The story is great, lobo is badass, and the art is just plain amazing. The 5 best modern western comics nerd to your mother. All they have to do is go through don alducs pangalactic mob and their battletanks and then down into the sewers running beneath the city where the frag really hits the fan. This was largely due to many retailers refusing to carry a comic book about a black hero. Lobo must defeat a powerhungry man dubbed the king of the west, wholl stop at nothing from running ranchers off land he desires for himself. The first african american wild west hero every once in awhile a fan submits something that simply must be published, it got lost in our always overflowing. So they sniffed around, scouted around and discovered that many sellers were opposed to lobo, who was the first black western hero. Other comic book creators later printed more black characters including atlas.
So he had lobo rescue this odd group he calls losers. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. On reading the book in 1965, i recognized the potential for a black comic book hero based on historical fact i added other elements to the original black lobo character concept, e. Considering his name means he who devours your entrails and thoroughly enjoys it in his native tongue.
New lobo is still slightly tied to his past, and perhaps a victim of convention, but hes also undoubtedly a fun new addition to the dcu. Back in 1965, the little heard of dell comics gave the world a new comic book title called lobo, with its titular hero being an africanamerican cowboy cracking skulls and saving the day in the wild west. The og lobo will undoubtedly have his faithful minions, and that czarnian will forever remain a part of comic book history, filed under the excesses of the late 1980s and 1990s. Westerns have been a staple genre of comic books with some ups and downs since almost the beginning of the medium. While that isnt proven, the bold move to put a black cowboy hero, holding a gun, on the cover. If you would like to support this work then please visit my patreon page at. The comic was published by a company called dell comics, which had survived the comic book crash of the 1950s by publishing disney licensed comics and grew to become the largest comic book publisher of the 1960s.
Find out about famous african americans with black american history comic books for children. Roy rogers,gene autry, tex ritter, the rifleman, etc. First appearance of lobo not to be confused with dcs lobo in fivepart story. Its said that most of copies of lobo were rejected by store owners at first sight. The first african american wild west hero every once in awhile a fan submits something that simply must be published, it. Up until 1962, western publishing produced all of the comics distributed by dell, after which time dell produced their own books. It is exciting seeing him rescue this group most in their last seconds alive. I keep my lobo books close because some of them are always worth it for a quick laugh. On may 19, 2006, tallarico was bestowed the east coast black age of comics conventions pioneer award for lifetime achievement, in recognition of his work on the first comic book to star an africanamerican. May 08, 2012 now, powerhouse books is pleased to present a collection of these uniquely american stories as told through a uniquely american mediumthe comic book. First appearance of lobo not to be confused with dcs lobo in fivepart story first signs of trouble. Mar 27, 2017 with simon bisley coming back to the character that made him a superstar just for the one issue, though. The first black superhero, the first black comic book hero.
While that isnt proven, the bold move to put a black cowboy hero, holding a gun, on the cover of his own comic in the midsixties distributed all around to the countrys small towns is a. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. It is also worth noting that there is a much different version of. So he was the first black character in comic books to have his own title and the first character named lobo. This is partly due to the timeframe involved, as comics didnt really hit their stride until the end of the 30s, some years after mccoys generation of cowboy stars had peaked. Very peculiar topics to appear in a 1965 newsstand comic book. Like most of the silent cowboy stars who made the transition to sound tom mix is the great exception, tim mccoy had a short comic book career. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Lobo was revived in 2017 in indellible comics allnew popular comics.
The top ten western comics and a whole slew of runnersup. Lobo is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by dc comics. Marvel known as atlas in the 50s and dc began creating their own western characters, but the subgenre lost its momentum around the end of the 50s. Golden legacy offers african american history for kids.
Lobo is an alien born on the utopian planet of czarnia, and works as an interstellar mercenary and bounty hunter. This is partly due to the timeframe involved, as comics didnt really hit their stride until the end of the 30s, some years after mccoys generation of. After the civil war ended there was yet another battle. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your. The grand comics database gcd is a nonprofit, internetbased organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world. Western character public domain super heroes fandom. Movie westerns in comic book format internet archive. Arneson and illustrated by tony tallarico, lobo was a guntoting, wealthy africanamerican cowboy in the old west.
