- Pencils
- Jack Kirby; Bruce Timm
- Inks
- Vince Colletta; Bruce Timm
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza; typeset
- Characters
- Darkseid; Jack Kirby
Title and credits, includes illustration from The New Gods #1. Also includes a Jack Kirby icon by Bruce Timm.
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby; Bruce Timm
- Inks
- Vince Colletta; Bruce Timm
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Jack Kirby
Indicia and publisher information with illustration from The New Gods #2. Also includes a Jack Kirby icon by Bruce Timm superimposed on the illustration.
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (logo design)
- Job Number
- X-102
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion
- Reprints
Table of Contents for this collection erroneously credits inks to Don Heck.
Logo design credit from Todd Klein, who notes that Kirby may have provided a layout of the logo.
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Job Number
- X-107
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion (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); The "Source" (introduction); New Genesis (introduction); Apokolips (first appearance)
- Synopsis
- Orion frees Lanza, Shane, Lincoln, and Lockman from Darkseid.
- Reprints
Fourth appearance of Darkseid in cameo.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Job Number
- X-144
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Darkseid; Desaad; Brola
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Bruce Timm
- Inks
- Bruce Timm
- Colors
- ?
- Characters
- Jack Kirby
Page filled with a repeating pattern of icons of Jack Kirby by Bruce Timm.
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Job Number
- X-117
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Lightray; Izaya [as High Father]; Darkseid; Desaad; Mantis (cameo); Victor Lanza; Claudia Shane; Harvey Lockman; Dave Lincoln; Brola (introduction); The Deep Six (introduction, cameo)
- Synopsis
- Orion explains the nature of the war against Darkseid to Lanza, Shane, Lincoln, and Lockman.
- Reprints
Second full appearance of Darkseid.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (pencils and photo montage)
- Inks
- Vince Colletta; Jack Kirby (photo montage)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- X-168
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Black Racer
- Reprints
Photo montage background by Jack Kirby.
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Job Number
- X-142
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Lightray; Metron; Victor Lanza; Claudia Shane; Dave Lincoln; Harvey Lockman; Intergang; Black Racer [also appears as Sgt. Willie Walker] (introduction); Sugar-man (death); Badger; Verna Johnson; Ray Johnson; Mother Box
- Synopsis
- The Black Racer comes to earth and takes possession of the body of Willie Walker.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza ?
- Job Number
- X179
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Claudia Shane; Victor Lanza; Dave Lincoln; Harvey Lockman
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Bruce Timm
- Inks
- Bruce Timm
- Colors
- ?
- Characters
- Jack Kirby
Page filled with a repeating pattern of icons of Jack Kirby by Bruce Timm.
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Job Number
- X-162
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Metron; Darkseid; Black Racer [also as 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
- Synopsis
- Orion stops Inter-Gang and their "Jammer."
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mike Royer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Mike Royer
- Job Number
- X-211
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Slig
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Bruce Timm
- Inks
- Bruce Timm
- Colors
- ?
- Characters
- Jack Kirby
Page filled with a repeating pattern of icons of Jack Kirby by Bruce Timm.
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mike Royer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Mike Royer
- Job Number
- X-190
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; 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
- Synopsis
- Orion battles Slig and the Deep Six. Kalibak arrives on Earth looking for Orion.
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Job Number
- X-231
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fastbak (introduction); Highfather [Izaya the Inheritor]; Monitors
- Synopsis
- Fastbak test his Aero-Pads and evades the Monitors.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Job Number
- X249
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Lightray
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Bruce Timm
- Inks
- Bruce Timm
- Colors
- ?
- Characters
- Jack Kirby
Page filled with a repeating pattern of icons of Jack Kirby by Bruce Timm.
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mike Royer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Mike Royer
- Job Number
- X-241
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; 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
- Synopsis
- Lightray and Orion battle the Deep Six while Farley and Richard Sheridan learn more about each other's views.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mike Royer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Job Number
- X-270
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Steppenwolf; Izaya
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Bruce Timm
- Inks
- Bruce Timm
- Colors
- ?
- Characters
- Jack Kirby
Page filled with a repeating pattern of icons of Jack Kirby by Bruce Timm.
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mike Royer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Mike Royer
- Job Number
- X-269
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion (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
- Synopsis
- The history of the war between New Genesis and Apokolips is told, and the pact made between Izaya and Darkseid that brought a temporary peace between the two.
