Lobo #1 Part 5--An Old "Friend"

Read previous chapters of Lobo HERE!

Landing a job as a "drover" with a cattle drive, an ex-Union soldier tries to be accepted as just another cowboy.

But a cruel Fate has other plans for him, as he is framed for murder.

Now known as "Lobo",  he seeks to clear his name...

Tomorrow: A Sad Ending

And, don't forget your Lobo comic collectibles, including t-shirts, mugs, and other goodies at...

Lobo Comics Shop

Lobo #1 Part 4--The Brand Sticks

Read previous chapters of Lobo HERE!

An anonymous ex-Union soldier wanders the Old West, seeking work.

Landing a job as a "drover" with a cattle drive, he tries to be accepted as just another cowboy.

But a cruel Fate has other plans for him, as he is framed for murder...

Tomorrow: An Old "Friend"

And, don't forget your Lobo comic collectibles, including t-shirts, mugs, and other goodies at...

Lobo Comics Shop

Lobo #1 Part 3--On the Trail

Video Friday is pre-empted this week.

It will return next week.
Read previous chapters of Lobo HERE!

An anonymous ex-Union soldier wanders the Old West, seeking work.

Landing a job as a "drover" with a cattle drive, he tries to be accepted as just another cowboy.

But a cruel Fate has other plans for him...

Tomorrow: The Brand Sticks!

And, don't forget your Lobo comic collectibles, including t-shirts, mugs, and other goodies at...

Lobo Comics Shop

Lobo #1 Part 2--First Signs of Trouble

You can find Part 1 HERE.

After mustering out of the Union Army at the end of the Civil War, an un-named Black cowboy wanders the Old West, looking for work...

Tomorrow: On the Trail

And don't forget your Lobo comic collectibles, including t-shirts, mugs, and other goodies at...

Lobo Comics Shop

Lobo #1--the Saga Begins!

Created the same year (1966) as Marvel's Black Panther (who guest-starred in Fantastic Four, Tales of Suspense, and The Avengers, but didn't get his own series until 1973, or his own comic until 1977), Lobo was the FIRST Black character with HIS OWN BOOK!
(Other Black characters had their own series in anthology books, but Lobo was the first to have his name AS the comic's title!)
Lobo combined several popular concepts...
Man on the Run for a Crime He Did NOT Commit
Exemplified by then-hit tv series The Fugitive, Lobo was framed, but couldn't prove his innocence.
Lone Western Hero
A loner wandering the Old West, righting wrongs was an especially popular genre in tv Westerns.
Variations on the theme included gamblers (Maverick) and martial-arts experts (Kung Fu)
Note: the tv series Branded combined both the Loner and Man Framed themes!
Prominent Black character
Black characters (except for sterotypes like Amos 'n Andy) were few and far between on tv until the mid-1960s, and even then only as supporting characters (usually servants).
1960s urban dramas like Naked City and East Side, West Side, which dealt with current social themes had Black guest stars including James Earl Jones and Diana Sands, but no Black regulars.
Star Trek (1966) had both a Black regular character (Lt. Nyota Uhura) and Black actors in prominent roles as scientists and high-placed officers (admirals, etc,).
But, at that point, there were no tv series with a Black lead or Black title character!
(Diahann Carroll's groundbreaking series Julia didn't debut until 1968!)
So, Lobo was, to say the least, a daring experiment, albeit one with as many popular themes as possible to maximize sales potential!
Unfortunately, it didn't work.
Lobo the comic only ran two issues, but now you can have the collectibles like t-shirts, magnets, mousepads, etc., they never made during his title's too-brief run!
Dedicated Lobo pages...
Lobo the First
Lobo the Second

Plus, as a Black History Month special, we're going to present the complete, unedited, two-issue run!
Join us over the next few days as we relive The Saga of Lobo...

Tune in tomorrow for...First Signs of Trouble!