Abe Sapien questions

[ColossusDA!]

I watched the Hellboy movie and loved it! And I think Abe made that movie. Just a question for you Hellboy fans out there:

Who is Abe Sapien?? I mean, is he part of a race of Icthyo Sapiens?? Or simply a human who was mutated in some way to become who he is?? What are his powers/history in the comics?? I've looked at a few books (Seed of Destruction/Weird Tales) and really like what I see! So please help out an Abe newbie!

Da!

Colossus

[webhead817]

In case no one else jumps on this, I believe that Abe is an enigma, and his name comes from being found on Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

If anyone else has better info., please share.

[ohcysp]

http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/abesap.htm

Here is a good place to answer your question.

[bakija]

Abe Sapien is a hallmark character from the Hellboy comics--kinda Hellboy's best pal. He is a mysterious fish guy that was found in a tube under an old hospital, dated the same day Lincoln was assasinated (the stuff in the movie was accurate on that front). In the comic, he doesn't really have so many powers--mostly, ya know, he's a fish guy who swims really well. He's tougher than a normal human (he got shot by a monkey!) and very smart, but the telepathic abilities in the movie were made up for the movie (so he could do other things than swim). Mostly he's clever and occasionally shoots stuff.

That, and the love affair between HB and Liz in the movie doesn't really exist in the comics--it is Abe who pines for Liz, and any romantic relationship is yet to be realized.

-Peter