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|caption=Lobo and Dawg (DC, 1991) <br>Art by Simon Bisley
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|publisher=[[DC Comics]]
|debut=''[[Omega Men]]'' #3 (June 1983)
|creators= [[Roger Slifer]]<br /> [[Keith Giffen]]
|homeworld= [[#Czarnia|Czarnia]]
|species=[[Czarnian]]
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|powers=*Superhuman physical abilities
*Expert marksman and hand-to-hand combatant
*[[Regeneration (biology)|Regeneration]]
*[[Immortality]]
*[[Invulnerability]]
*[[Cloning]] (formerly)
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'''Lobo''' is a fictional 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.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |last2=Pasko |first2=Martin |title=The Essential Superman Encyclopedia |date=2010 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=978-0-345-50108-0 |pages=213–214}}</ref> 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.

One of the key factors in this revival was the distinct and influential artwork of [[Simon Bisley]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://artdaily.com/news/133836/Simon-Bisley-s-original-Lobo-No--1-cover-heads-to-auction-for-the-first-time|title=Simon Bisley's original Lobo No. 1 cover heads to auction for the first time}}</ref> whose exaggerated and dynamic style helped redefine the character and significantly contributed to his popularity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.looper.com/1105011/the-powers-and-abilities-of-dcs-lobo-explained/|title=The Powers And Abilities Of DC's Lobo Explained|date=16 November 2022 }}</ref><ref name="thegutterreview.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegutterreview.com/an-interview-with-simon-bisley-part-two//|title=AN INTERVIEW WITH SIMON BISLEY (PART TWO)|date=18 September 2021 }}</ref> Bisley's work on the Lobo series, starting with the miniseries ''Lobo: The Last Czarnian'' in 1990, was instrumental in cementing Lobo's place in the 1990s American comic book scene.

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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Markstein |first1=Don |website=Don Markstein's Toonopedia |access-date=2 April 2020 |url=http://www.toonopedia.com/lobo.htm |title=Lobo (1983)}}</ref> 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 has been substantially adapted into media outside comics. [[Brad Garrett]], [[David Sobolov]], [[John DiMaggio]], and [[Fred Tatasciore]], among others, have voiced the character in animation and video games. Lobo made his live-action debut in ''[[Krypton (TV series)|Krypton]]'' (2018–2019), portrayed by [[Emmett J. Scanlan]], and will make his cinematic debut in the [[DC Universe (franchise)|DC Universe]] film ''[[Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow]]'' (2026), portrayed by [[Jason Momoa]].<ref name=":0" />{{TOC limit}}

==Character development==
The character had a short run as one of DC's most popular characters throughout the 1990s. This version of Lobo was intended to be a satire of the [[Marvel Comics]] [[superhero]] [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]]. In issue #41 of ''[[Deadpool]]'', a separate Marvel series, Lobo was parodied as "Dirty Wolff", a large blue-skinned man who drove a demonic motorcycle. He was also parodied in the [[Image Comics]] series ''[[Bloodwulf]]'' and as "Bolo" in the [[Topps Comics]] series ''[[Secret City Saga#Other Residents of the Kirbyverse|Satan's Six]]''.

Simon Bisley's biker lifestyle played a significant role in shaping Lobo's redesign, infusing the character with a rugged, rebellious aesthetic that resonated with fans.<ref name="thegutterreview.com" />

In a 2006 interview, Keith Giffen said: "I have no idea why Lobo took off... I came up with him as an indictment of the [[Punisher]], Wolverine hero prototype, and somehow he caught on as the high violence poster boy. Go figure".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060525000607/http://www.newsarama.com/images/interviews/2006/giffen/GiffenBio.htm Comic Book Biography: Keith Giffen], [[Newsarama]], March 10, 2006 (cached)</ref> He later stated that both Lobo and [[Ambush Bug]] were derived from [[Lunatik]], a character he created in high school.<ref>{{cite journal |last=DeAngelo|first=Daniel|date=July 2013|title=The Not-Ready-For-Super-Team Players: A History of the Defenders |journal=[[Back Issue!]]|issue=65|page=10 |publisher=[[TwoMorrows Publishing]]}}</ref>

Lobo was the favorite DC Comics character of [[Stan Lee]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUNUZCu0NWY |title=Video Interview from Stan Lee's AMA |website=[[YouTube]] |date=14 August 2012 |access-date=2016-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413024526/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUNUZCu0NWY |archive-date=2016-04-13 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Publication history==
Lobo was introduced as a regular character in [[Keith Giffen]] and [[Roger Slifer]]'s ''[[Green Lantern]]'' and ''[[Teen Titans]]'' [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] ''The [[Omega Men]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Manning|first= Matthew K.|editor-last = Dolan|editor-first = Hannah|chapter= 1980s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2010 |isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9 |page= 202 |quote = When space-bike-riding renegade Lobo made his debut during the "Citadel War" storyline in ''The Omega Men'' by Roger Slifer and artist Keith Giffen, he was hardly recognizable as the rebellious anti-hero who would become one of the best-selling DC characters of the 1990s.}}</ref> At that time, he was a Velorpian whose entire race had been exterminated by [[Psion (comics)|Psions]] and was partnered with Bedlam, whom he later killed; his origin was later [[Retroactive continuity|retconned]].

After a well-received appearance in ''[[Justice League International]]'', Lobo became a regular character in ''[[L.E.G.I.O.N.]]'' and its successor series ''[[R.E.B.E.L.S.]]''.

