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Hellboy

Hellboy is a superpowered paranormal investigator created by writer/artist Mike Mignola and appearing in comic books published by Dark Horse Comics. The character first appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 (August 1993), and has since appeared in various miniseries, one-shots, and intercompany crossovers. The character has been adapted into four live-action films: Hellboy (2004) and its sequel The Golden Army (2008), a 2019 reboot film, and The Crooked Man (2024). The character also appeared in two straight-to-DVD animated films and four video games – Dogs of the Night (2000), The Science of Evil (2008), Injustice 2 (2017), and Web of Wyrd (2023) Hellboy is a well-meaning cambion (or half-demon) whose true name is Anung Un Rama, Urush An Rama ("Destroyer of Worlds, Creator of Worlds"). (His true name is erroneously believed to be "Anung Un Rama" by some, but this is not the case. ) Hellboy was summoned from Hell to Earth as a baby by Nazi occultists (spawning his hatred for the Third Reich). He appeared in the ruins of an old church in the Outer Hebrides in front of a team assembled by the Allied Forces, among them, Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, who formed the United States Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.).…

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Hellboy is a superpowered paranormal investigator created by writer/artist Mike Mignola and appearing in comic books published by Dark Horse Comics. The character first appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 (August 1993), and has since appeared in various miniseries, one-shots, and intercompany crossovers. The character has been adapted into four live-action films: Hellboy (2004) and its sequel The Golden Army (2008), a 2019 reboot film, and The Crooked Man (2024). The character also appeared in two straight-to-DVD animated films and four video games – Dogs of the Night (2000), The Science of Evil (2008), Injustice 2 (2017), and Web of Wyrd (2023) Hellboy is a well-meaning cambion (or half-demon) whose true name is Anung Un Rama, Urush An Rama ("Destroyer of Worlds, Creator of Worlds"). (His true name is erroneously believed to be "Anung Un Rama" by some, but this is not the case. ) Hellboy was summoned from Hell to Earth as a baby by Nazi occultists (spawning his hatred for the Third Reich). He appeared in the ruins of an old church in the Outer Hebrides in front of a team assembled by the Allied Forces, among them, Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, who formed the United States Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.).…

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  1. publication date: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. publication date: 1994-05-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. publication date: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. publication date: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the publication date is "1994-05-20". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the publication date is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the publication date is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  8. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375517848

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.