The New Gods #1 Values

Publisher: DC, 1971

About The New Gods #1

First appearances of Orion, Lightray, Metron, High-Father, and Kalibak. Jack Kirby story, cover, and art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Orion Fights for Earth!

Characters: Orion

Pencils: Jack Kirby

Inks: Frank Giacoia ?; Don Heck ?

Colors: Gaspar Saladino

Letters: ?; Gaspar Saladino (logo design)

Notes: Orion figure taken from presentation piece, as seen at Kirby Museum: http://kirbymuseum.org/gallery/v/Gods/Orion.jpg.html. Information from Chrissie Harper and Henry Kujawa. Inks credit is in dispute. Logo design credit from Todd Klein, who notes that Kirby may have provided a layout of the logo.

STORY DETAILS

(2 Stories)

Title: Orion Fights for Earth!

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: Ages ago good and evil gods alike perish in the destruction of the home of the old gods. Now Orion, wielder of the Astro Force, is summoned to New Genesis by High-Father. Joined by Metron, they learn the task set for Orion by the Source. Orion is sent to Apokolips, New Genesis' opposite, where he learns that Darkseid, its ruler, is on Earth preparing to conquer it. Orion frees Lanza, Shane, Lincoln, and Lockman and flees to Earth. Orion's task is to stop Darkseid, who plans to mind-scan every human on Earth until he finds the one whose mind holds the secret of the coveted Anti-Life Equation.

Pages: 23.000

Script: Jack Kirby

Pencils: Jack Kirby

Inks: Vince Colletta

Letters: John Costanza

Notes: Fourth appearance of Darkseid in cameo; three weeks after FOREVER PEOPLE #1.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	7	17	54	55	92	114	164	195	231	290	258	295	272	265	308	262	89	0	0	2979
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	11
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	16
Total	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	7	18	56	55	92	119	164	196	234	293	261	295	275	269	316	264	91	0	0	3016

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