# Is "Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others" by Mike Mignola a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse Comics, 1998) is identified by: Third Hellboy trade paperback collection, published by Dark Horse in Milwaukie, August 1998; first printing. This is a first-thus collection; the individual mini-series and one-shots gathered here are the true firsts.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Third Hellboy trade paperback collection, published by Dark Horse in Milwaukie, August 1998; first printing
- Softcover, full color, 168 pages
- Collects The Wolves of Saint August, The Corpse and the Iron Shoes, Almost Colossus, Dark Horse Presents #100, and the 1997 Christmas Special
- First printing carries no later-printing statement
- Correct publisher/imprint: Dark Horse Comics

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Mike Mignola |
| Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
| Year | 1998 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | Third Hellboy trade paperback collection, published by Dark Horse in Milwaukie, August… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Third Hellboy trade paperback collection, published by Dark Horse in Milwaukie, August 1998; first printing. Softcover, full color, 168 pages. Collects The Wolves of Saint August, The Corpse and the Iron Shoes, Almost Colossus, Dark Horse Presents #100, and the 1997 Christmas Special. First printing carries no later-printing statement.

## Is this the true first?
This is a first-thus collection; the individual mini-series and one-shots gathered here are the true firsts. The title has only ever appeared in trade paperback, later reprinted in hardcover form within Hellboy Library Edition Vol. 2 (2008).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings carry printing notations; the first printing has none.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others* by Mike Mignola a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/hellboy-the-chained-coffin-and-others
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.