In 1990, he appeared in his own four-issue [[Limited series (comics)|miniseries]], ''Lobo: The Last Czarnian'', plotted by Giffen, written by [[Alan Grant (writer)|Alan Grant]] and with art by [[Simon Bisley]], which changed his origin story: he became the last Czarnian after violently killing every other member of the species. That mini-series led to many subsequent miniseries and specials, including ''Lobocop'', a [[RoboCop]] parody; ''Blazing Chain of Love'', in which he is sent on a job to a [[harem]]; ''Paramilitary Christmas Special'', in which he is contracted by the [[Easter Bunny]] to assassinate [[Santa Claus]]; ''Infanticide'', where he kills his daughter and all of his other offspring that she has gathered to try to kill him; ''Convention Special'', a send-up of [[comic book convention]]s; and ''Unamerican Gladiators'', in which Lobo takes part in a deadly televised [[game show]]. [[Simon Bisley]]'s dark humor fits well within the pages of his artwork by having countless mutilations of background characters occurring in each panel. Lobo also starred in his own DC title for 64 issues, from 1993 to 1999.

Lobo has regularly made [[guest appearance]]s in other series, even in [[Intercompany crossover|cross-company interactions]] with such non-DC characters as [[The Mask (comics)|the Mask]], [[Judge Dredd]], and [[The Authority (comics)|the Authority]]. During the ''[[DC vs. Marvel]]'' crossover series, he fought [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]] and lost due to popular vote by the fans. He also appeared very briefly in the ''[[JLA/Avengers]]'' inter-company crossover and is shown fighting members of the [[Shi'ar]] [[Imperial Guard (Marvel Comics)|Imperial Guard]]; although the outcome is not shown, it is mentioned that the Guard had trouble containing him.

==Fictional character biography==
Lobo is a Czarnian with exceptional strength and fortitude. He enjoys nothing better than mindless violence and intoxication, and killing as an end in itself; his name roughly translates as "he who devours your entrails and thoroughly enjoys it". He is arrogant and self-centered, focusing almost solely on his own pleasures, although he proudly lives up to the letter of his promises – but always no more or no less than what he promised. Lobo is the last of his kind, having killed most of his species with a scorpion-like creature. It is later revealed that some Czarnians survived: Lobo's teacher and former military officer Miss Tribb, and the population of a city that [[Brainiac (character)|Brainiac]] stole centuries prior.

[[File:omegamen 03.jpg|left|thumb|185px|The cover of ''The Omega Men'' #3 (June 1983), the first appearance of Lobo]]
Physically, Lobo resembles a chalk-white human male with, generally, blood-red pupilless eyes with blackened eyelids. Like many comic book characters, Lobo's body is highly muscular, though his initial appearances were thinner compared to later iterations. Originally portrayed with neatly trimmed purple-grey hair, this was soon redesigned as a gray mane, later a long, straggly, gray-black rocker hair, dreadlocks, and more recently a pompadour. Similarly, the orange-and-purple leotard he wore in his first few appearances was replaced by black leather biker gear and was later replaced with both the robes of his office as a putative Archbishop and pirate-themed gear, then later a sleeveless flight suit/jumpsuit. His arsenal includes numerous guns and a titanium chain with a hook on his right arm. Extra weapons may include "frag grenades" and giant carving blades.

Lobo has a strict personal code of honor in that he will never violate the letter of an agreement, though he may gleefully disregard its spirit. He is surprisingly protective of space [[dolphin]]s, some of which he feeds from his home. A few have been killed in separate incidents, which he avenges with his usual violence.

Lobo's friends include Dawg, a bulldog that he often claims is not his when it gets into trouble; [[Jonas Glim]], a fellow bounty hunter; Ramona, a bail bondswoman/hairdresser; and Green Lantern [[Guy Gardner (character)|Guy Gardner]].

Dawg is stomped to death by Lobo in ''Lobo'' (vol. 2) #58, in which he again claims to [[Superman]] that the dog is not his; this is for the final time. Somehow, Dawg later appears alongside Lobo when Lobo goes to Earth to fight Green Lantern and Atrocitus.<ref name=gl55>''Green Lantern'' (vol. 4) #55 (August 2010)</ref> His enemies include the do-gooder superhero parody [[Goldstar (character)|Goldstar]], Loo, [[Vril Dox]], Bludhound, [[Etrigan the Demon]], and [[General Glory]]. Lobo generally tries to kill anyone he is hired to capture, including his fourth-grade teacher Miss Tribb, his children, [[Santa Claus]], and Dawg, although his main targets are Superman and [[Deathstroke]]. Lobo frequents a restaurant, Al's Diner, where he often flirts with Al's only waitress, Darlene Spritzer. Though Lobo protects these two from frequent danger, he does not seem to understand the distress caused by his tendency to destroy the diner. Al and Darlene later prosper due to Lobo's appetite for destruction; he destroys the city, except for the diner, leaving hordes of construction workers with only one place to eat lunch. He also ends up destroying a diner Al gives to him as part of a birthday celebration.

The last revelation of Lobo and the diner appears to be in the pages of ''Lobo'' (vol. 2) #1,000,000 (November 1998), where his last adventure is depicted. By the time of the action, he is already obese and working as a carnival attraction, scaring tourists into leaving their money behind. Then, a sexy client appears to offer him one last job: finding legendary evildoer Malo Perverso. At the prospect of a last well-paid job and a chance to score with the client, Lobo quickly agrees, and he again invades the diner to use their Tesseract teleporter to reach his gear. It is revealed then the "client" is none other than Darlene, who wanted to see him in his prime rather than see him sink into sloth.

After reaching his gear, Lobo invades the HQ of the International Justice Legion Wanna-Bes and crushes all opposition to hack their files on Malo Perverso. There, he is attacked by Perverso, who then reveals himself to be Clayman. Clayman also squeals that the real Perverso went into a black hole. Lobo, still eager to find his bounty, goes into the black hole. Ironically, due to Lobo's interference in a planetary conflict in the same issue, Al later gets a package through the Tesseract for Lobo – which promptly blows the diner up yet again.

At one point, Lobo has trouble with a clone of himself that had survived previous misadventures. A battle between the two makes it unclear which of them survived.

