The Omega Men are a team of alien comic book superheroes in the DC Comics universe. Created by writer Marv Wolfman, they first appeared in Green Lantern #136 (1981). For the 1979 movie, see Alien (movie). ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... A superhero is a fictional character who is noted for feats of courage and nobility and who usually has a colorful name and costume and abilities beyond those of normal human beings. ... DC Comics is one of the largest companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared setting where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place. ... Marv Wolfman is an American comic book writer. ... Cover to Green Lantern: Rebirth #6, art by Ethan Van Sciver. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Publication history

After appearances in Green Lantern, Action Comics and The New Teen Titans, the Omega Men were featured in their own comics series which ran for 38 issues from April 1983 to May 1986. During its run, writer Roger Slifer and artist Keith Giffen created the mercenary anti-hero Lobo. Later creators included writers Doug Moench and Todd Klein, and artists Tod Smith and Shawn McManus. Cover of Action Comics #1, which featured the debut of Superman. ... The Teen Titans (also The New Teen Titans, The New Titans, and The Titans) is a team of comic book superheroes in the DC Comics universe. ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Roger Slifer is a writer of comic books. ... Keith Giffen is an American writer and artist of comic books. ... A mercenary is a soldier who fights, or engages in warfare primarily for money, usually with little regard for ideological, national or political considerations. ... In literature and film, an anti-hero is a central or supporting character that has some of the personality flaws and ultimate fortune traditionally assigned to villains but nonetheless also have enough heroic qualities or intentions to gain the sympathy of readers or viewers. ... Lobo Lobo is an alien mercenary comic book anti-hero (arguably a superhero) created by Keith Giffen (artist) and Roger Slifer (writer). ... Doug Moench, born February 23, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, is a comic book writer. ... Todd Klein is a well-known and respected comic book letterer. ... Shawn McManus is an American artist of comic books. ...

Fictional profile

The Omega Men hail from the Vegan star system, which as of the early 1980s had been ruled for centuries by the Branx warriors under a regime known as the Citadel. The team was assembled as a group of renegades and representatives of conquered Vegan worlds as a resistance force. This article is about Vega, the star. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...

External links

• A history of the Vegan star system (http://www.titanstower.com/source/whoswho/vegan.html)
• An index of the Omega Men series (http://darkmark6.tripod.com/omega_men_index.html)