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There is a reference to Black Panther as an African-American. He is not American at all. Luis Dantas 04:12, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Oh, criminy! Good point! I'll adjust that immediately. - Tenebrae 20:20, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Bizarro Lobo

Can you imsgine a Bizarro version of Lobo?


isn't lobo already bizarro as it gets

[edit] Reversion

The general consensus throughout the comic books entries is that same-name characters are presented chronologically. The very popular motorcyle-riding Ghost Rider, for example, does not precede the Western hero named Ghost Rider. Chronological logic is one of the basic tenets of encyclopedic writing, which is different from popular-press magazine writing. To return to encyclopedic form, we're revising the Lobo entry to its previous outline. Don't sweat it, User:Ace ETP — there are lots of stylistic things in both Wiki in general and the Comics Portal community in specific. I've been doing this for more than six months and I learn some new technique or bit of etiquette still ... as you can see from the above!! — Tenebrae 20:20, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Oh my goodness no. Look up "The Sandman" on wikipedia and follow that example. The 3 incarnations have separate pages even though they are all made by DC, each new one being at least in part a reaction to the former. These Lobo-es aren't even remotely related. I know that they're fictional comic book characters, but this is something akin to having one page for Indira Ghandi and Mohandas Ghandi. There is in fact already a dead link to the 1960s comic on the disambiguation page. Now, you could argue that the sandman pages are only broken out because each has enough content, but I say they get separate articles because they are separate things. Things should not be a single article when all they have in common is a medium and a name. 66.41.66.213 20:07, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
Agreed, each character should clearly have a seperate entry.
I already went and gave the Dell Comic's version his own article.--KrossTalk 05:26, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
I can certainly go along with the consensus. Not a problem. I don't understand, however, why the information about the 1960s Lobo being the first known African-American series star in comic books was eliminated. That's so historically important, why was that infornation and its reference at http://comics.org/details.lasso?id=220622 removed? Between this and the fact that whoever did this lowercased African American and did not wikilink it, this gives the appearance of some motives I would truly not wish to contemplate of my fellow editors. I thnk it would be only right for the person who deleted that historical fact, and the reference cited here, reinsert them into Lobo (Dell Comics). - Tenebrae 10:20, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

I skimmed over the section referring to the battle between Lobo and Wolverine during the Marvel Vs. DC crossover and I'm confused about a few things. Why does Lobo remember some bald man paying him to take a fall in his fight with Wolverine and why is Lobo the only character to retain any memory of the crossover. I thought the entire crossover would be considered non-canon? Also the statement, "Given Lobo's relative immunity to damage and death, it is unlikely that a simple stab wound from Wolverine could have defeated him easily.", sounds very much like someone's opinion rather than actual fact The way the fight actually ended was never shown in any of the panels, only Wolverine standing up from the floor and taking a draw off of a cigar. Exactly how it ended can only be speculated upon. The statement should be removed from the article. Odin's Beard

While that section is now gone from the article, I can answer one question: Typically, intercompany crossovers are not canon if they take place in a combined world where all the characters from both companies exist at the same time and can casually meet. If the intercompany crossover uses a parallel universe or similar plot device to explain why the characters aren't in each other's books all the time, then they're usually canon, like Marvel versus DC. Ken Arromdee 22:09, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
Are you sure you don't have that backward? I've read that both companies consider the JLA/Avengers crossover to be canon and that crossover included the possibility of all characters existing and meeting at the same time. Beings that weren't exactly pivotal to the overall plot of the crossover such as Darkseid, the Taskmaster, Prometheus, etc. Odin's Beard 00:21, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
No, I don't have it backwards. JLA/Avengers is a situation where the characters started and ended in separate universes. The ability of characters to casually meet was a temporary effect that ended when the story itself did. Ken Arromdee 07:11, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Has he been in anything new?

Hmm... Since Ol' Lobo's series ended, he really hasn't been in much, has he? Was the last miniseries he was 'Lobo: Unbound"?