Lobo has participated in several money-making schemes, such as being a priest and a pop-rock idol. Most of these schemes tend to end with the violent deaths of nearly everyone involved. He has many friends among the bounty hunter world, though many tend to die when they are around Lobo, either by his hand or at the hands of the enemies he faces.

=== Crossovers ===
Lobo has both clashed and cooperated with [[Superman]]. He has also encountered [[Batman]] a couple of times, although one of these encounters was in an ''[[Elseworlds]]'' continuity. He has both fought and teamed up with Guy Gardner more than once, helping him to destroy various alien threats to Earth. Lobo often visits Warriors, Guy's bar, where he enjoys free drinks.

He fights [[Aquaman]] when a traveling space dolphin visiting Earth is killed by Japanese fishermen. He ceases fighting when he learns Aquaman is not only a friend to dolphins, but was raised by them. Although Lobo feels he cannot hurt a fellow dolphin lover, he has no such mercy for the fishermen.

Lobo also has appeared with [[The Authority (comics)|the Authority]]. In one such appearance, [[Jenny Quantum]] finds a comic book detailing Lobo's murder of [[Santa Claus]]; she experiences a fit of rage and confusion. She breaks the barrier between her dimension and the dimension Lobo inhabits in the comic book, and Lobo finds himself in a fight with the Authority.

Lobo has also had run-ins with [[Hitman (DC Comics)|Hitman]], [[Lar Gand|Valor]], [[Starman (Will Payton)|Starman]], the [[Ray (Ray Terrill)|Ray]], [[Deadman (character)|Deadman]], [[Hal Jordan|Green Lantern]], the [[Justice League of America|JLA]], [[StormWatch]], [[Mister Miracle]], the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]], [[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|Captain Marvel]], [[Wonder Woman]], [[Doctor Fate]], the [[Sovereign Seven]], [[Supergirl]], and [[Superboy (Kon-El)|Superboy]], among others.

===''L.E.G.I.O.N.''/''R.E.B.E.L.S.''===
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Lobo acts as an independent bounty hunter until tricked by [[Vril Dox]] into nominally joining his interstellar police force, ''[[L.E.G.I.O.N.]]'' However, he continues solo activity, which seems to often bring him to Earth and in conflict with its heroes. Or, as in one case, base indifference.<ref>''L.E.G.I.O.N.'' Annual #3 (1992, an ''Eclipso: The Darkness Within'' crossover tie-in)</ref> He remains loyal to Vril Dox after L.E.G.I.O.N. leadership is usurped by Dox's son, until an altercation between Lobo and Dox prompts Dox to release Lobo from his service. After this, Lobo becomes a full-time bounty hunter again.

===Li'l Lobo===
In the year 2000, a magical accident transforms Lobo into a teenager. In this condition, he joins Young Justice and eventually accompanies them to [[Apokolips]], where he is killed in combat. However, the aforementioned magical accident has restored his ability to grow clones from a single drop of blood, and millions of Lobos rush into battle against Apokoliptian soldiers, whom the Lobos quickly defeat. The Lobos then turn on each other, until only one is left; in the process, the surviving Lobo regrows to adulthood. His time as a member of Young Justice becomes a distant memory. An additional weaker teenage Lobo remained, however, having hidden from the fight; he rejoins Young Justice and chooses to rename himself Slobo. Slobo's body later degenerates, but [[Darkseid]] transports him to the 853rd century and transforms him into a statue before he can die.

===''52''===
In the 2006–07 miniseries ''[[52 (comics)|52]]'', Lobo reappears and encounters a group of heroes (consisting of [[Adam Strange]], [[Animal Man]], and [[Starfire (Teen Titans)|Starfire]]), who find themselves stranded in space after the events of the 2005–2006 "[[Infinite Crisis]]" storyline. To everyone's surprise, he does not kill them. Lobo professes to have found religion, becoming the spiritual leader of Sector 3500, which was left in shambles by an unknown assailant. He is the current caretaker of the [[Emerald Eye of Ekron]]. After helping the lost heroes defeat [[Lady Styx]], he brings the Emerald Eye to the triple-headed fish god, who agrees to release Lobo from his vow of non-violence in exchange. When told that the Emerald Eye is the only thing that can kill the fish god, Lobo blasts him with it.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=June 2016}}

===''One Year Later''===
Lobo appeared in "Deadly Serious", a two-part crossover miniseries with Batman in August 2007, written and drawn by Sam Kieth. In addition, Lobo has fought the [[Teen Titans]] and [[Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)|Blue Beetle]] in their respective titles to stop a rocket for the Reach, in which he failed.

In the ''[[Reign in Hell (comics)|Reign in Hell]]'' miniseries, it is revealed that Lobo's soul was still in [[Hell (DC Comics)|Hell]] following a deal he made with [[Neron (character)|Neron]] during the 1995 ''[[Underworld Unleashed]]'' storyline. Lobo's suffering was enough to power Neron's whole castle. Lobo was freed from his prison in a battle between [[Etrigan the Demon]] and [[Blue Devil (DC Comics)|Blue Devil]], and he traveled through Hell to seek revenge on Neron. To buy time to fully recover before battling Lobo, Etrigan stole Blue Devil's soul and informed him that he would have to fight Lobo to get it back. During Lobo's rampage he cut off [[Zatara]]'s head, forcing his daughter [[Zatanna]] to send him to the Abyss, the soul death.

