New Gods #1

(June 1984)

Hello, Again! (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Kirby

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Vince Colletta

Letters

John Costanza

Characters

Jack Kirby

Indexer Notes

inside front cover.

Orion Fights for Earth! (Table of Contents: 2)

New Gods / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Kirby

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

Anthony Tollin

Letters

John Costanza

Editing

Jack Kirby (original editor)

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)

Reprints

• from The New Gods (DC, 1971 series) #1 (February-March 1971)

This Is Lightray! (Table of Contents: 3)

New Gods / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Kirby

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Editing

Jack Kirby (original editor)

Job Number

X-108

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lightray; Highfather [Izaya the Inheritor]

Reprints

• from The New Gods (DC, 1971 series) #4 (August-September 1971)

O' Deadly Darkseid (Table of Contents: 4)

New Gods / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Kirby

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

Anthony Tollin

Letters

John Costanza

Editing

Jack Kirby (original editor)

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)

Reprints

• from The New Gods (DC, 1971 series) #2 (April-May 1971)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Source / text article / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Evanier

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Vince Colletta

Colors

? (blue only)

Letters

typeset

Job Number

L-1619

Characters

The Black Racer

Indexer Notes

A blue outline of the Black Racer from New Gods (DC, 1971 series) #3, page 10 is laid over a portion of the article.

The Black Racer Is Coming! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[New Gods #1] (Table of Contents: 7)

New Gods / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Letters

?; Gaspar Saladino (logo design)

Editing

Jack Kirby (original editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Orion

Reprints

• from The New Gods (DC, 1971 series) #1 (February-March 1971) [black and white]

Indexer Notes

Orion figure taken from presentation piece, as seen at Kirby Museum:
http://kirbymuseum.org/gallery/v/Gods/Orion.jpg.html
Additional info per Chrissie Harper and Henry Kujawa. Previous indexer listed Don Heck as inker.
Logo design credit from Todd Klein, who notes that Kirby may have provided a layout of the logo.

[New Gods #2] (Table of Contents: 8)

New Gods / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kirby (signed)

Inks

Vince Colletta

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Editing

Jack Kirby (original editor)

Job Number

X-144

Genre

superhero

Characters

Orion; Darkseid; Desaad; Brola

Reprints

• from The New Gods (DC, 1971 series) #2 (April-May 1971) [black and white]

Indexer Notes

Although the cover is credited soley to Jack Kirby, the inking is clearly by Vince Colletta. His attribution is verified in "The Thin Black Line", pages 78-79. Colletta was inking all the 4th World stories at this time.