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Jack Kirby's New Gods #[nn]

DC · [February] 1998 · on sale 1997-12-17

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Identification plate

Series
Jack Kirby's New Gods (DC, 1998 series)
Issue
#[nn]
Publication date
[February] 1998
Key date
1998-02-00
On-sale date
1997-12-17
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$11.95; 16.95 CAD
Pages
308
Barcode
76194121223400111
ISBN
1-56389-385-1

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Why this issue matters

On the record: Eisner Award - Best Archival Collection (1998).

On the record: Harvey Award - Best Domestic Reprint Project (1998).

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby; colors: Jim AmashOrion
1-credits, title page2pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer, Vince CollettaMetron; Orion; Lightray
2Table of Contentstable of contents2pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike RoyerOrion; Forager
3Introductionforeword, introduction, preface, afterword4script: Mark Evanier; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer, Vince CollettaOrion; Forager; Young Gods of Supertown; Fastbak
4Orion Fights for Earth!comic story23script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: John CostanzaOrion (introduction); Lightray (introduction); Metron (introduction); Highfather [Izaya the Inheritor] (introduction); Para-Demons (introduction); Darkseid; Kalibak (introduction); Victor Lanza (introduction); Claudia Shane (introduction); Dave Lincoln (introduction); Harvey Lockman (introduction);
5This is Light Ray!illustration1script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: John CostanzaLightray; Highfather [Izaya the Inheritor]
6O' Deadly Darkseidcomic story22script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: John CostanzaOrion; Lightray; Highfather [Izaya the Inheritor]; Darkseid; Desaad; Mantis (cameo); Victor Lanza; Claudia Shane; Harvey Lockman; Dave Lincoln; Brola (introduction); The Deep Six (introduction, cameo)
7Death is the Black Racer!comic story23script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: John CostanzaOrion; Lightray; Metron; Victor Lanza; Claudia Shane; Dave Lincoln; Harvey Lockman; Intergang; Black Racer [Sgt. Willie Walker] (introduction); Sugar-man (death); Badger; Verna Johnson; Ray Johnson; Mother Box
8Kalibak the Cruel!illustration1script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: John CostanzaKalibak
9O'Ryan Gang and the Deep Sixcomic story22script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: John CostanzaMetron; Darkseid; Black Racer [Sgt. Willie Walker]; Esak; Highfather [Izaya the Inheritor]; Seagrin (dead); Verna Johnson; Ray Johnson; Dave Lincoln; Victor Lanza; Claudia Shane; Harvey Lockman; Mother Box; Snaky Doyle; Intergang; Slig; Country Boy (from In the Days of the Mob); Orion
10Spawncomic story22script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; letters: Mike RoyerOrion; Mother Box; Metron; Highfather [Izaya the Inheritor]; Kalibak; Dave Lincoln; Claudia Shane; Victor Lanza; Harvey Lockman; Sgt. Dan Turpin; Leviathan (introduction); Slig; Mother Box (death); Shark-Seed; Nolan
11The Glory Boat!!comic story26script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; letters: Mike RoyerOrion; Mother Box (Orion's); Lightray; Mother Box (Lightray's); Leviathan; The Deep Six [Jaffar (death); Shaligo (death); Trok (death); Gole (death); Pyron (death)]; Farley Sheridan; Richard Sheridan (death); Lynn Sheridan
12The Pact!comic story24script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; letters: Mike RoyerOrion (origin); Metron; Highfather [Izaya the Inheritor] (origin); Scott Free [Mister Miracle] (origin); Granny Goodness; Darkseid; Queen Heggra (first appearance, death); Tigra (first appearance); Avia (first appearance, death); Steppenwolf (first appearance, death); Parademons; Monitors
13The Death Wish of Terrible Turpin!comic story23script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; letters: Mike RoyerOrion; Lightray; Kalibak; Dan Turpin; Claudia Shane; Dave Lincoln; Matt Kiernan; Victor Lanza; Dolly Jarvis; Harold; Holly; Moretti
14Mantisillustration1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince CollettaMantis
15The Bug!comic story26script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; letters: Mike RoyerForager (introduction); Orion; Lightray; Mantis; Prime One (introduction, death); Eve Donner (introduction); Dave Lincoln; Queen Widow (introduction)
16Earth --- The Doomed Dominioncomic story22script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; letters: Mike RoyerOrion; Lightray; Forager; Mantis; Dave Lincoln; District Attorney J. Mason Hartwell; Shamus; Dan; Ralph
17Darkseid and Sons!comic story22script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; letters: Mike RoyerOrion; Lightray; Kalibak (death?); Desaad (death?); Darkseid; Black Racer [Sgt. Willie Walker]; Commissioner Matt Kiernan; Dave Lincoln; Claudia Shane; Verna Johnson; Ray Johnson
18Young Gods of Supertowncredits, title page1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack KirbyFastbak
19Kalibakillustration1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince CollettaKalibak
20Introducing Fastbak!comic story4script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: John CostanzaFastbak (introduction); Highfather [Izaya the Inheritor]; Monitors
21Vykin the Black!comic story2script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: John CostanzaVykin the Black; Stanga
22Beat the Black Racer!!comic story3script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike RoyerFastbak; Black Racer; Esak; Para-Demons
23Cover Gallerycredits, title page2pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack KirbyOrion
24The Black Racerillustration1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince CollettaBlack Racer [Sgt. Willie Walker]
25The New Gods #1cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Don HeckOrion
26The New Gods #2cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby; letters: Gaspar SaladinoOrion; Darkseid; Desaad; Brola
27The New Gods #3cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta, Jack KirbyOrion; Black Racer
28The New Gods #4cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: John CostanzaOrion; Claudia Shane; Victor Lanza; Dave Lincoln; Harvey Lockman
29The New Gods #5cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; letters: Mike RoyerOrion; Slig
30The New Gods #6cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Gaspar SaladinoOrion; Lightray
31The New Gods #7cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; letters: Gaspar SaladinoSteppenwolf; Izaya
32The New Gods #8cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; letters: Gaspar SaladinoOrion; Kalibak; Dan Turpin
33The New Gods #9cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; letters: Gaspar SaladinoLightray; Orion; Forager
34The New Gods #10cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; letters: Gaspar SaladinoOrion; Mantis; Forager
35The New Gods #11cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; letters: Gaspar SaladinoOrion; Kalibak; Black Racer [Sgt. Willie Walker]
36New Gods #1cover reprint (on interior page)2pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Thibodeaux; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Todd Klein; editing: Nicola CutiDarkseid; Orion; Mantis; Kalibak
37Back Cover to New Gods #2illustration1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Nicola CutiOrion; Lightray; Metron; Kalibak
38New Gods #2cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Nicola CutiBlack Racer [Sgt. Willie Walker]
39New Gods #3cover reprint (on interior page)2pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Nicola CutiLightray; Orion; Leviathan; The Deep Six [Slig; Jaffar; Shaligo; Trok; Gole; Pyron]; Richard Sheridan (dead)
40Back cover to New Gods #4illustration1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; letters: Mike Royer; editing: Nicola CutiIzaya; Steppenwolf
41New Gods #4cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Nicola CutiOrion; Terrible Turpin; Kalibak
42New Gods #5cover reprint (on interior page)2pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Thibodeaux; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Nicola CutiOrion; Lightray; Mantis; Forager
43New Gods #6cover reprint (on interior page)2pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: D. Bruce Berry; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Nicola CutiDarkseid; Orion; Lightray; DeSaad
44-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
45-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince CollettaDarkseid

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