(December 1971-January 1972)

DC, 1971 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1971-10-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [character]
Editing
Jack Kirby

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Omega Effect! (Table of Contents)

The Forever People / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
X 247
Genre
superhero
Characters
Forever People [Big Bear; Serifan; Beautiful Dreamer; Mark Moonrider]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The inking was formerly credited to Mike Royer. Colletta attribution is confirmed in “The Thin Black Line,” page 83 and by the Kirby Museum:

http://www.whatifkirby.com/news/forever-people-issue-6-cover-photocopy
http://www.whatifkirby.com/news/new-creation-forever-people-issue-6-cover-…

The second link shows a more recent cover re-inking by Royer alongside the Colletta cover.

The Omega Effect!! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Forever People / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Mike Royer
Colors
?
Letters
Mike Royer

Job Number
X-234
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In a secluded area where the world of Apokolips has established Glorious Godfrey to preach the destructive creed of anti-life...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Forever People [Beautiful Dreamer; Mark Moonrider; Serifan; Big Bear; Vykin the Black]; Darkseid; Desaad; Sonny Sumo; Mother Box; Glorious Godfrey; Justifiers
Synopsis
Darkseid uses his Omega Beams on the Forever People, apparently killing all but Serifan.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inks credit from Scott Grammel. Royer lettering per Nick Caputo; previous indexer credited John Costanza.

Raid from Apokolips (Table of Contents: 2)

The Young Gods of Supertown / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
X-251
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We've arrived on New Genesis!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Serifan; Captain Ogur; Big Bear
Synopsis
Serifan and Big Bear stop Captain Ogur from shooting Supertown out of the sky.
Reprints
Keywords
New Genesis

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Buzzing in the Boom Tube / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Evanier; Steve Sherman
Letters
typeset

Job Number
X-246
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Since we can't answer or print every letter, we thought we'd try something different this issue...

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Bob Rozakis, Mike W. Barr, Bruce Long, John Cameron, James Kaston and Greg Hendrickson.

[Adventure Comics #75] (Table of Contents: 4)

Sandman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby (signed)
Inks
Joe Simon (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)

Job Number
X-224
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Thor ["Fairy Tales" Fenton] (villain); Starman [Ted Knight] [inset]
Reprints

The Villain from Valhalla! (Table of Contents: 5)

Sandman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Simon
Colors
?
Letters
Howard Ferguson
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
From the misty caverns of the past rises Thor, ancient god of thunder...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Police Chief Haines; Thor ["Fairy Tales" Fenton] (villain)
Synopsis
A former Professor of Metallurgy, who has invented clothing of lucite that is bullet-proof, disguises himself and his men as ancient Vikings to commit crimes. They then challenge the Police and Sandman to discover their whereabouts after divesting themselves of their distinctive garb.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Omega Effect!
    The Forever People
  2. 1. The Omega Effect!!
    The Forever People
  3. 2. Raid from Apokolips
    The Young Gods of Supertown
  4. 3. ["Since we can't answer or print every letter, we thought we'd try something different this issue..."]
    Buzzing in the Boom Tube
  5. 4. [Adventure Comics #75]
    Sandman
  6. 5. The Villain from Valhalla!
    Sandman
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Del Gruber
  • Merlin Haas
  • Tom Hardee
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore