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1February-March 1971
$0.15

The New Gods #1

DC · February-March 1971 · on sale 1970-12-22

First appearance: OrionFirst appearance: HighfatherFirst appearance: Metron
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Identification plate

Series
The New Gods (DC, 1971 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
February-March 1971
Key date
1971-02-00
On-sale date
1970-12-22
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Orion - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Highfather - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Metron - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lightray - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Kalibak - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Solis - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dave Lincoln - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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
0Orion Fights for Earth!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Gaspar SaladinoOrion First
2Orion Fights for Earth!comic story23script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: John CostanzaDarkseid, Highfather First, Kalibak First, Lightray First, Dave Lincoln First, Metron First, Orion First, Solis First
6DC Explodes in '71promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Mike Sekowsky, Neal Adams; inks: Dick Giordano, Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar Saladino
7-in-house column1letters: typeset
11A Visit with Jack Kirbytext article1script: Marvin Wolfman

Plus 9.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
New Gods #11984On eBay ›
Jack Kirby's New Gods #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-385-1		1998On eBay ›
Millennium Edition: New Gods 1 #[nn]2000On eBay ›
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus #1
ISBN 9781401213442		2007On eBay ›
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-3241-2		2011On eBay ›
DC Comics Presents: Darkseid War 100-Page Super Spectacular #12016On eBay ›
The Fourth World Omnibus by Jack Kirby #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-7475-7		2018On eBay ›
New Gods by Jack Kirby #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-8169-4		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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