Later, Lobo is shown aiding the JLA during their mission into Hell, where he helps Fire defeat the god [[Plutus]].<ref>''Justice League of America 80-Page Giant 2011''. DC Comics.</ref>

==="Brightest Day"===
In the 2010 "[[Brightest Day]]" storyline, Lobo appears on Earth to capture a bounty on [[Atrocitus]]'s head.<ref>''Green Lantern'' (vol. 4) #54 (July 2010). DC Comics.</ref> After fighting [[Hal Jordan]], [[Carol Ferris]] and [[Sinestro]], he then flees. It is revealed that the fight was staged by Atrocitus himself. As a payment, Lobo is given a [[Red Lantern Corps|Red Lantern]] ring.<ref name=gl55 />

===''R.E.B.E.L.S.''===
Still wearing his red ring on a chain around his neck, Lobo is recruited from a bar by [[Vril Dox]], who requires his help battling his "father" [[Brainiac (character)|Brainiac]] and Pulsar Stargrave, a captured weapon. Even losing his spacehog, Lobo saves the planet Colu, but with Brainac and Pulsar Stargrave escaping. Lobo became a senior member of Vril Dox's Legion based on the planet [[Rann (fictional planet)|Rann]]. Lobo was the key to defeating [[Starro|Starro the Conqueror]] and his lieutenants, ensuring security for Rann, the Vega system and the galaxy. Unknown to Lobo, the Psions had created clones of Lobo attempting to bring back the Czarnian race, which could make them unstoppable, but the series ended before this was played out.<ref>''Adventure Comics'' (vol. 2) #9 (late May 2010). DC Comics.</ref>

===''The New 52''===
[[File:Lobo-new-impostor.jpg|thumb|A redesigned Lobo holds up the severed head of his predecessor to symbolise his replacement in ''[[Justice League]]'' (vol. 2) #23.2 (published September 11, 2013)]]
In 2011, DC Comics rebooted the [[DC Universe]] continuity in an initiative called ''[[The New 52]]''. A reimagined version of Lobo debuted in ''[[Deathstroke]]'' (vol. 2) #9, written by [[Rob Liefeld]]. This Lobo is a Czarnian slaver who killed the rest of his race except for his beloved Princess Sheba.<ref>''Deathstroke'' (vol. 2) #9-12 (July–October 2012). DC Comics.</ref> A second version, claiming to be the real Lobo and resembling the original version of the character, was introduced in ''[[Justice League]]'' (vol. 2) #23.2. He was originally the bodyguard to the Czarnian royal family, who utilized a Eucharist-like ritual involving the planet's "life blood", pools similar to Lazarus Pits. Drinking or bathing in these pools granted participants regenerative abilities, connecting them and the Emperor to the entire planet. However, an unknown party contaminated the "life blood", causing the Czarnian Emperor and any citizenry that had participated in the ritual to go insane, which in turn forced Lobo to commit planetary [[euthanasia]]. A new series featuring this version of Lobo debuted in October 2014<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/135990-New-52s-Lobo-Gets-Ongoing-Series-Tragic-Backstory |title=New 52's Lobo Gets Ongoing Series, Tragic Backstory |date=9 July 2014 |access-date=2014-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713094954/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/135990-New-52s-Lobo-Gets-Ongoing-Series-Tragic-Backstory |archive-date=2014-07-13 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dccomics.com/comics/lobo-2014/lobo-1 |title=DC Comics: Lobo #1 |access-date=2014-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924044912/http://www.dccomics.com/comics/lobo-2014/lobo-1 |archive-date=2014-09-24 |url-status=live}}</ref> and concluded with its December 2015 issue.<ref>{{Cite web|url =http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/five-dc-titles-to-end-in-december-including-justice-league-united-and-lobo|title=Five DC Titles Set to End, Including 'Justice League United' and 'Lobo' | date=September 13, 2015 | first=Albert | last=Ching |work=Comic Book Resources | publisher=ComicBookResources.com|access-date = September 15, 2015 | archive-date= September 15, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915143726/http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/five-dc-titles-to-end-in-december-including-justice-league-united-and-lobo | url-status=live}}</ref>

===''DC Rebirth''===
In 2016, DC Comics implemented another relaunch of its books called ''[[DC Rebirth]]'', which restored its continuity to a form much as it was prior to ''The New 52''. Lobo debuts in ''Justice League vs. Suicide Squad'' as one of the villains freed by Maxwell Lord, evidently restored to his Pre-''[[New 52]]'' persona. He is a member of Amanda Waller's first Suicide Squad. Batman eventually implants a bomb into Lobo's brain and detonates it, blowing up Lobo's head. After Lobo regenerates it, he discovers Batman did so to free him from Lord's control, and he later accepts Batman's offer to join a new incarnation of the Justice League to repay the favor.<ref>''Justice League vs. Suicide Squad'' #1-6 (December 2016–January 2017)</ref> In ''Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps'', the ''New 52'' incarnation of Lobo is imprisoned in one of Brainiac's bottles. Guy Gardner almost frees him, before Hal Jordan grabs the bottle and tells him it is better to "leave him on the shelf".<ref>''Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps'' #12 (January 2017)</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
In all comic books, Lobo is portrayed as a ruthless bounty hunter. He only has one rule: once he takes a contract, he finishes it no matter what, even if it means risking injury. If he has a counter-contract for even more money, then he will fulfill the new one.

Lobo possesses extraordinary strength of undefined limits. His strength, much like his other powers, varies greatly depending upon different artistic interpretations by various comic book writers. In some instances, he is depicted as being barely stronger than a human while, in others, he demonstrates physical strength on a similar level to [[Superman]]. He has shown to be a match in strength for [[Etrigan the Demon]] each time that they have met.

Lobo also possesses superhuman durability, which varies greatly too. Lobo is depicted, in some situations, as being injured by conventional bullets while, in other situations, he has the physical resiliency to stand toe to toe with Superman, survive unprotected in deep space, and withstand high level destructive weaponry and powerful explosive blasts without sustaining injury. He has displayed particular susceptibility to gaseous chemicals. In one instance, Lobo was declared immortal; after he died and went to Hell, he proved too much for the demons and, when he was then sent to Heaven, he wreaked so much havoc that he was permanently banished from the afterlife.