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Job Number
- X-267
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Vykin the Black; Stanga
- Synopsis
- Vykin stops a monster in the tunnels under New Genesis.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mike Royer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Job Number
- X-299
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Kalibak; Dan Turpin
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Bruce Timm
- Inks
- Bruce Timm
- Colors
- ?
- Characters
- Jack Kirby
Page filled with a repeating pattern of icons of Jack Kirby by Bruce Timm.
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mike Royer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Mike Royer
- Job Number
- X-297
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Lightray; Kalibak; Dan Turpin; Claudia Shane; Dave Lincoln; Matt Kiernan; Victor Lanza; Dolly Jarvis; Harold; Holly; Moretti
- Synopsis
- Kalibak and Orion battle, doing massive destruction, while Turpin and the Metropolis police force try to stop them.
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- X-298
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fastbak; Black Racer; Esak; Para-Demons
- Synopsis
- Fastbak races Black Racer for the life of Esak.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mike Royer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Job Number
- X-323
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lightray; Orion; Forager
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Bruce Timm
- Inks
- Bruce Timm
- Colors
- ?
- Characters
- Jack Kirby
Page filled with a repeating pattern of icons of Jack Kirby by Bruce Timm.
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mike Royer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Mike Royer
- Job Number
- X-322
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Forager (introduction); Orion; Lightray; Mantis; Prime One (introduction, death); Eve Donner (introduction); Dave Lincoln; Queen Widow (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Forager is given the task of searching out Orion and help him stop Mantis from mobilizing all the bugs into a large army.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mike Royer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Job Number
- X-332
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Mantis; Forager
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Bruce Timm
- Inks
- Bruce Timm
- Colors
- ?
- Characters
- Jack Kirby
Page filled with a repeating pattern of icons of Jack Kirby by Bruce Timm.
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mike Royer
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- Mike Royer
- Job Number
- X-331
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Lightray; Forager; Mantis; Dave Lincoln; District Attorney J. Mason Hartwell; Shamus; Dan; Ralph
- Synopsis
- Mantis and his bug army invade Earth.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mike Royer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino ?
- Job Number
- X-345
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Kalibak; Black Racer [Sgt. Willie Walker]
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mike Royer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Mike Royer
- Job Number
- X-344
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Lightray; Kalibak; Desaad; Darkseid; Black Racer [Sgt. Willie Walker]; Commissioner Matt Kiernan; Dave Lincoln; Claudia Shane; Verna Johnson; Ray Johnson
- Synopsis
- Kalibak escapes police custody and battles Orion. Kalibak is killed and taken by the Black Racer.
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mike Royer
- Colors
- Drew Moore (color reconstruction); ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Darkseid; Orion
- Reprints
Reprint of a DC house ad from 1984 for New Gods (DC, 1984 series).
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- D. Bruce Berry
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- D. Bruce Berry
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion (death ?); Mekkanoids; Lashina; Mad Marriet; Stompa; Bernadeth; Granny Goodness; Darkseid; DeSaad (resurrection); Lightray; Steppenwolf (resurrection); Kalibak (resurrection); Mantis (resurrection); Tigra
- Synopsis
- Orion and Lightray invade Apokolips.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Boom Tube
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Greg Theakston (signed)
- Colors
- Greg Theakston ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Darkseid; Himon; Hunger Dogs
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- D. Bruce Berry; Mike Royer; Greg Theakston
- Colors
- Greg Theakston; Bill Wray; Tony Dispoto
- Letters
- D. Bruce Berry; Mike Royer
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Darkseid; Hunger Dogs; Orion; Himon (death); Mother Box; Lightray; High Father [Izaya, the Inheritor]; Bekka (introduction); Lonar; Thunderer; Esak (death); Tigra; Metron
- Synopsis
- Darkseid launches an attack against New Genesis. New Genesis is destroyed by High Father's counter move and Apokolips is heavily damaged.
- Reprints
This story contains revised and reordered pages from Kirby's original conclusion to his New Gods saga -- printed as pages 12-18, 31-46 here -- originally submitted to DC for inclusion in New Gods (DC, 1984 series) #6.
For more information, see The Jack Kirby Collector #6 or The Collected Jack Kirby Collector, Vol. 1.
