| The Lobster | |
|---|---|
 The Lobster | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
| First appearance | Hellboy: Box of Evil #1 (August 1999) |
| Created by | Mike Mignola |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Human |
| Notable aliases | The Claw |
Lobster Johnson (also known as The Lobster or The Claw) is a fictional character featured in the Hellboy and Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense comic books published by Dark Horse Comics. He was created by Mike Mignola.
Within the Hellboy universe, the Lobster was a vigilante who worked in secret in New York City during the 1930s. Although the public believes that the Lobster was only the hero of pulp serials and comics, he was a real man who faced gangsters as well as paranormal threats. The Lobster had a reputation for violence, such as killing mobsters and burning his trademark lobster claw symbol into their foreheads with the palm of his gloved hand. This behavior was similar to the Marvel UK comic book character Night Raven, the Phantom and the pulp magazine hero The Spider.
Lobster Johnson appeared in the 2019 Hellboy reboot, portrayed by Thomas Haden Church.