When most audiences consider the most powerful artifacts in comic book lore, they immediately think about Thor's Mjolnir from Marvel, but those same audiences shouldn't overlook Hellboy's Right Hand of Doom from Dark Horse Comics. For those unfamiliar, the Right Hand of Doom was carved personally by his father, Azzael, and embedded onto Hellboy's wrist shortly after birth and shortly after his father cut off his actual right hand. Although Hellboy personally prefers using his left hand because he can't wield weapons with his right, the Right Hand of Doom is an indestructible object that could be of great use whenever bad guys need clobbering.
Then again, the same thing can be said for Thor's Mjolnir. The difference being that Mjolnir is not only a fun blunt instrument, but can only be wielded by those who are worthy of it. What makes Mjolnir so powerful is that long ago, it was forged by Eitri and the Dwarves of Nidavellir underneath the heart of a dying star, granting the God of Thunder his most essential powers.
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All things considered on paper, in theory, Mjolnir should be viewed as among the most powerful artifacts in all of comic book culture, if not the most powerful. However, the Right Hand of Doom has at least one edge over Mjolnir that creates a sound argument for it being even more powerful: The Right Hand of Doom can bring about the end of the world under Hellboy's fist.
Much like Mjolnir, the Right Hand of Doom has its own godly origin story. The bigger difference being that the Right Hand of Doom once belonged to an actual elder god. It can be traced back to a spirit named Anum, created by God to watch over the Earth. Anum abused his
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