The Omega Men #7
1983
- Series
- The Omega Men
- Issue
- 7
- Cover date
- Oct 31, 1983
- Story title
- The Way it Began...
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Published in 1983 as part of DC Comics' Omega Men series, this issue serves as a significant milestone in comic history for being the first appearance of the character Lobo. Conceived by writer Roger Slifer and artist Keith Giffen, the Omega Men were designed as a space-faring ensemble cast intended to navigate the complex interstellar politics of the DC Universe, reflecting the science fiction boom of the era.
Lobo was initially introduced as a villainous Czarnian bounty hunter, a concept Giffen and Slifer crafted to lean into the grittier, anti-hero tropes that were beginning to gain traction in early eighties comics. While the Omega Men series faced varying levels of commercial success, the introduction of Lobo transformed this specific issue into a highly sought-after piece of bronze-age history, as the character would later undergo a radical evolution into a cult-favorite protagonist in the 1990s.
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