Description
Abraham Sapien , born Langdon Everett Caul , is a fictional character in the comic book series Hellboy , created by Mike Mignola. He takes his name from " Ichthyo sapien ", the fanciful species designation chosen for him by his colleagues in the 19th-century Oannes Club, and from Abraham Lincoln, on whose assassination date the Oannes Club abandoned Abe's body in a suspended animation tank beneath a Washington D.C. hospital, leaving only a cryptic note as explanation. He is occasionally referred to as an "amphibious man."
As well as regular appearances in Hellboy and B.P.R.D. , Sapien has also starred in his own comics, with trade paperback collections and omnibus editions including The Drowning , The Devil Does Not Jest and Other Stories , Dark and Terrible and Lost Lives and Other Stories.
