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9June-July 1972
$0.25

The New Gods #9

DC · June-July 1972 · on sale 1972-04-18

First appearance: Forager
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Identification plate

Series
The New Gods (DC, 1971 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
June-July 1972
Key date
1972-06-00
On-sale date
1972-04-18
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Forager - 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
0The Bug!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; letters: Gaspar SaladinoForager First, Lightray, Orion
1The Bug!comic story26script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer; letters: Mike RoyerForager First, Lightray, Dave Lincoln, Mantis, Orion
2-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
3Adventure Comics #78 Covercover reprint (on interior page)1script: Mark Evanier; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; letters: Ben Oda; editing: Whitney EllsworthWesley Dodds, Sandy Hawkins, Paul Kirk, Ted Knight, Manhunter, The Sandman, Sandy the Golden Boy, Starman
4The Lady and the Tigercomic story9script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; letters: Howard Ferguson; editing: Whitney EllsworthPaul Kirk, Manhunter
5-letters page2script: Mark Evanier, Steve Sherman; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta

Where to read it

CollectionYear
New Gods #51984On eBay ›
Jack Kirby's New Gods #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-385-1		1998On eBay ›
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-1485-2		2008On eBay ›
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-3535-2		2007On 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

‹ #89 of 19#10 ›

Sources

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