola
colorist David Stewart
letterer Pat Brosseau
cover pencils, inks Mike Mignola

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Hellboy's signal is traced to a Romanian church, where Rasputin confronts Abe and speaks of revenge against those who killed him. Giurescu and then Hecate face Hellboy at the crossroads. Hecate tells him about his destiny as Anung un Rama, the Beast of the Apocalypse, a mysterious cloaked figure, and Dagda look on. Kate Corrigan arrives to extract Hellboy and tell him what has befallen the other teams. Rasputin appears at the Norwegian castle headquarters of Project Ragna Rok and strikes Zinco blind, causing him to stumble into a detonator that destroys the castle.

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