CATALOG RECORD

The Forever People #1

DC · Series began 1971 · February-March 1971

first appearance of Big Bear, Mark Moonrider, Beautiful Dreamer and others

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Big Bear (Forever People, Fourth World) — introduction
Mark Moonrider (Forever People, Fourth World) — introduction
Beautiful Dreamer (Forever People, Fourth World) — introduction
Serifan (Forever People, Fourth World) — introduction
Vykin the Black (Forever People, Fourth World) — introduction
The Infinity Man (Drax of Apokolips) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: February-March 1971
On sale: December 1, 1970
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Jack Kirbyinks: Frank Giacoia, Vince Colletta, Al Plastinoletters: Gaspar Saladino, John Costanzascript: Jack Kirby, Marv Wolfman

Stories

In Search of a Dream! · 24 pages
Using a boom tube to travel to Earth from New Genesis, the Forever People are helped by Superman to rescue one of their group, Beautiful Dreamer, held in captivity by Darkseid, who erroneously believed she held the secret to the Anti-Life Equation, his current quest.
A Visit with Jack Kirby · 1 pages

Characters

Clark KentSupermanJimmy OlsenDarkseidBig BearMark MoonriderBeautiful DreamerSerifanVykin the BlackDraxThe Infinity Man

Reprinted in

The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (1987), The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (1987), Jack Kirby's Forever People (1999), Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (2007), Countdown Special: The New Gods (2008), Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (2011), DC Comics Presents: Darkseid War 100-Page Super Spectacular (2016), The Fourth World Omnibus by Jack Kirby (2017), The Forever People by Jack Kirby (2020)