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"Big-Top Hellboy"
Hellboy, Liz and Abe go to a remote German village, where children have been disappearing. They confront a circus troop of ghosts, who have been getting revenge on the village that mistakenly condemned them to death a century ago.
Story written and illustrated by John Cassaday and lettered and colored by Dan Jackson. 10 pages.
Pin-up of Dr. Karl Ruprect Kroenen by Ty Ruben Ellingson.
"Party Pooper"
Kate and the gang sense that Hellboy needs to lighten up, but trips to the boardwalk and birthday parties can barely keep back the darkness.
Story written and illustrated by Andi Watson. 7 pages.
"The Children of the Black Mound"
In a turn-of-the-century Russian village which struggles to maintain its Christian faith, children have been disappearing. Other, less kindly entities find themselves fading from the minds of the villagers as well. The Baba Yaga, who lulls the children to their doom in the Black Mound, taunts man-of-the-cloth, Iosif Dzhugashvili of his dark roots and their darker shared secrets.
Story written by Fabian Nicieza, illustrated by Stefano Raffaele, colored by Elena Sanjust, and lettered by Michael Heisler. 8 pages.
"Doc Hollow's Grand Vibro-Destructo Machine, Episode 1"
Lobster Johnson is on the trail of the Nazi mastermind, the Crimson Hood. The Hood has stolen Doc Hollow's invention, and kidnapped Lobster's agent.
Story written and illustrated by John Cassaday. 2 pages.