CATALOG RECORD

The New Gods #1

DC · Series began 1971 · February-March 1971

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Dates

Cover date: February-March 1971
On sale: December 22, 1970
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Facsimile reprints exist

The New Gods 1 (Facsimile Edition) (2026). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Creators

pencils: Jack Kirby, Mike Sekowsky, Neal Adamsinks: Frank Giacoia, Vince Colletta, Dick Giordano, Neal Adamsletters: Gaspar Saladino, John Costanzascript: Jack Kirby, Marv Wolfman

Stories

Orion Fights for Earth! · 23 pages
Ages ago, good and evil gods alike perish in the destruction of the home of the old gods. Now Orion, wielder of the Astro Force, is summoned to New Genesis by High-Father. Joined by Metron, they learn the task set for Orion by the Source. Orion is sent to Apokolips, New Genesis' opposite, where he learns that Darkseid, its ruler, is on Earth preparing to conquer it. Orion frees Lanza, Shane, Lincoln, and Lockman and flees to Earth. Orion's task is to stop Darkseid, who plans to mind-scan every human on Earth until he finds the one whose mind holds the secret of the coveted Anti-Life Equation.
A Visit with Jack Kirby · 1 pages

Characters

DarkseidOrionHighfatherMetronLightrayKalibakSolisDave Lincoln

Reprinted in

New Gods (1984), Jack Kirby's New Gods (1998), Millennium Edition: New Gods 1 (2000), Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (2007), 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), New Gods by Jack Kirby (2018), The New Gods 1 (Facsimile Edition) (2026)