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Painkiller Jane / Hellboy #1 (Aug. 1998):
“Ancient Laughter”
by Brian Augustyn, Rick Leonardi, Jimmy Palmiotti

Painkiller Jane / Hellboy #1

Title: “Ancient Laughter”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Aug. 1998

Publisher: Event Comics
Written by: Brian Augustyn
Art by: Rick Leonardi, Jimmy Palmiotti


11 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Hellboy Hellboy (Anung Un Rama)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic
BPRD Dark Horse 123
Painkiller Jane Painkiller Jane (Jane Vasko)
(lead character)
hero
  DEA; NYPD Event Comics Dynamite Entertainment 55
Paul Gump supporting character
  [henchman] Event Comics 9
Sean Gump supporting character
  [henchman] Event Comics 9
N'Korik N'Korik villain deity
CBR Scale: D Native American religion monster
[released from Native American urn] Event Comics 1
Gregory Two Bears Gregory Two Bears supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Native American religion
[tribal elder; warned against unsealing cask of Maniskeet] Event Comics 1
Dr. Nanda Perhan supporting character
  [discovered, unsealed cask of Maniskeet] Event Comics 1
Arthur supporting character
  [1st app: Painkiller Jane / Hellboy #1 (Aug. 1998)] Event Comics 1
Brock supporting character
  [1st app: Painkiller Jane / Hellboy #1 (Aug. 1998)] Event Comics 1
Kilgore supporting character
  [1st app: Painkiller Jane / Hellboy #1 (Aug. 1998)] Event Comics 1
Sampson supporting character
  [1st app: Painkiller Jane / Hellboy #1 (Aug. 1998)] Event Comics 1