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| title = Hellboy:<br>Strange Places
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| caption = Trade Paperback Cover
| format = [[Trade paperback (comics)|Trade Paperback]]
| Horror = y
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| publisher = [[Dark Horse Comics]]
| date= April 26, [[2006 in comics|2006]]
| main_char_team = [[Hellboy]]
| writers = [[Mike Mignola]]
| artists = [[Mike Mignola]]
| letterers= Clem Robins
| colorists= [[Dave Stewart (artist)|Dave Stewart]]
| creators = [[Mike Mignola]]
| editors = [[Scott Allie]]
| TPB=Hellboy: Strange Places
| ISBN=978-1-59307-475-3
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'''''Hellboy: Strange Places''''' is the sixth [[Trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]] collection in the ''[[Hellboy]]'' series created by [[Mike Mignola]] published by [[Dark Horse Comics]] on April 26, [[2006 in comics|2006]] which collects the mini-series ''The Third Wish'' and  ''The Island'' featuring fictional paranormal detective [[Hellboy]].<ref name=SPBook>{{cite book | first=Mike | last=Mignola | year=2006 | title=Hellboy: Strange Places | publisher=Dark Horse Comics | isbn=978-1-59307-475-3 | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/hellboyvolume600mike_0 }}</ref><ref name="DHTPB">{{cite web |url = http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/13-394/Hellboy-Volume-6-Strange-Places-TPB |title = Hellboy: Strange Places TPB |access-date = February 24, 2009 |publisher = Dark Horse Comics |archive-date = January 31, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090131040952/http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/13-394/Hellboy-Volume-6-Strange-Places-TPB |url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Contents==
===''The Third Wish''===
This story by Mike Mignola was originally published in a two-issue mini-series, ''Hellboy: The Third Wish'' (July–August [[2002 in comics|2002]]). Due to Mignola's involvement in the first [[Hellboy (2004 film)|Hellboy film]] and other projects, this would be the last comic-book mini-series featuring Hellboy by the character's creator until ''Hellboy: The Island'' in 2005.<ref name="DHTW1">{{cite web |url = http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/11-736/Hellboy-The-Third-Wish-1-of-2 |title = Hellboy: The Third Wish #1 |access-date = February 24, 2009 |publisher = Dark Horse Comics }}</ref><ref name="HBTW1">{{cite web |url = http://www.hellboy.com/_rev1/comic_2002-tw1.html |title = Hellboy: The Third Wish #1 |access-date = February 24, 2009 |publisher = Hellboy.com |archive-url =http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090707124613/http://www.hellboy.com/_rev1/comic_2002-tw1.html|archive-date =2009-07-07|url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="DHTW2">{{cite web |url = http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/11-763/Hellboy-The-Third-Wish-2-of-2 |title = Hellboy: The Third Wish #2 |access-date = February 24, 2009 |publisher = Dark Horse Comics }}</ref><ref name="HBTW2">{{cite web |url = http://www.hellboy.com/_rev1/comic_2002-tw2.html |title = Hellboy: The Third Wish #2 |access-date = February 24, 2009 |publisher = Hellboy.com |archive-url =http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090707112546/http://www.hellboy.com/_rev1/comic_2002-tw2.html|archive-date =2009-07-07|url-status = dead }}</ref>

Hellboy's apparent destiny as the harbinger of the [[Apocalypse]] continues to attract supernatural attention. After seeking advice from a fabled African witch doctor, Hellboy dives to the treacherous ocean bottom. The Bog Roosh, a sinister [[sea hag]], manages to capture him using an enchanted nail and a trio of flighty [[mermaid]]s. The Bog Roosh then reveals her plan to prevent the [[eschatology|end of the world]] by dismembering Hellboy and sending his Right Hand to the deepest depths, robbing the Ogdru Jahad of their key into this world. With the help of the third mermaid, Hellboy manages to defeat the hag, but is lost beneath the sea for two years.<ref name=SPBook />

===''The Island''===
This story by Mike Mignola was originally published in a two-issue mini-series, ''Hellboy: The Island'' (June–July [[2005 in comics|2005]]) was the first by the character's creator since ''The Third Wish'' in 2002.<ref name="DHTI1">{{cite web |url = http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/11-734/Hellboy-The-Island-1-of-2 |title = Hellboy: The Island #1 |access-date = February 24, 2009 |publisher = Dark Horse Comics }}</ref><ref name="HBTI1">{{cite web |url = http://www.hellboy.com/_rev1/comic_2005-hbti1.html |title = Hellboy: The Island #1 |access-date = February 24, 2009 |publisher = Hellboy.com |archive-url =http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090707113902/http://www.hellboy.com/_rev1/comic_2005-hbti1.html|archive-date =2009-07-07|url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="DHTI2">{{cite web |url = http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/12-481/Hellboy-The-Island-2-of-2 |title = Hellboy: The Island #2 |access-date = February 24, 2009 |publisher = Dark Horse Comics }}</ref><ref name="HBTI2">{{cite web |url = http://www.hellboy.com/_rev1/comic_2005-hbti2.html |title = Hellboy: The Island #2 |access-date = February 24, 2009 |publisher = Hellboy.com |archive-url =http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090707110327/http://www.hellboy.com/_rev1/comic_2005-hbti2.html|archive-date =2009-07-07|url-status = dead }}</ref>

After washing up on the shores of an unknown island, Hellboy inadvertently resurrects an ancient mystic who alone holds the knowledge of the secret history of the universe. The origins of [[God]], [[angel]]s, the Earth, the Ogdru Jahad, and their spawn are revealed, as well as the exact source of the Right Hand of Doom. Unfortunately for the mystic, he has been brought back to life by Hellboy's blood and is driven insane by its demonic nature. Hellboy manages to defeat the increasingly malevolent being, as well as destroy the gargantuan Urgo-Hem, an Ogdru Jahad spawn that prowls the island. These struggles are watched with great interest by the Daoine Sidh, especially a certain [[changeling]] with an old grudge against Hellboy. The denizens of this faerie kingdom realize that Hellboy has left whatever destined path was meant for him, but none seem to doubt that the Ogdru Jahad will make use of his Hand in one way or another. The goddess Hecate seems content to simply wait for the end of the world to which she will bear witness, but Gruagach the changeling will not bow out of existence peacefully.<ref name=SPBook />

==Awards and nominations==
*The character Hellboy in ''The Third Wish'' was runner-up for the [[2002 in comics|2002]] "Favourite Hero" [[Wizard Fan Awards|Wizard Fan Award]].
*[[Dave Stewart (artist)|Dave Stewart]] won the [[2003 in comics|2003]] "Best Colorist/Coloring" [[Eisner Award]] in part for his work on ''The Third Wish''.
*The trade paperback collection was nominated for the [[2007 in comics|2007]] "Favourite Foreign Comic Book or Graphic Novel of the Year" [[Ledger Award]].

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