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Job Number
- X-108
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lightray; Highfather [Izaya the Inheritor]
- Reprints
- Script
- Len Wein
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Greg Theakston
- Colors
- Len Wein; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Deep Six [Gole; Jaffar; Shallgo; Slig; Trok; Kurin]
- Reprints
- Script
- Marv Wolfman (contributing writer); Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Kesel (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Greg Theakston
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Metron; Orion (background); Lightray (background); Darkseid (background)
- Reprints
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Gary Cohn (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Kesel (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Greg Theakston
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- New Genesis; Highfather; Supertown; The Park; Memorial Statues; The World Below
- Reprints
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Gary Cohn (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Kesel (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Greg Theakston
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- New Gods [Aria; Bekka; Big Barda; Black Racer; Darkseid; DeSaad; Doctor Bedlam; Esak; Fastbak; Forager; Glorious Godfrey; Granny Goodness; Heggra; Highfather; Himon; Kalibak; Kanto; Lightray; Lonar; Mantis; Metron; Mister Miracle; Mokkari; Orion; Devilance the Pursuer; Simyan; Steppenwolf; Tiggra; Virmin Vundabar]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Kupperberg (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); Barbara Kesel (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Greg Theakston
- Colors
- Drew Moore
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- Robert Greenberger (original editor); Len Wein (original contributing editor); Marv Wolfman (original consulting editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion Lightray (background); Highfather [Izaya the Inheritor] (background); Kalibak (background)
- Reprints
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (contributing writer); Joey Cavalieri (contributing writer); Paul Levitz (contributing writer); John Ostrander (contributing writer); Bob Rozakis (contributing writer); Greg Weisman (contributing writer); E. Nelson Bridwell (contributing writer); Peter Sanderson (contributing writer); Todd Klein (contributing writer)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin; Len Wein; Tatjana Wood; Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Steppenwolf
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Mike Thibodeaux (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino; Todd Klein (logo design)
- Job Number
- C-710
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Darkseid; Orion; Mantis; Kalibak
- Reprints
Originally presented as a wrap-around cover
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mike Royer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Lightray; Metron; Kalibak
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Mike Royer (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Job Number
- C-729
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Racer
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Mike Royer (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lightray; Orion; Leviathan; some of the Deep Six ?
- Reprints
Originally presented as a wrap-around cover
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Mike Royer (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino ?; typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Terrible Turpin; Kalibak
- Reprints
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Mike Thibodeaux (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Forward! The Earth is ours!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Lightray; Mantis; Forager
- Reprints
Originally presented as a wrap-around cover
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- D. Bruce Berry (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Darkseid; Orion; Lightray; DeSaad
- Reprints
Originally presented as a wrap-around cover
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Don Heck
- Colors
- Jack Kirby
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lightray; Orion; Mantis; Mister Miracle [Scott Free]; Darkseid; Metron
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Letters
- Mike Royer
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Farley Sheridan; Lynn Sheridan; Richard Sheridan
- Reprints
The original penciled page for The New Gods (DC, 1971 series) #6 page 5.
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Letters
- Mike Royer
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Lightray
- Reprints
The original penciled page for The New Gods (DC, 1971 series) #6 page 8.
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Letters
- Mike Royer
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Leviathan; The Deep Six [Shaligo; Trok; Gole; Pyron]
- Reprints
The original penciled page for The New Gods (DC, 1971 series) #6 page 24.
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Letters
- Mike Royer
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Lightray; Richard Sheridan (dead)
- Reprints
The original penciled page for The New Gods (DC, 1971 series) #6 page 25.
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Letters
- Jack Kirby
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Lightray; Eve Donner
- Reprints
The original penciled page for The New Gods (DC, 1971 series) #9 page 21.
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Letters
- Jack Kirby
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Mantis; Forager
- Reprints
The original penciled page for cover to The New Gods (DC, 1971 series) #10.
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Letters
- Jack Kirby
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Forager
- Reprints
The original penciled page for The New Gods (DC, 1971 series) #10 page 5.
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Letters
- Jack Kirby
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion; Terrible Turpin; Kalibak
- Reprints
The original penciled page for the cover of New Gods (DC, 1984 series) #4.
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Letters
- Jack Kirby
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Himon; Darkseid
- Reprints
The original penciled page for DC Graphic Novel (DC, 1983 series) #4 - The Hunger Dogs page 11.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mike Royer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Orion
Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes illustration from The New Gods #5.