Justice League #23.2: Lobo # 1 3D Lenticular Motion Cover 2013 NM

Justice League #23.2: Lobo #1 is a notable standalone issue released by DC Comics on September 11, 2013. Published as a cornerstone entry during DC's line-wide "Villains Month" initiative in the New 52 era, this issue served as the official (and highly controversial) introduction of a reimagined Main Man.

The Plot: "The Last Paycheck"

Written by Marguerite Bennett with pencils by Ben Oliver and Cliff Richards, the storyline functions entirely as a sci-fi space western bounty-hunting mission.

• The Mission: Deep in an off-world galaxy, Lobo wraps up a brutal contract and is hired for a dangerous new smuggling operation—transporting a heavy cargo vault across enemy lines.
• The Ambush: Along the way, space pirates attack his ship to steal the vault. True to form, Lobo effortlessly slaughters the smugglers in a beautifully violent, stylized action sequence.
• The Discovery: Checking the contents of his vault, Lobo discovers he isn't carrying passive contraband; he is harboring living alien slaves who are hunted because their bodies are composed of incredibly rare, valuable raw minerals.
• The Twist: Cold, calculated, and indifferent to their suffering, Lobo closes up the cargo container and delivers them to his destination to claim his payday without a shred of remorse, showing his true "black-hearted" nature.

The New 52 Controversy

This issue was the focal point of immense fan outrage and discussion due to its radical character design and lore shift:

• The "Czarnian Hipster" Look: Deferring completely from the classic 1980s bike-riding, long-haired, muscular brawler created by Keith Giffen and Alan Grant, this book introduced a lean, well-groomed, formal assassin.
• The Imposter Setup: The issue dropped a massive lore bombshell revealing that the bulky, unkempt Lobo fans had already seen earlier in the New 52 universe was actually an imposter. The refined version introduced here was revealed to be the true, original Lobo hunting down the man who stole his name.

Collectibility

Upon its original publication, the issue hit the shelves with an interactive 3D holographic lenticular motion cover illustrated by Aaron Kuder and Dan Brown, which morphs dynamically from a cosmic skull into Lobo's face.