Death of the New Gods #1

Dates

Cover date

Early December 2007

On sale

October 17, 2007

In stores

October 17, 2007

Pages

44

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Jim Starlin / Matt Banning Cover

  Barcode 76194126195900111

  Source ↗
• Ryan Sook Cover

  Barcode 76194126195900121

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Countdown to Final Crisis

This is part 46 of 97. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Countdown #51
2. Countdown #50
3. Countdown #49
4. Countdown #48
5. Countdown #47
6. Countdown #46
7. Countdown #45
8. Countdown #44
9. Countdown #43
10. Countdown #42
11. Countdown #41
12. Countdown #40
13. Countdown #39
14. Countdown #38
15. Countdown #37
16. Countdown #36
17. Countdown #35
18. Action Comics #852
19. Countdown #34
20. Countdown #33
21. Countdown #32
22. Countdown #31
23. Action Comics #853
24. The All New Atom #14
25. Black Adam: The Dark Age #1
26. Action Comics #854
27. Outsiders: Five of a Kind - Martian Manhunter / Thunder #1
28. Countdown to Adventure #1
29. Outsiders: Five of a Kind - Wonder Woman / Grace #1
30. Countdown #30
31. Countdown #29
32. Countdown #28
33. Countdown #27
34. Countdown #26
35. 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen #1
36. The All New Atom #15
37. Black Adam: The Dark Age #2
38. Countdown to Mystery #1
39. Countdown to Adventure #2
40. Countdown #25
41. Countdown #24
42. Countdown #23
43. Countdown #22
44. Detective Comics #837
45. Black Adam: The Dark Age #3
46. Death of the New Gods #1
47. Countdown Presents: Lord Havok & the Extremists #1
48. Countdown to Adventure #3
49. Countdown to Mystery #2
50. Countdown #21
51. Countdown #20
52. Countdown #19
53. Countdown #18
54. Black Adam: The Dark Age #4
55. Countdown to Mystery #3
56. Countdown to Adventure #4
57. Countdown Presents: Lord Havok & the Extremists #2
58. Countdown #17
59. Countdown #16
60. Countdown #15
61. Countdown #14
62. Countdown #13
63. Salvation Run #1
64. Countdown: Arena #1
65. Black Adam: The Dark Age #5
66. Countdown: Arena #2
67. Countdown: Arena #3
68. Countdown to Adventure #5
69. Countdown: Arena #4
70. Countdown to Mystery #4
71. Countdown Presents: Lord Havok & the Extremists #3
72. Countdown #12
73. Countdown #11
74. Countdown #10
75. Countdown #9
76. Countdown Presents: Lord Havok & the Extremists #4
77. Countdown to Mystery #5
78. Black Adam: The Dark Age #6
79. Countdown to Adventure #6
80. Countdown #8
81. Countdown #7
82. Countdown #6
83. Countdown #5
84. Salvation Run #4
85. Countdown Presents: Lord Havok & the Extremists #5
86. Countdown to Adventure #7
87. Countdown to Mystery #6
88. Countdown #4
89. Countdown #3
90. Countdown #2
91. Countdown #1
92. Death of the New Gods #7
93. Countdown Presents: Lord Havok & the Extremists #6
94. Countdown to Adventure #8
95. Countdown to Mystery #7
96. Countdown to Mystery #8
97. Salvation Run #7

Creators

Stories

• So Begins... The End · 30 pages

Publisher’s description

The title says it all! For months now readers have witnessed the unimaginable and unthinkable as New Gods across the DCU have seemingly died, with Lightray's death in COUNTDOWN the biggest of them all. Now, the carnage continues but the mystery and adventure is just beginning! Jim Starlin — master of the cosmic odyssey — writes and illustrates this epic tale of death and destruction on a scale never seen before. With a cast of hundreds and cameos by the entire DCU, this intergalactic 8-part series cannot be missed!

Reprinted in

The Death of the New Gods (2008), The Death of the New Gods (2009)