''Bob, the Galactic Bum'' was a four-issue comic

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published by

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in 1995. Written by Alan Grant and

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and illustrated by

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, it was a science-fiction comedy about a vagrant called Bob and his sidekick, Buck Fifty. It also featured Lobo as a

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Premise

Bob is a homeless con man travelling the galaxy with his hapless sidekick whom he routinely mistreats. When stumbling upon a lost prince, Bob attempts to take advantage of the situation while guiding the man home. Unfortunately, several hostile forces are also after the royal member.

Reprint

The series was reprinted (in black and white) over eight issues of the ''

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'' in 2008 (issues 266–273). While the copyright for the story and the character Bob is owned by the series' creators, copyright for Lobo is owned by DC, and so in the reprint Lobo was replaced by a large butch lesbian called

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External links

Summary at Atomic Avenue.com
1995 comics debuts Comics by Alan Grant (writer) Comics by John Wagner DC Comics titles Lobo (DC Comics) {{DC-Comics-stub