Look here ;-) --Superchilum(talk to me!!) 08:34, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
I can't read Spanish. But I guess there's another one in the works. 72.154.70.59 03:16, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

It's not Spanish, it's italian.. and I'm sure about the works ;-) --Superchilum(talk to me!!) 13:23, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Flash Links

Is it just me or is every link after "Lobo is a four letter word" broken? Jerry: What's up with that?! ACS (Wikipedian) 02:23, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Okay. I seemed to have fixed them so....yeah. Still, "Bustin' out of oblivion - part 3" doesn't seem to exist. Anyone care to upload a replacement? ACS (Wikipedian) 03:38, 15 May 2006 (UTC)



i hope the li'l lobo would return someday i like much more the teenage-clone version he was far more reasonable and responsible

[edit] Ability To Sense Weakness?

I'm not tremendously familiar with the character, I mean I know enough about him to knost practically all of the basics, but I must have missed this one. Is this ability canon or alternate universe or personal opinion or what? Odin's Beard 01:00, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

It's a canon ability, described as a part of his analytical mind. This combines with his super senses to the point where he even knew Superman was vulnerable to certain wavelengths of radiation! (A scan, just so you know I'm not making it up. :) ) http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/8664/lobo0208file47br.jpg

[edit] "Art of Exploding Numbers"

Under "powers" in the infobox was an entry "art of exploding numbers". This isn't explained or even mentioned anywhere else in the article, so I took it out. 69.141.234.83 10:59, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 52's origin story

that one seems to indicate that Lobo's abilities are far stronger than those of the other Czarnians. How does this get integrated into the main article?--Marhawkman 23:14, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Legion of Super-Heroes episode

In which Legion of Super-Heroes animated series episode did Lobo (or a man resembling him) appear? It's important to insert a reference. --Superchilum(talk to me!!) 13:57, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

What evidence is there that the character was Lobo? Was a there a press release in a magazine or a legitimate source from the net verifying that it was? If not, then it's just mere speculation that it's Lobo because the episode certainly didn't provide that information. The character's appearance was for a couple of seconds and his name wasn't verified or said. The episode never verified if the character was even Czarnian. Odin's Beard 21:02, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

I agree,but do you know which episode was? --Superchilum(talk to me!!) 21:01, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

The one with the girl Alexis or something when she stole the bike. Brian Boru is awesome 21:03, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

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reasonable and responsible???? JAJAJJAJAJA. It's Lobo, dude, the man.

[edit] Lobo vs. Superman

Didn't Lobo kick Superman square in the nuts one time? If so, I think said information should be added to the Wiki article as a means of further explaining his power. (141.151.237.168 08:00, 1 April 2007 (UTC))

Even if he did, it's hardly an important piece of information and doesn't really offer any sort of insight into Lobo's powers. Besides, kicking someone in the crotch is rather vague. You don't have to be superhuman to do it. If the intention is to give an example of his physical strength, there are far better examples than a crotch shot.Odin's Beard 14:39, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
True, you don't have to be super human to kick some one in the crotch, but it would hurt alot more if Lobo did it to you, and it really is a prime example of Lobo's manliness. If you had to kick one person in the balls, would it be somebody that can turn you into a pile of ash with his heat vision? Probably not, but Lobo would.

I think if it shows anything it shows Lobo's fighting style. It showshe'll do anything to win and that is what should be noted. But i don't think it'll have any affect on Superman after all he is missing certain aspects of masculinity...Also who wins this fight? Superman or Lobo?

[edit] Superman ref

It took me a while to figure this out but - is "Superman: TAS" in the article supposed to refer to Superman: The Animated Series? I'm still not 100% sure which is why I'm not editing it myself. Initialisms like this are confusing, especially if they aren't referred to by full name previously in the article (the series isn't mentioned until 5 sections after the words "Superman: TAS" appear). Fitfatfighter 04:17, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Effects of Lil Lobo

Did everyone just forget that Lobo got his "clone Army" power back after his stint with Young Justice or was that retconned away? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.33.9.99 (talk) 19:16, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

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