Miniatures

Bugbear #1
Bugbear #2

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

Illustration by Greg Bell

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

Illustration by David C. Sutherland III

Monster Manual, 1977 – Page 12

Advanced D&D – 2e

Monstrous Compendium Illustration by Jim Holloway
Monstrous Manual illustration by Tony DiTerlizzi

Monstrous Compendium, Volume 1 (1989) – (No page numbering)
Monstrous Manual (1993) – Page 32

3.0 / 3.5 D&D

Illustration by Wayne Reynolds

Monster Manual v3.5 (2003) – Page 29

4e D&D

Bugbear Strangler & Bugbear Warrior, Monster Manual
Bugbear Wardancer, Monster Manual 2

Monster Manual (2008) – Page 135
Monster Manual 2 (2009) – Page 130 (Bugbear Wardancer)

5e D&D

Monster Manual (2014) – Page 33