Who Is The Lobster? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

The Lobster is a Creator-Owned comic book character, with over 118 comic issue appearances. Pulp hero from the 1930s... Ghost in the here and now!

Who is The Lobster?

Biography Life and Death The Lobster's origin and identity are a complete mystery. All that's known is that he was a gangbusting vigilante in the 1930s who, aided by a group of allies, fought gangsters and supernatural threats in New York City. The Lobster was obsessed with the search for justice, and was known to burn his trademark lobster claw mark into the foreheads of his victims. In the late 30s, The Lobster and his gang crossed paths with the mystic Memnan Saa whom The Lobster considered to be the devil himself. Efforts to look further into Memnan Saa's activities coincided with The Lobster's allies dying off one by one under suspicious circumstances, so The Lobster mostly cut ties with his allies for their own safety, and receded into urban legend. During World War II, The Lobster was tasked by the U.S. government with a mission to stop the Nazis from launching a space capsule. To fulfill his mission, he caused the capsule's launch site to explode, killing himself and all others within its walls.

Key facts

The Lobster is of human origin and first appeared in "Box Full of Evil; The Killer in My Skull". The character is published by Creator-Owned. With 118 recorded issue appearances, The Lobster ranks among the most featured characters in comics.