
Miniatures
Editions
First Appearance
The Bugbear was adapted from the old legends by Gary Gygax in the Greyhawk supplement of Dungeons & Dragons in 1975.
Original D&D

Greyhawk supplement, 1975 – Page 33, 34
BECMI D&D
Basic Rules (Holmes Blue Box), 1977 – Page 23
Basic Rules (Moldvay Pink Side Box), 1980 – Page B32
Basic Rules (Mentzer Red Box), 1983 – Dungeon Master’s Rulebook Page 27
Rules Cyclopedia, 1991 – Page 162
Advanced D&D – 1e


Monster Manual, 1977 – Page 12
Advanced D&D – 2e


Monstrous Compendium, Volume 1 (1989) – (No page numbering)
Monstrous Manual (1993) – Page 32
3.0 / 3.5 D&D

Monster Manual v3.5 (2003) – Page 29
4e D&D


Monster Manual (2008) – Page 135
Monster Manual 2 (2009) – Page 130 (Bugbear Wardancer)
5e D&D

Monster Manual (2014) – Page 33