"Seed of Destruction, Part 1 of 4"
*Professor Bruttenholm hearkens back to the WWII incident where his British squad of paranormal investigators were sent to stop a Nazi group and their mystic partner, Rasputin, from tapping unnatural powers for their war. The British squad missed their mark,but ended up discovering infant Hellboy. Now, decades later, the Professor tries to recount for Hellboy his recent mission that nearly ended in his death, of an expedition to Antarctica with the Cavendish boys, to the ancient site they discovered and the mysterious figure within, but the rest is a blank for the Professor. At that point, Bruttenholm is attacked and killed by a frog monster before Hellboy can destroy the beast. *Source: Warlock
**Hellboy bursts onto the film noir monster detective scene. From his apocalyptic origin in WWII England to the modern-day case of the sole survivor of a doomed Arctic expedition, Hellboy must battle vampire frog creatures and worse in his debut miniseries. Created by Mike Mignola, with script by John Byrne, and colors by Mark Chiarello. Hellboy -- World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator. **Source: darkhorse.com
Issue number 1 in the comprehensive numbering of the Hellboy series.