Great Pages: OMEGA MEN #3

From Omega Men (Vol. 1) #3 (1983)

From Omega Men (Vol. 1) #3 (1983)

Originally appearing in the pages of Green Lantern, the Omega Men were a group of renegades and outlaws, determined to free the Vegan star system from the tyranny of the Citadelians. Made of a collection of different alien races oppressed by the Citadelians, the Omega Men were striving for peace and justice in the universe. To crush this insurrection, the Citadelians sent a group of bounty hunters after the Omega Men. Among this group was Lobo, who made his first appearance in the pages of this book.

The Lobo seen here appears to be a completely different character from what he would eventually become. Dressed in a mauve and orange skintight jumpsuit, Lobo has all the threatening look of a circus acrobat. Still, his strength and ruthlessness were present from the start as was his space bike, though it didn’t have the “Cosmic-Harley” vibe it one day would possess. Writer Roger Slifer and artist Keith Giffen created the universe’s most dangerous bounty hunter. Unfortunately, it would be years before that truly became apparent.


Comments

  1. I can’t think of a character who had a completely different look for an origin.

    That’s just an awful look for Lobo.

  2. I have no idea what I just read.

    Weird.

  3. Why did Fred Hembeck get dissed like that?

  4. Fun entrepreneurial times: There was an antique shop where I used to live that had stacks of a couple of these early Omega Men issues, and a few Question issues, at 25 cents each. Wizard price for those Omega Men issues were $7.00 and $11.00 at the time, since both were early Lobo appearances at the height of his popularity. Middle school me had fat stacks.

    None of my classmates cared about The Question, who is undeniably cooler than Lobo.

  5. Wow, what a terrible look for Lobo.
    My favorite Lobo is Kevin Maguire’s from Justice League International #18-19. That cover with Guy Gardner crying and the ensuing interiors where Lobo and Guy fight are classic and hilarious.
    Giffen and Dematteis gave the character a smart and witty voice. He was cool as a cucumber. Not at all like the raging psychopath he’s become since the 90’s. though I did like Bisley’s art.

  6. The L ang the I on flick are a little too close together… Made me think it was another word