This one is strange but true. Stan has gone on record a few times to say how he finds Lobo unique and if there was any DC character he wishes he'd created, it's the Main Man.
He has said he loves how vile, strong and ugly the Last Czarnian is, and believes he should've been a Marvel character all along. Sorry Batman. Sorry Superman. Sorry Wonder Woman. But Stan Lee has a huge soft spot for the Ultimate Bastich!
2. MEMBER OF JUSTICE LEAGUE AND SUICIDE SQUAD.
DC Rebirth has been much more well received by fans than The New 52. Lobo appeared in the "Suicide Squad Vs Justice League" crossover event, where he was a member of Amanda Waller's first Squad.
He was being mind-controlled by Maxwell Lord, but Batman saw a way to sever this control: he implanted a bomb in Lobo's head and blew it up! When his head regenerated, he was free of Lord's influence and in debt to the Dark Knight. He then accepted Batman's offer to join his unorthodox new version of the Justice League.
3. CREATED AS A PARODY.
Lobo is not a subtle character, which makes sense when you find out that he was created as a parody of the late '80s/early '90s trend for 'grim n' gritty' superheroes like Wolverine and The Punisher.
Co-creator Keith Giffen said he had no clue why Lobo became so popular, as he created him as an indictment of those excessively violent and extreme characters. In the end, it seemed that comic book fans didn't get the joke and simply loved Lobo for the same reasons as the other characters.
4. HIS NAME HAS MANY MEANING.
Lobo’s name has a couple of different meanings. In one origin comic for the character, it was stated that ‘Lobo’ means ‘He Who Devours Your Entrails And Thoroughly Enjoys It’ in the language of the Khundian empire, Lobo was not born on Khundia, but on Czarnia.
Outside of the comic universe, ‘Lobo’ means ‘wolf’ in both Spanish and Portugese, suggesting that his name was inspired by the ‘lone wolf’ nature of his character.
5. HE'S BEEN KICKED OUT OF HELL AND HEAVEN.
This happened when, in his early days, Lobo was actually successful killed. He was sent to Hell and there proceeded to continue his usual murderous rampaging. As a result of all the trouble he caused, he was booted from Hell, but was still dead, so ended up in Heaven.
Of course, he just kept right on killing things and getting into trouble, so Heaven also kicked him out and barred him from returning to either place via a memo to all Gods, Goddesses, Devils, and Death. Now, unable to get into Heaven or Hell again, he occasionally leaves his body when it is taking a long time to heal, and wanders about as a ghost, continuing to cause chaos.
6. TRIED TO ASSASSINATE SANTA CLAUS.
he tried to kill Santa Claus. And who hired Lobo to carry the hit in the first place? That would be our very own Easter Bunny.
This story, titled Paramilitary Christmas Special, was one of the few released under a Lobo mini-series, which also included plots like Lobo becoming RoboCop thereby LoboCop, and another where he kills his daughter and other offspring because he’s clearly a terrible father.
7. HE LOVES DOLPHINS
In one story, Lobo’s space dolphin was killed when he brought it along with him to Earth to fight Aquaman. His truce with Aquaman occurred due to a fisherman killing Lobo’s dolphin, and the latter realized Aquaman really was a friend to the dolphin species. Refusing to fight Aquaman anymore, Lobo reasoned that any friend to dolphins is off his hit list; although he then proceeded to kill the fisherman.
8. WEARS A RED LANTERN RING
Lobo (of Sector 3500): During the Brightest Day story, Atrocitus hired Lobo to attack the leader of the Red Lanterns in order to gain the trust of Hal Jordan, Carol Ferris, and Sinestro. As payment for his services, Atrocitus rewarded Lobo with a red ring.
9. MAN OF HIS WORDS.
Lobo is a man of his word. If he makes a promise, he will stop at nothing to keep it. He is also surprisingly protective of space dolphins, which he cares for and avenges violently when they are wronged.
10. BIT THE FINGER OFF A NURSE
Lobo's origin story is as brutal as they come. What is even worse about this Czarnian, is that when Lobo was born, he bit the fingers off of the nurse that delivered him. This evil attack made the nurse go insane, and it is known that Lobo's nature is so evil, it drives entire races into madness.
So thats it for today guys. If you think I missed something important about Lobo then please comment about it.
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