Theater of the Dead
| Title | Theater of the Dead |
|---|---|
| Writer | Jim Pascoe & Tom Fassbender |
| Art | Simeon Wilkins |
| Colorist | David Self |
| Lettering | Annie Parkhouse |
| Editor | Scott Allie |
| Published by | Hellboy: Weird Tales #7 |
| Publication date | February 11, 2004 |
| Collected edition | Hellboy: Weird Tales Volume 2 |
| Collected in | Hellboy: Weird Tales |
Theater of the Dead is a non-canonical story written by Jim Pascoe and Tom Fassbender with Simeon Wilkins providing the art.
Publication History
Theater of the Dead was first published in Hellboy: Weird Tales #7. The story was later collected in Hellboy: Weird Tales - Volume 2 as well as the Weird Tales omnibus. It is also the titular story of the ''Hellboy: The Theater of Dead and Other Stories collection.
Plot Synopsis
After Hellboy and Abe Sapien foil their third end-of-the-world Nazi plot in a month the two complain that they wish they could deal with something other than end-of-the-world plots. Almost immediately they discover some zombie gangsters and enthusiastically engage them; excited to be dealing with something low key for a change. Unfortunately for the two the zombies had indeed been summoned by in an end-of-the-world plot that they semi-reluctantly put a stop to.