"The Last Czarnian (Part I of IV): Portrait of a Psychopath"

Lobo Vol 1 #1
November, 1990

Executive Editor

Dick Giordano

Cover Artists

Simon Bisley

Writers

Keith Giffen, Alan Grant

Pencilers

Simon Bisley

Inkers

Simon Bisley

Colourists

Lovern Kindzierski

Letterers

Todd Klein

Editors

Art Young

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Appearing in "The Last Czarnian (Part I of IV): Portrait of a Psychopath"

Featured Characters:

•  Lobo 

Supporting Characters:

• Miss Tribb
• L.E.G.I.O.N.

• Vril Dox
• Lady Quark
• Strata

Other Characters:

• "Elvis" (Only appearance; dies)
• "Sickbag" (Only appearance; dies)

Locations:

• Cairn
• Oneida VI
• Blake-7
• Scarf 'n' Barf

Items:

• Unauthorized Biography of Lobo

Vehicles:

• Lobo's Spacehog
  
  

Synopsis for "The Last Czarnian (Part I of IV): Portrait of a Psychopath"

Vril Dox gives Lobo a new assignment. He is to travel to a detention facility on the planet Oneida VI, pick up a prisoner and escort her back to Cairn. What he fails to tell Lobo however, is that the prisoner is in fact a Czarnian. What’s more, she is Miss Tribb, Lobo's fourth-grade grammar instructor.

After meeting up with Tribb, Lobo discovers that she is also the author of the Unauthorized Biography of Lobo – a best-selling holonovel that has recently hit the galactic circuit. Many readers however, feel that the novel represents an uncomplimentary portrayal of the "Main Man" and has earned as much criticism as it has praise.

Lobo and Tribb stop at the Scarf 'n Barf on Spacelane 66 for a rest before continuing on to Cairn. As per tradition, Lobo finds himself involved in a common barroom brawl. Ironically, he now fights to defend Mrs. Tribb, even though every fibre of his being wishes for her gruesome demise. Regardless, Lobo saves Mrs. Tribb from a gang of ruffians and continues towards Cairn.

Notes

• Lobo (Volume 1) is a four-issue limited series.
• This issue is reprinted in the Lobo: The Last Czarnian trade paperback.
• The first issue to this series features a special cover price of .99 cents.
• Lobo appeared last in L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 #23.
• Lady Quark appeared last in L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 #23.
• Strata appeared last in L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 #23.
• Vril Dox appeared last in L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 #23.
• This issue contains a three-page text article describing Lobo and the culture of his home planet, Czarnia.

Trivia

• Up until the introduction of Miss Tribb, it was formerly believed that Lobo was the last member of the Czarnian species. He is credited with committing genocide of his entire race during a high school science experiment, as revealed in Lobo (Volume 2) #0.
• The next issue blurb on the final page advertizes the subtitle of Lobo #2 as "Body Counts and Conjugation". However, the actual title used for that issue is "Lord of the Dance".

See Also

• Write your own review of this comic!
• Discuss Lobo Vol 1 1 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Lobo series

Recommended Reading

• Lobo

• Lobo: The Last Czarnian
• Lobo (Ongoing Series)
• Lobo: A Contract on Gawd
• Lobo: Death and Taxes
• Lobo: Infanticide
• Lobo: Unamerican Gladiators
• Lobo's Back
• Lobo Unbound
• Lobo (One-Shots)

Links and References

• Lobo article at Wikipedia.org
• Lobo biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• Lobo chronology index at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• Lobo (Volume 2) series index at the Grand Comics Database
• Lobo (Volume 2) series index at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe