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3June-July 1971
$0.15

The New Gods #3

DC · June-July 1971 · on sale 1971-04-20

First appearance: The Black Racer
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Identification plate

Series
The New Gods (DC, 1971 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
June-July 1971
Key date
1971-06-00
On-sale date
1971-04-20
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 The Black Racer - 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
0Death Is the Black Racer!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta, Jack Kirby; colors: Jack KirbyThe Black Racer First, Orion
2Death Is the Black Racer!comic story23script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: John CostanzaLightray, Dave Lincoln, Metron, Orion, Solis
3-letters page1script: Mark Evanier, Steve Sherman; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince CollettaOrion

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
New Gods #21984On eBay ›
Jack Kirby's New Gods #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-385-1		1998On 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 ›
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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