 Hi, this is Chih-choo again, and what we're gonna do in this reading session is read through Omega Man number 37 published in April of 1986 and this comic is the first solo Lobo story and What's the title says? Vega Bedlam versus Lobo in partners to the bitter end by Todd Klein and Keith Giffen and Keith Giffen is one of the co-creators of Lobo with Roger Sliff Slyfer, I guess I'm not sure if that's how you pronounce it and this is basically the first solo Lobo story And it's the print run for this is much lower than the first print run first appearance of Lobo Which occurred in Omega Man number Number three, okay, and This one Lobo the first appearance occurred in 1983 and the Lobo in this in the Omega Man series If you're a Lobo fan looks a lot different. Well, not a lot different, but the color the uniform the outfit is different than You know the sort of the biker Lobo that everyone's grown to love and it's definitely different than their reincarnation re-re-bam version of the new Lobo that was introduced last year in 2014 and Lobo just makes casual appearances here and It's it's this series this Omega Man series is actually magnificent. It's a fantastic series There's a lot of cool characters. A lot of aliens A lot of A lot of unique situations very funny Okay And the the way they introduced Lobo was fantastic. He was considered and well he is considered to be The most ruthless bounty hunter in in the universe And he's got some unique unique abilities. He's the He's the last Zarnian. He ended up killing his whole whole planet. He killed everyone I will everyone back then anyway And I actually didn't get introduced to Lobo through Omega Man. I got introduced to Lobo Through basically Started loving Lobo with with these comics With Lobo the last is Zarnian And if you've watched some of my comics previously, you'll know that I'm a Lobo fan and this is uh hands down one of the best story lines ever told Lobo number one to four and It's a fantastic series. The artists are Keith Giffen, Helen Grant and Simon Bisley and Bisley Is the artist and Giffen and Grant or the storytellers and Bisley's Lobo is amazing Lobo and his artwork business artwork is fantastic And if you want to have a funny read one of the best story arcs Well in DC comics and comic book history in my opinion, I've read through these four a number of times And I remember reading it the first time it cracked me up And the artwork that covers for these are brilliant In this third issue, I just couldn't stop laughing. He they can you know lobo gets captured by uh Some grannies and uh, there's a spelling bee to the death and it is it is one of the funniest things I've ever read in comics And uh, this is issue number four And it's definitely well worth reading after I read the storyline um I fell in love with Lobo. I had I had read Lobo before And I was curious to see what they were going to do with this. I wasn't sure and I was very very pleasantly surprised and Giffen, Grant and Bisley followed up Lobo with Lobo Paramilter Christmas Special, which is again fantastic read where The Easter Bunny is jealous of Santa Claus getting all the glory Being the number one What do you call it holiday? So he hires Lobo to kill Santa Claus That is a really funny read as for my first You know the first story of Lobo that I read It would have to be I believe it was a two issue run And this is the one I found I couldn't find the other one in my in my Stacks of boxes. I only went through a handful just to find the Lobos here, but Uh, I'm not sure if this is I think this is part two of where Lobo comes after Superman and the story of this uh two parter I'm not sure in which Superman title this was I'm not even sure if they were doing the triangle numbering system Which they weren't Because later on as we've read with death of Superman there was a triangle numbering system Where you could tell which Superman titles you were supposed to read per year but in this two parter basically what happens is Lobo is drinking in a bar at the other side of the galaxy and someone walks into the bar with a Superman t-shirt and Lobo finds out that's you know this Person this alien loves Superman because he thinks is the toughest creature in in the universe and Lobos getting drunk and they both get drunk and Lobo decides to come and kill Superman Just because he wants to have the number one title So they hop on Lobo's bike and fly to earth and Lobo just destroys Superman I'd never seen that in a comic book where Superman gets annihilated and this was pre-doomsday and The only reason that Lobo didn't end up killing Superman was because The story goes Lobo was drunk. So his senses Weren't as sharp as they should have been So he only ended up killing I can't remember who's uh A hologram version of Superman or whatever it was Superman basically tricked Lobo into thinking that Lobo had killed Superman and Superman basically