If Lobo sustains injury, his accelerated healing factor enables him to regenerate damaged or destroyed tissue with superhuman speed and efficiency and little apparent pain. Lobo also is functionally immortal. He is immune to the effects of aging and disease. As such, even though he can sustain sufficient injury to be out of commission for quite some time, he will apparently heal from any injury, given sufficient time. For instance, Lobo can regenerate out of a pool of his own blood, apparently recycling the cells.<ref>''52'' #20 (September 2006)</ref>

He is a formidable combatant with expertise in multiple forms of armed and unarmed combat. His favorite weapon is a large titanium alloy chain with a large gutting hook connected at the end, often referred to as "the garrote", that he keeps wrapped around his right wrist. At times, he also uses high-grade explosives and advanced firearms.

Despite his violent and loutish nature, Lobo seems to have a genius-level intellect in matters of destruction and violence. He can create complex virulent agents and the corresponding antidotes. In one version of his backstory, he released such a plague on Czarnia as a school science project. This resulted in the deaths of the entire population in the span of one week, he then proceeded to give himself an "A". His vehicle, some sort of space-faring motorcycle (the "Space Hog"), often accompanies him. It is of his own design and, despite its size, it is capable of extended and speedy travel throughout space. Further, it protects those in its immediate vicinity from the hazards of space and somehow permits the ability to breathe and speak. He was also able to scavenge parts from a destroyed time hopper and attach them to his own bike, producing a working time machine. Lobo is fluent in many alien languages (according to Lobo, 17,897)<ref>''52'' #19 (September 2006)</ref> and extremely knowledgeable in the locations and cultures of worlds without external references. Lobo is known for his awkward behavior and love for cigars. He was once known to destroy an entire planet for not finding the cigar of his liking.

It is not fully known the extent to which his powers are common for his race or unique to him. In the miniseries ''The Last Czarnian'' and elsewhere, it is stated that the cloning and healing abilities are traits possessed by all Czarnians, as is the apparent ability to survive in the vacuum of space. Before the reboot, Lobo was granted a Red Lantern Power Ring by Atrocitus during the "Brightest Day" storyline.

==Other versions==
* Lobo appears in the two-part ''Lobo vs. [[The Mask (comics)|the Mask]]'' crossover.
* '''Lobo the Duck''', a fusion of Lobo and Marvel Comics character [[Howard the Duck]], appears in the [[Amalgam Comics]] universe.
* Lobo appears in ''[[Tiny Titans]]''.
* Lobo appears in ''[[Bob, the Galactic Bum]]''.<ref>"[https://2000ad.wordpress.com/2019/09/11/bob-the-galactic-bum-1-4-meg-266-273/ Bob The Galactic Bum 1-4 & Meg' 266-273]", ''Everything Comes Back To 2000AD'', unofficial fan podcast blog, posted by seth73, September 11, 2019.</ref>

==Collected editions==
* ''Lobo by Keith Giffen & Alan Grant Vol. 1'' (Lobo  #1-4, Lobo: Paramilitary Christmas Special #1, Lobo's Back #1-4, Lobo: Blazing Chain of Love #1 and Lobo  Convention Special #1)
* ''Lobo by Keith Giffen & Alan Grant Vol. 2'' (Lobo: Infanticide #1-4, Lobo: Death and Taxes #1-4, Lobo #58, Authority/Lobo: Jingle Hell and Authority/Lobo: Spring Break Massacre)
* ''Lobo Big Fraggin Compendium Book One'' (Lobo Vol. 1 #1-4, Lobo Vol. 2 #0-9, Annual #1-2, Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special #1, Lobo's Back #1-4, Lobo: Blazing Chain of Love #1, Lobo: Infanticide #1-4, Lobo: Portrait of a Victim #1, Lobo: Unamerican Gladiators #1-4, Lobo Convention Special #1, Lobo: A Contract on Gawd #1-4, Lobo: In the Chair #1, Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #8, Superman: The Man of Steel #30, The Demon Vol. 3 #11-15, The Omega Men #3, profile pages from Who's Who #8, and the Lobocop #1 parody)
* ''Lobo Vol. 1: Targets'' (Lobo Vol. 3 #1-6)
* ''Lobo Vol. 2: Beware His Might'' (Lobo Vol. 3 #7-9, Annual #1, DC Sneak Peek: Lobo)
* ''Sinestro Vol. 3: Rising'' (Lobo Vol. 3 #10-11, Annual #1, Plus Sinestro #12-15)
* ''Sinestro Vol. 4: The Fall of Sinestro'' (Lobo Vol. 3 #12-13 Plus Sinestro #16-23) 
* ''Superman Vs. Lobo'' (Superman vs Lobo #1-3)
* ''Crush & Lobo'' (Crush & Lobo #1-8)

