Source: comicsalliance.com

1. Hellboy

(Hellboy, Dark Horse Comics)

I love me some Hellboy.

Mike Mignola's big handed de-horned monster puncher is one of comics’ most enduring characters, and was even the source for two good movies, even if the first was a bit better than the second. I've written about Hellboy a couple times before, most recently when I talked about his frequent Nazi enemies. And nothing is more fun than watching a demon fight Nazis. Plus, Hellboy was the source of many incredible short stories and one-offs.

The Corpse was pitch perfect storytelling, and Pancakes was the best one-page story I have ever seen in my entire life in terms of comics. It was a master class in humor and economy of storytelling. But anyway, good old Anung Un Rama was a hero in his own right, working with the fine folks of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, or B.P.R.D. for shortsies.

The hero fought numerous horrifying creatures and mythical monstrosities, and continues to do so in various stories to this current day.

And there we go folks, have yourself a delightful little satanic panic and pick up some stories featuring these hellfire and brimstone characters. Maybe I'll do angels next.