See more ideas about comics, comic books and western comics. He soon finds that life as a cowboy means always proving himself to his white. At the time, this was a huge moment for comic books in general, for it was the first time that a black character adorned a comic book cover. As is often the case in such situations, the two creators disagree on which one actually first came up with the idea. With simon bisley coming back to the character that made him a superstar just for the one issue, though. Golden age western comics lovingly reproduces in fullcolor, restored, complete scans of 20 of the best western storiesplus a few pinupscreated between the years 1948 and 1956. Initially, lobo was a recurring character in the omega men and created by keith giffen and roger slifer.
Lobo is an alien born on the utopian planet of czarnia, and works as an interstellar mercenary and bounty hunter lobo was first introduced as a hardened villain in the 1980s, but soon fell out of use. He probably just misses out on being a superhero, but he is certainly a hero. Jun 01, 2015 if you would like to support this work then please visit my patreon page at. For a free download of comic books based on movie and tv western cowboy stars such as. Lobo the cowboy was the first africanamerican comic superhero originated by dell comics in 1965. Unfortunately for them, the foulmouth brawlers idea of a perfect world is one covered in bruises and blood. Lobo lobo is a fictional character that appears in the comic books published by dc comics. Most fans know him as the unkillable rogue with a love of booze and bounties, but theres a lot more to him than that.
The hero was a black cowboy whose true name was unrevealed, but who was known as lobo. In really nice condition, any issue of this rare comic book series is worth good money. Dc comics has solved its multiple lobos problem for now cbr. An alien, lobo works as an interstellar mercenary and bounty hunter. Lobo is a fictional western comicbook hero who is the mediums first african american character to headline his own series. Two regular titles started in february, 1937 over a year before superman ushered in the superhero age cheslercentaur publications star ranger and comics magazines companys western picture stories, which featured the artwork of the legendary will eisner. Lobo is in a cowboy mood when hired to rescue a bunch of unlucky criminals by dox in disguise. Lobo is a cowboy and totally different from the character with the same name in dc. When an innocent ranch hand is accused of killing his boss, he decides to take the law in his own hands and goes on a crusade of justice.
Lobo, causing people to treat the page as a legitimate work page rather than a just for fun page. The author was among the first the look at the content of the comic books, read and passed around by millions of children and teenagers and not just a few adults, in terms of. Buck jones, cisco kid, durango kid, gene autry, hopalong cassidy, john wayne, johnny mack brown, lash larue, the lone ranger, rocky lane, roy rogers, tom mix, tim holt, zane grey, zorro, tv westerns, movie westerns and. Arneson at that time dells editor and art by tony tallarico. Jan 15, 2018 the comic was published by a company called dell comics, which had survived the comic book crash of the 1950s by publishing disney licensed comics and grew to become the largest comic book publisher of the 1960s. Lobo is significant despite its short run because it was the first mainstream comic book in history to have an african american title character. Lobo and jonas glim are one step closer to apprehending the notorious accountant qigly and the equally notorious dead boys. He was created by writer and dell comics editor don arneson and artist tony tallarico. See more ideas about western comics, comics and comic books. Lobo was the first african american comic book character to headline his own. First appearance of lobo the first black comic hero. Dx has a very dangerous job that he doesnt think l. He was created, according to giffen, as satire for violent antiheroes like wolverine and.
The first african american wild west hero january 29, 2012 ryan fraser 2259 views 2 comments lobofirst african american comic book series, lobo. He wiped out his entire civilization and made himself the last of his people. In the comic book universe, lobo has even joined the justice league, putting him front and center in the dc universe and making him ripe for a liveaction adaptation. But while he seemed destined to be quickly and completely forgotten, lobo soon found an unexpected level of fame when cocreator keith giffen added him in 1989 to the cast of dcs then. Mar 02, 2018 so he was the first black character in comic books to have his own title and the first character named lobo. Every once in awhile a fan submits something that simply must be published, it got lost in our always overflowing email but after a bit of spring cleaning here it is one fans tale of lobo the very first african american wild west hero and the very first african american with his own ongoing series. Marvel comics first black cowboy lobo 1966 only ran for 2. The picture is from a four issue run of the lobo comic called portrait of bastich, which is how fuchs decided to hashtag his post. Lobo the cowboy was the first africanamerican comic superhero originated by. The first black superhero, the first black comic book hero, and the.
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