Who Is Hellboy? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Hellboy is a Creator-Owned comic book character, the alter ego of Anung Un Rama, with over 845 comic issue appearances. In 1944, U.S. soldiers discovered an infant demon with a giant stone hand and named him Hellboy. Later founding the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, Hellboy became the world's greatest paranormal investigator. Soon after, it was revealed that he was born to summon the apocalypse but has instead devoted his life to fighting evil forces.

Who is Hellboy?

Origin Hellboy Hellboy's mother Catherine Tanner-Tremaine was born 1681. She was born in East Bromwich, England and was a rich heiress to a Tobacco merchant. Catherine parents died when she turned 19 and for the longest time, she had lived alone in her home painting. Catherine would later end up being obsessed by German literature and had often dreamed of spirits and magic. She was also able to acquire from her London Bookseller and eventually came to own an important collection of different magical objects one of them being Dr. John Dee's fabled magical box. She was even able to summon a high level demon and willingly found intimacy with him. This would be one of the most happiest but yet also terrifying moments for Catherine.

Key facts

Hellboy is of god/eternal origin. The character is published by Creator-Owned. With 845 recorded issue appearances, Hellboy ranks among the most featured characters in comics.