==In other media==
===Television===
[[File:Lobo.png|right|thumb|185px|Lobo as he appears in ''Superman: The Animated Series''.]]
* Lobo appears in series set in the [[DC Animated Universe]] (DCAU), voiced by [[Brad Garrett]].<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Lobo Voices (DC Universe) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/DC-Universe/Lobo/ |access-date=December 13, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
** Lobo first appears in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]''. In his most notable appearance in the two-part episode "The Main Man", an alien called the Preserver hires him to capture [[Superman]] and add him to the Preserver's collection of [[endling]]s. After the Preserver decides to add Lobo as well upon realizing he is also an endling, the latter and Superman join forces to escape, with Lobo promising to leave Earth alone in return.
** Lobo returns in the ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' two-part episode "Hereafter". After Superman is sent to the future by [[Toyman]] and presumed dead, Lobo decides to replace him in the [[Justice League]], which the Leaguers reluctantly agree to amidst their efforts to stop several supervillains running amok. Later, Superman returns to the present and ousts Lobo.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Hereafter |series=Justice League |series-link=Justice League (TV series) |first=Dwayne (writer) |last=McDuffie |author-link=Dwayne McDuffie |first2=Butch (director) |last2=Lukic |author-link2=Butch Lukic |network=[[Cartoon Network]] |date=29 November 2003 |season=2 |number=19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode |title=Hereafter Pt. II |series=Justice League |series-link=Justice League (TV series) |first=Dwayne (writer) |last=McDuffie |author-link=Dwayne McDuffie |first2=Butch (director) |last2=Lukic |author-link2=Butch Lukic |network=[[Cartoon Network]] |date=29 November 2003 |season=2 |number=20}}</ref>
* Lobo appears in a self-titled [[Flash animated]] web series, voiced by [[Greg Eagles]] and [[Kevin Michael Richardson]].<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=The World's Finest Presents Lobo |url=https://dcanimated.com/WF/lobo/main.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517162544/https://dcanimated.com/WF/lobo/main.php |archive-date=May 17, 2024 |access-date=September 28, 2024 |website=The World's Finest}}
</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cracked.com/article_28938_5-family-friendly-companies-with-surprising-r-rated-projects.html|title=5 Family-Friendly Companies With Surprising R-Rated Projects|date=November 8, 2020|website=Cracked|last=Yezpitelok|first=Maxwell|accessdate=May 31, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/legends-of-yesterday-dc-comics-15-most-forgotten-cartoons/|title=Legends of Yesterday: DC Comics' 15 Most Forgotten Cartoons|date=December 3, 2016|website=Comic Book Resource|last=Webber|first=Tim|accessdate=May 31, 2022}}</ref>
* Lobo makes a cameo appearance in the ''[[Legion of Super Heroes (TV series)|Legion of Super Heroes]]'' episode "Legacy".
* Lobo appears in ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'', voiced by [[David Sobolov]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kilpatrick |first=Conor |date=March 17, 2012 |title=WonderCon 2012: 'Young Justice' Season 2 Sizzle Reel |url=http://ifanboy.com/articles/wondercon-2012-young-justice-season-2-sizzle-reel/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318214300/http://ifanboy.com/articles/wondercon-2012-young-justice-season-2-sizzle-reel/ |archive-date=March 18, 2012 |access-date=March 18, 2012 |website=ifanboy.com}}</ref><ref name="btva" />
* Lobo appears in ''[[DC Super Hero Girls]]'' (2015), voiced by [[Tom Kenny]].<ref name="btva" />
* Lobo appears in ''[[Justice League Action]]'', voiced by [[John DiMaggio]].<ref name="SDCC TV Guide">{{cite tweet |number=755076731241795584 |user=Thomas_Dreyfuss |title=Picked up the special SDCC issue of TV Guide. Love the #JusticeLeagueAction article and info. |author=Thomas A. Dreyfuss |date=July 18, 2016 |access-date=July 28, 2024}}</ref><ref name="btva" />
* Lobo appears in the second season of ''[[Krypton (TV series)|Krypton]]'', portrayed by [[Emmett J. Scanlan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/krypton-introduce-lobo-season-2-comic-con-1202431055|title='Krypton' To Introduce Lobo In Season 2 – Comic-Con|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=July 21, 2018|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722125655/https://deadline.com/2018/07/krypton-introduce-lobo-season-2-comic-con-1202431055/|archive-date=July 22, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=October 3, 2018 |title=Syfy's ''Krypton'' Casts Its Lobo for Season 2 (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/krypton-casts-lobo-season-2-1148813 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003195319/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/krypton-casts-lobo-season-2-1148813 |archive-date=October 3, 2018 |access-date=October 3, 2018 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |df=mdy-all}}</ref> This version displays a vendetta against [[Brainiac (character)|Brainiac]], who destroyed Czarnia and stole his home city. A spin-off series focusing on Lobo was announced to be in development, with Scanlan reprising his role,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/krypton-spinoff-lobo-works-at-syfy-1217811|title='Krypton' Spinoff 'Lobo' in the Works at Syfy|website=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|date=June 12, 2019|access-date=June 12, 2019}}</ref> but did not proceed following ''Krypton''{{'}}s cancellation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/krypton-canceled-syfy-lobo-spinoff-1203304877/|title='Krypton' Canceled After Two Seasons at Syfy, Network Not Moving Forward on 'Lobo' Spinoff|website=Variety|last=Low|first=Elaine|date=August 16, 2019|access-date=August 16, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Olan Rogers]] pitched an adult animated series based on Lobo and his daughter [[List of DC Comics characters: C#Crush|Crush]] to [[Warner Bros.]] in 2020 before it was scrapped.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Osterman |first1=Kyle |title=R-Rated Lobo & Crush Animated Series Nearly Happened (& There Are Pics) |url=https://screenrant.com/lobo-crush-animated-series-r-rated-pitch-images/ |website=Screenrant |access-date=17 November 2021 |date=7 October 2021}}</ref>

