Lobo (DC Comics)
Lobo (Spanish and Portuguese for "wolf") is a character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen, and first appeared in Omega Men #3 (June 1983). He is an alien from the utopian planet of Czarnia, and works as an interstellar mercenary and bounty hunter.
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Lobo as depicted in Lobo Unbound #1 (August 2003). Art by Alex Horley. | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Omega Men #3 (June 1983) |
| Created by | Roger Slifer Keith Giffen |
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| Species | Czarnian |
| Place of origin | Czarnia |
| Team affiliations | Justice League L.E.G.I.O.N. Young Justice Church of the Triple-Fish God R.E.B.E.L.S. Suicide Squad Red Lantern Corps |
| Notable aliases | The Main Man The 'Bo Master Frag The Last Czarnian Mister Machete Scourge o' the Cosmos The Ultimate Bastich Machete Man El Cazadores The Lord of Death |
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Lobo was first introduced as a hardened villain in the 1980s, but he soon fell out of use with writers. He remained in limbo until his revival as a bounty hunter with his own comic in the early 1990s. Writers attempted to use Lobo as a parody of the 1990s trend towards "grim and gritty" superhero stories, but he was instead enthusiastically accepted by fans of the trend. This popularity led to the character having a much higher profile in DC Comics stories from then on, as well as starring roles in various series in the decades since.
Lobo made his live-action debut in the 2019 premiere episode of the second season of the television series Krypton, portrayed by Emmett J. Scanlan.