you know Rides off in his In on his bike into outer space with The person who you who was wearing the Superman shirt now wearing a Lobo shirt and it's a fantastic read If you want to have a read through this This is i'm pretty sure it's part two since Lobo was already beating up Superman Okay And I'll share one more thing with you guys As far as the most amazing Lobo cover goes It would have to be Demon number 12 Okay, sorry about this little thing there, but I consider this to be the most amazing comic book cover ever it's uh It was a sort of a story arc where Lobo you know Is introduced to the demon comic line and this is after the last Azar in the end um, I believe so anyway, this is June 1991 and uh The cover is just my busy. He didn't do the artwork inside, but I considered this to be magnificent I actually scanned this And I have a large print of this that laminated that And one of my old places I used to have on the wall and I think it's absolutely magnificent Beautiful work. I think this is some of business's best work at par with slain dorne god, right? Okay So Omega man number three is the first appearance of Lobo Omega man number 37 is the first solo Lobo story. Okay And these are basically omega man number one Number two and then it kicks into number three and I do have Multiple copies Of omega man number three. I think it's an important very very important comic And then omega number four and Lobo makes an appearance in omega number omega man number five it goes all the way to Number nine Where I believe is a cameo appearance again Okay, and then Lobo's first full appearance is in omega man number 10 Again, I got a couple of copies of this And as far as investment goes I can't believe that these things are as cheap as they are personally Um, well is DC's one of DC's most important characters Lobo And as far as uh investing these things goes well I being climbed by more personally. So what we're going to do So what we're going to do is uh read through the first solo Lobo story. Okay, this book It's an amazing shape Definitely mint copy. Well near-med if you're grading in that form, right? Fantastic copy. I wonder if you should read this one. I have another copy here Or read a different one So we don't do too much damage. Let's read this one Because this one is uh more damaged Than this one. This one looks like it's beautiful coffee. I mean take a look at this So let's throw this one back This one hasn't been read that's for sure and some of these Bags that I have to have prices on them, but these aren't really the The prices of the comics Serious old-school bag. This one's a better reading copy. This one's got spine stress A little bit of nicks here as far as grade goes this one Uh Probably a seven and a half or so Or even a seven Yeah, look at the scuff marks here. I give this one around a seven Well seven and a half So it's a good reading copy. Let's take a look and this is Omega Man Number 37 published monthly by DC Comics The number here 666 Fifth Avenue New York If you believe in conspiracies, this would definitely hit the spot, right? New York Postmaster Uh annual subscription rate of 15 dollars So what was this cover price for this is? $1.50 us or two dollars canadian Okay, DC Comics And what's the date on this while we know it's 1986 That's what it is right April 1986. So this is the omega man Uh Nice colors very 80s definitely 80s comic book. Well 70s 80s I love the vibrant colors Of the comics from that period These characters are super cool. I think in one of the issues She gets her wings turned off torn off or something But this guy's name And this guy has a temper cat looking one some kind of string instruments very vibrant Third time's charm my fellow omegans. That's the end and there's the omega male And we're into first solo logo story I haven't read this since well Since a very very long time ago. Let's have a read Partners the last vegas story Dread all yellow contamination zone Him they hire lobo wheeze What am I gonna do? What am I gonna do wheeze find? snarkis wheeze wheeze buy back contract This guy's scared lobo's after him. Yeah, lobo's definitely after him right seen him I don't play them games try Ralph's Lobo's not pleased. I was on the picture again. Okay. Left Be dibs ago left be dibs ago Backway this lobo is Much different well different get to karnah Holding cell for juries out Won't be long now digits didn't believe me It just didn't believe didn't believe me It just he's saying like a cowboy. That's how you pronounce it. I guess I have a signet the something sign logo But But uh, no, he'll be here first This is uh Sort of cowboy with lobo. Um, I don't know if they were partners or not, but I know the story they hook up They go hunting. I guess he's dead now What does that say? 2801 credit 282 running running, so I guess that's uh Him getting his credit bounty hunter. Ah, yes hops in his ship Takes