===Film===
* Lobo appears in the [[American Film Institute]] (AFI) short film ''The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special'', portrayed by [[Andrew Bryniarski]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9ooZYjF0mI |title=The Lobo ParaMilitary Christmas Special |publisher=YouTube |date=2005-12-21 |access-date=2011-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423005823/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9ooZYjF0mI |archive-date=2011-04-23 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* In September 2009, [[Warner Bros.]] announced that [[Guy Ritchie]] was going to direct a live-action Lobo film that would have seen him travel to Earth and join forces with a teenage girl to find four fugitives. Ritchie was scheduled to begin production of ''Lobo'' in early 2010 and bring an "irreverent, gruff tone" to the film as he did with previous films ''[[Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]'' and ''[[Snatch (film)|Snatch]]'', though the studio was reportedly aiming for a PG-13 rating from the [[Motion Picture Association of America]].<ref>{{cite journal | last=Fleming | first=Mike | url=http://weblogs.variety.com/bfdealmemo/2009/09/ritchie-locked-for-lobo.html?nid=2854 | title=Ritchie Locked for Lobo | journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=September 2, 2009 | access-date=September 2, 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905010138/http://weblogs.variety.com/bfdealmemo/2009/09/ritchie-locked-for-lobo.html?nid=2854 | archive-date=September 5, 2009}}</ref> After Ritchie left the project to pursue working on a [[sequel]] to his film ''[[Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' instead, production on the ''Lobo'' film was put on hold.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmjunk.com/2010/01/27/guy-ritchie-leaves-lobo-to-focus-on-sherlock-holmes-2/ |title=Guy Ritchie Leaves Lobo to Focus on Sherlock Holmes 2 |publisher=Film Junk |date=2010-01-27 |access-date=2011-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726004149/http://www.filmjunk.com/2010/01/27/guy-ritchie-leaves-lobo-to-focus-on-sherlock-holmes-2/ |archive-date=2011-07-26 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, [[Brad Peyton]] was attached to write and direct the film.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deadline.com/2012/04/warner-bros-sets-brad-peyton-to-helm-lobo-the-dc-comics-alien-bounty-hunter/ |title=Warner Bros Sets Brad Peyton To Helm 'Lobo', The DC Comics Alien Bounty Hunter |date=20 April 2012 |access-date=2012-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421221821/http://www.deadline.com/2012/04/warner-bros-sets-brad-peyton-to-helm-lobo-the-dc-comics-alien-bounty-hunter/ |archive-date=2012-04-21 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In July, [[Dwayne Johnson]] was in talks with [[Joel Silver]] and [[Brad Peyton]] to portray Lobo.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Michael Jay |url=http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/07/16/dwayne-johnson-in-talks-to-play-dc-comic-anti-hero-lobo |title=Dwayne Johnson In Talks To Play DC Comic Anti-Hero Lobo |website=Geeks of Doom |date=July 16, 2012}}</ref> However, in February of the following year, Johnson left the project to portray [[Black Adam]] in ''[[Shazam! (film)|Shazam!]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hickerson |first=Michael |url=http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2013/02/18/the-rock-leaves-lobo/ |title=The Rock Leaves ''Lobo'' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603204139/http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2013/02/18/the-rock-leaves-lobo/ |archive-date=June 3, 2013 |website=Slice of SciFi |date=February 18, 2013}}</ref> [[Jason Fuchs]] was later hired to write the ''Lobo'' film's script.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/wbs-lobo-lands-wonder-woman-writer-jason-fuchs-exclusive/|title=Warner Bros.' 'Lobo' Lands 'Wonder Woman' Writer Jason Fuchs (Exclusive)|publisher=The Wrap|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|date=March 16, 2016|access-date=March 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163234/https://www.thewrap.com/wbs-lobo-lands-wonder-woman-writer-jason-fuchs-exclusive/|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BGVoQwKlXb-/ |title=Instagram |access-date=2016-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609054657/https://www.instagram.com/p/BGVoQwKlXb-/ |archive-date=2016-06-09 |url-status=live}}</ref> Later in February 2018, [[Michael Bay]] was attached to direct the film after being inspired by the success of ''[[Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lobo-movie-will-michael-bay-direct-1083170 |title=Warner Bros. Wants Michael Bay for 'Lobo' — but at the Right Budget |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=8 February 2018 |access-date=2018-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308044258/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lobo-movie-will-michael-bay-direct-1083170 |archive-date=2018-03-08 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''Warwolf''', an [[Earth-Three]] incarnation of Lobo, makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in ''[[Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths]]'' as a member of the [[Crime Syndicate of America|Crime Syndicate]].<ref>{{cite web |last=McGloin |first=Matt |date=February 17, 2010 |title=Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths Spoilers |url=http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/articles/jlcote/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413164218/http://www.cosmicbooknews.com/articles/jlcote |archive-date=April 13, 2010 |access-date=January 15, 2011 |publisher=Cosmic Book News}}</ref>
* Lobo appears in ''[[Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman – Rage of Atlantis]]'', voiced by [[Fred Tatasciore]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 9, 2018 |title=LEGO AQUAMAN - RAGE OF ATLANTIS Cover, Release Date, More Emerges |url=https://www.newsarama.com/39847-lego-aquaman-rage-of-atlantis-cover-release-date-more-emerges.html |access-date=July 28, 2024 |website=Newsarama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511214711/https://www.newsarama.com/39847-lego-aquaman-rage-of-atlantis-cover-release-date-more-emerges.html |archive-date=2018-05-11 }}</ref><ref name="btva" />
* Lobo appears in ''[[Lego DC Shazam! Magic and Monsters]]'', voiced again by Fred Tatasciore.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hemmert |first=Kylie |date=April 6, 2020 |title=LEGO DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters Trailer & Release Date |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/1130403-lego-dc-shazam-magic-and-monsters-trailer-release-date |access-date=July 28, 2024 |website=ComingSoon.net |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="btva" />
* Lobo appears in films set in the [[Tomorrowverse]], voiced initially by [[Ryan Hurst]] and subsequently by [[John DiMaggio]].<ref name="btva" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=August 24, 2020 |title=''Superman: Man of Tomorrow'' Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/superman-man-of-tomorrow-review |access-date=July 28, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=April 27, 2023 |title=''Justice League: Warworld'' Cast Unveiled (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/justice-league-warworld-cast-unveiled-1235403121/ |access-date=July 28, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=May 7, 2024 |title=WB Details Next DC Animated Chapter ''Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three'' |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/05/wb-details-next-dc-animated-chapter-justice-league-crisis-on-infinite-earths-part-three/ |access-date=July 28, 2024 |website=Animation Magazine}}</ref>
* Lobo will appear in ''[[Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow]]'', portrayed by [[Jason Momoa]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=December 30, 2024 |title=Jason Momoa To Play Lobo In ''Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow'' |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/jason-momoa-to-play-lobo-supergirl-woman-of-tomorrow-1236243776/ |access-date=December 30, 2024 |publisher=Deadline}}</ref>

