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The New Gods #9

DC · Series began 1971 · June-July 1972

first appearance of Forager

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Forager (DC, Fourth World, male) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: June-July 1972
On sale: April 18, 1972
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Jack Kirbyinks: Mike Royer, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Vince Collettaletters: Gaspar Saladino, Mike Royer, Ben Oda, Howard Fergusonscript: Jack Kirby, Mark Evanier, Steve Shermanediting: Whitney Ellsworth

Stories

The Bug! · 26 pages
Forager is given the task of searching out Orion and help him stop Mantis from mobilizing all the bugs into a large army.
The Lady and the Tiger · 9 pages

Characters

OrionLightrayPaul KirkManhunterForagerMantisDave Lincoln

Reprinted in

Mighty Comic (1960), New Gods (1984), Jack Kirby's New Gods (1998), Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (2007), Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus (2011), The Fourth World Omnibus by Jack Kirby (2017), New Gods by Jack Kirby (2018)