off karnah I guess that's the planet they're on right now This the criminal court Lobos landed there he is coming up keep walking clown military personnel only Oh mistake Split and that's one guy dead Done it myself so many times Always wondered Now I'll feel it Least uh knows Not the struggle Oh lobo's coming after him. I guess Maybe look at all the blood splatters everywhere blood running in case of fire Hello partner this guy Before we read the last page This cowboy is actually If I recall correctly This is the guy that lobo goes on the hunt with in omega man number 10 Uh Where they I think they board one of omega man's ships and They make a bet to see who's going to kill more people as they try to capture One of the omega man. So in this issue he tracks down his old partner and kills him Interesting I don't remember this at all. Oh keep giffin that plot pencils and inks. Let's take this continue this An assi station no numb. We never close. Yeah that one sniff. Don't stare the four true last of the the loropians Yes, what's the limit on the table three men? You kid no limit for him ever. I guess that's lobo sitting there. I have stitched. I have stitched I guess that's the one to sign lobo 2002 credit 2008 running full panel work telling the story very cool Todd Klein dialogue and letters plot pencils and inks Keep giffin brilliant keep giffin and that's the first solo lobo story Should we have a flip through? omega man number 10 That's how my little flip through omega man number 10. I'm curious to see if that's the storyline where uh He goes with the cowboy to a nice reading copy Reading copy and which one is I should let's crack this one open. So this is omega man number 10 We're just gonna check just to see if it's If it's this one where he goes in with the With the cowboy hunting down roger slipper slifer and taut smith so uh roger slifer is The other co-creator with the kief giffin of lobo and this is january of 1984 Gentlemen of the new citadel empire. I present to you my prisoners the omega man The lobo hunts them down He always gets his man woman creature So a lot of lobo. I think they cut a deal. Maybe a deal man people make a man. I can't remember And this is the character that cracks. He's a funny character. I like this character a lot Yeah, lobo is in uh about the pages here a lot of the panels That's right Rock puss. I forgot Your son was brutally murdered by the citadel. Wasn't he? As I remember they boo his little head off Maybe even those behind the wall gave the order Oh, he's trying to get the rock. I think he really pissed so he could breaks down the wall No brute won't Let them keep us out Breaks through right Look at this guy's face You did it This is gonna cracks me up. Look at his facial expressions holding this guy. That's right. We surrender like a lobo He's on a rampage. I can't see I'm not killing him So that's not the one with With the cowboy Where him and the cowboy go hunting for a deal man again So it could be in number 19 or 20 or it could be in number Number nine the one previous to this I got a feeling it might be from in number 19 to 20 But just in case Let's take a look at number Nine and this one If not, I guess Some point in the future. I'll have to make another video and Read you guys that one, right? Because it is a nice one. It's a nice little story Really good shape at least the nine I don't think it's been read through this. This one has definitely not been read this one either So we don't know where that storyline is. Oh, wait a second. That's right. This is the cameo appearance of the logo where The omega man guy comes to cut a deal with them. We need to read this last one. Yeah, let's read this last page The realization eventually draws on primus The realization eventually dawns on primus No word from numbers in two days. I've got to face it. We've been had Our ranks our ranks have dwindled even further and we have no idea who our foes are Or how to fight them Only one man does Our primus it took you long enough No logo. I assume you've come to request my services We need someone as twisted as they are. You've come to the right place You're ready to pay the price. I am Good because my fees is a single human life If you overcome the threat my life is yours. That's the kind of operation I like He continued and this is the one that kicks it off into Omega man number 10 So that was the first uh With the omega number 37. That was the first uh solo Lobo story uniquely told Omega man number 10 Uh first full lobo story and it does appear in the whole story on that one first solo lobo story Print run for this. I believe it was fairly low Back then when uh Certain titles were ending towards the end the print runs were extremely low on some of the comics And this is the first appearance of lobo Omega man number three A very very important book for dc comics. I'll see you guys in the next video. Bye for now