===Video games===
* Lobo was set to appear as a playable character in a self-titled fighting game developed by [[Ocean Software]] before it was cancelled.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Ripper|first=The|url=https://archive.org/stream/Gamefan_Vol_2_Issue_06#page/n131/mode/1up|title=Europa!|magazine=[[GameFan]]|volume=2|issue=6|publisher=Shinno Media|date=May 1994|pages=132–134|access-date=2018-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104232704/https://archive.org/stream/Gamefan_Vol_2_Issue_06#page/n131/mode/1up|archive-date=2019-01-04|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/Edge_UK_008#page/n31|title=Prescreen - Ocean Software|magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]|issue=8|publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]]|date=May 1994|pages=32–33|access-date=2018-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105193500/https://archive.org/stream/Edge_UK_008#page/n31|archive-date=2019-01-05|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1994-06.pdf&page=24|title=Scene - Erste CD-ROM-Titel für Jaguar|magazine=[[:de:Mega Fun|Mega Fun]]|issue=21|publisher=[[:de:Computec Media Group|CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG]]|date=June 1994|page=24|lang=de|access-date=2018-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722130005/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1994-06.pdf&page=24|archive-date=2018-07-22|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/Gamefan_Vol_2_Issue_07#page/n146/mode/1up|title=The Game Fan 32Bit System Shoot Out - Who Will Lead Us Into The Next Generation?|magazine=[[GameFan]]|volume=2|issue=7|publisher=Shinno Media|date=June 1994|pages=146–147|access-date=2018-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113200614/https://archive.org/stream/Gamefan_Vol_2_Issue_07#page/n146/mode/1up|archive-date=2019-01-13|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/MANIAC.N020.1995.06/MANIAC.N020.1995.06-DURiAN_Searchable#page/n39/mode/1up|title=Feature - XT Generation Report - Atari Jaguar|magazine=[[:de:M! Games|MAN!AC]]|issue=20|publisher=Cybermedia|date=June 1995|page=40|lang=de|access-date=2018-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129120834/https://archive.org/stream/MANIAC.N020.1995.06/MANIAC.N020.1995.06-DURiAN_Searchable#page/n39/mode/1up|archive-date=2018-11-29|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/nextgen-issue-006/Next_Generation_Issue_006_June_1995#page/n19|title=Breaking - Jaguar Plugs into the CD revolution - Jaguar CD games in development|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=6|publisher=[[Imagine Media]]|date=June 1995|pages=18–19|access-date=2018-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129120834/https://archive.org/stream/nextgen-issue-006/Next_Generation_Issue_006_June_1995#page/n19|archive-date=2018-11-29|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="GamePro93">{{cite magazine|last=Larry|first=Scary|url=https://archive.org/stream/GamePro_Issue_083_June_1996#page/n74/mode/1up|title=The 16-Bit Gamer's Survival Guide: ProReviews - Lobo (Genesis)|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=93|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=June 1996|page=71}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Smith|first1=Shawn|last2=Hsu|first2=Dan|author-link2=Dan Hsu|last3=Boyer|first3=Crispin|last4=Williams|first4=Ken|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AEGM_US_086.pdf&page=30|title=Review Crew: Genesis - Lobo (Ocean)|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=86|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=September 1996|page=30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Wesker|url=https://www.segasaturno.com/portal/lobo-para-mega-drive-liberado-por-segasaturno-vt4084.html|title=LOBO para Mega Drive, liberado por SegaSaturno|website=SEGASaturno.com|date=September 15, 2009|access-date=2020-12-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Larry|first=Scary|url=https://archive.org/stream/GamePro_Issue_083_June_1996#page/n74/mode/1up|title=ProReview: Lobo|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=93|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=June 1996|page=71}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AEGM_US_086.pdf&page=30|title=Review Crew: Lobo|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=86|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=September 1996|page=30|access-date=2018-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921230133/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AEGM_US_086.pdf&page=30|archive-date=2018-09-21|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Lobo appears as a downloadable playable character in ''[[Injustice: Gods Among Us]]'', voiced again by [[David Sobolov]].
* Lobo appears as a character summon in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 2, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - ''Scribblenauts Unmasked'' Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=July 28, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
* Lobo appears as a playable character in ''[[Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham]]'', voiced by [[Travis Willingham]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=LEGOBatmanGame|author=LEGO Batman|number=527946122204295168|date=30 October 2014|title=COUNTDOWN TO NOV 11: Who's born to be wild? THIS GUY! #Lobo #LEGOBatmanGame}}</ref>
* Lobo appears as a playable character in ''DC Unchained''.
* Lobo appears as an unlockable playable character in ''[[Lego DC Super-Villains]]'', voiced again by David Sobolov.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCsBiGZPOX8|title = LEGO DC Super-Villains - Lobo & Steppenwolf Confirmed and Ace the Bat Hound, OMAC & Batwoman Teased!|website = [[YouTube]]| date=21 June 2018 }}</ref> Additionally, he serves as the narrator for several bonus missions and [[Downloadable content|DLC]] levels.
* Lobo appears in ''[[Justice League: Cosmic Chaos]]'', voiced by [[Rick D. Wasserman]].<ref name="btva" />

===Miscellaneous===
* Lobo appears in the novel ''DC Universe: Last Sons'', written by Alan Grant and published in 2006.
* Lobo appears in ''[[Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]'' #13.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Green Lantern: The Animated Series'' #13 - It's A Fast, Fast, Fast, Fast World! (Issue) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/green-lantern-the-animated-series-13-it-s-a-fast-f/4000-402582/ |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Superman enemies]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{gcdb|type=character|search=Lobo|title=Lobo}}
* {{comicbookdb|type=character|id=218|title=Lobo}}
* [http://www.dccomics.com/heroes_and_villains/?hv=origin_stories/lobo Lobo's secret origin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080811145905/http://www.dccomics.com/heroes_and_villains/?hv=origin_stories%2Flobo |date=2008-08-11 }} on DC Comics.com
* [http://www.hidden-palace.org/?releases/1095 ROM image of the unreleased ''Lobo'' video game for Genesis]

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