Lobo, No. 1

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Lobo, Number 1, December 1965 edition, published by Dell Publishing Company. This first issue was written by DJ Arneson and illustrated by Tony Tallarico and was the first comic book series with an African-American lead character. The front cover of the magazine is predominately yellow, red, and blue. The top third of the cover features the comic’s masthead in white outlined red, stylized text that reads [Lobo] set against a yellow background. The publisher’s name and the comic book’s number are printed in a blue and purple box the top left corner with light blue and black text that reads [DELL / 12¢ / 12-439-512] and the date below the box in black text [DECEMBER]. In the top left corner is black text that reads [COLLECTOR’S ISSUE]. The right side of the front cover is dominated by an illustration of the comic book’s titular character, Lobo.

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