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Since the New Gods were introduced in 1971, by Jack "The King" Kirby. They have been featured in several comic book series. Here are (more or less) all of them.
Kirby introduced the Fourth World, the "universe" which houses the New Gods, in the pages of Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen via a brief cameo by Darkseid in #134. In subsequent issues, Darkseid loomed over the characters with two weapons: the Earth-based, yet Apokolips-armed, Intergang; and two of Darkseid's "monster-makers" from Apokolips, Mokkari and Simyan. But with the help of Superman himself, the heroes triumphed. By the time Kirby left the book (a run that featured more than just Fourth World threats), Intergang remained a part of the Superman mythos, while Mokkari and Simyan were blown up in their "Evil Factory" (they would later be cloned by mad scientist Dabney Donovan).
Shortly after his run on Jimmy Olsen began, the Fourth World titles were launched. They consisted of The Forever People, Mr. Miracle, and The New Gods.
The New Gods
| Issue # | Writer | Artist | Characters |
| #1 | Jack Kirby | Orion, Lightray, Metron, Highfather, Darkseid., Desaad, Kalibak, Victor Lanza, Claudia Shane, Dave Lincoln, Harvey Lockman |
| #2 | Orion, Darkseid, Victor Lanza, Claudia Shane, Dave Lincoln, Harvey Lockman, Desaad, Brola, Lightray, Deep Six, Mantis |
| #3 | Orion, Lightray, Black Racer, Victor Lanza, Claudia Shane, Dave Lincoln, Harvey Lockman |
| #4 | Orion, Metron, Black Racer, Darkseid, Kalibak, Seagrin, Victor Lanza, Claudia Shane, Dave Lincoln, Harvey Lockman, Esak, Slig of the Deep Six |
| #5 | Orion, Deep Six, Metron, Victor Lanza, Claudia Shane, Dave Lincoln, Harvey Lockman, Kalibak, Fastbak, Highfather |
| #6 | Orion, Lightray, Deep Six, Vykin |
| #7 | Darkseid, Highfather, Avia, Steppenwolf, Heggra, Metron, Tigra, Orion, Mr. Miracle, Fastbak, Black Racer |
| #8 | Orion, Kalibak, Victor Lanza, Claudia Shane, Dave Lincoln, Harvey Lockman |
| #9 | Orion, Lightray, Forager, Eve Donner, Queen-Widow, Prime-One, Mantis |
| #10 | Orion, Lightray, Mantis, Forager, Dave Lincoln |
| #11 | Orion, Lightray, Kalibak, Black Racer, Darkseid, Desaad, Dave Lincoln, |
Jack Kirby's run ended in 1972. Five years later, the New Gods returned in First Issue Special #13 and then in a book under a new title with the same numbering system.
Return of the New Gods
| Issue # | Writer | Artist | Characters |
| #12 | Gerry Conway | Don Newton | Orion, Metron, Lonar, Lightray, Jezebelle, Forager, Darksaeid, Maxwell Torch, Don Bradford, Nomak, Lorraine Hampton, Richard Roe, Debbi Drake |
| #13 | Orion, Metron, Highfather, Esak, Darkseid, Lightray, Maxwell Torch, Slig, Jaffar |
| #14 | Orion, Darkseid, Dr. Bedlam, Jezebelle, Forager, Highfather, Dave Lincoln, Claudia Shane, Maxwell Torch, Don Bradford, Esak, Gorgon |
| #15 | Rich Buckler | Orion, Jezebelle, Highfather, Lonar, Forager, Lightray, Lucifar, Darkseid, Nomak, Maxwell Torch, Richard Roe, Debbi Drake |
| #16 | Don Newton | Orion, Jezebelle, Forager, Lightray, Highfather, Darkseid, Dave Lincoln, Claudia Shane, Maxwell Torch, Titan, Gorgon, Esak |
| #17 | Orion, Jezebelle, Darkseid, Highfather, Forager, Desaad, Maxwell Torch, Titan, Lucifar |
| #18 | Orion, Jezebelle, Forager, Highfather, Metron, Lightray, Lucifar, Darkseid, Desaad, Kalibak, Brola, Bane, Don Bradford, Maxwell Torch, Lorraine Hampton, Richard Roe, Debbi Drake, Dave Lincoln, Claudia Shane |
| #19 | Darkseid, Desaad, Orion, Jezebelle, Forager, Metron, Lightray, Highfather, Antagonist, Maxwell Torch, Lorraine Hampton, Don Bradford, Dave Lincoln, Claudia Shane, Richard Roe |
This run of the New Gods, which saw new human hosts of the anti-life equation and the death of Lonar, has been ignored by writers over time (in particular, Jack Kirby in his Hunger Dogs graphic novel). So characters and events that occurred within this series, and in appearances like First Issue Special #13 and this story's conclusion in Adventure Comics #459 & #460, are most likely out of continuity; that is, they never really happened...
| First Issue Special | #13 | Orion, Highfather, Forager, Darkseid, Kalibak, Dr. Bedlam | Dennis O'Neil/Mike Vosburg |
| Adventure Comics | #459-460 | Orion, Highfather, Darkseid, Desaad, Lightray, Forager, Jezebelle, Metron, Antagonist, Don Bradford, Maxwell Torch, Richard Roe, Debbi Drake, Lorraine Hampton | Gerry Conway/Don Newton |
The world of the New Gods was not just limited to this one title. In 1971, Kirby also headed up the launch of the Forever People and Mister Miracle.
Forever People
| Issue # | Writer | Artist | Characters |
| #1 | Jack Kirby | Beautiful Dreamer, Mark Moonrider, Big Bear, Serifan, Vykin the Black, Infinity Man, Darkseid |
| #2 | Beautiful Dreamer, Mark Moonrider, Big Bear, Serifan, Vykin the Black, Desaad, Mantis, Don Bergman, Infinity Man, Darkseid |
| #3 | Beautiful Dreamer, Mark Moonrider, Big Bear, Serifan, Vykin the Black, Glorious Godfrey, Infinity Man, Darkseid, Desaad, Don Bergman |
| #4 | Beautiful Dreamer, Mark Moonrider, Big Bear, Serifan, Vykin the Black, Desaad, Darkseid, Sonny Sumo |
| #5 | Beautiful Dreamer, Mark Moonrider, Big Bear, Serifan, Vykin the Black, Sonny Sumo, Darkseid, Desaad, Lonar |
| #6 | Beautiful Dreamer, Mark Moonrider, Big Bear, Serifan, Vykin the Black, Glorious Godfrey, Sonny Sumo, Darkseid, Desaad |
| #7 | Beautiful Dreamer, Mark Moonrider, Big Bear, Serifan, Vykin the Black, Highfather, Esak, Metron, Glorious Godfrey, Lonar, Orion |
| #8 | Beautiful Dreamer, Mark Moonrider, Big Bear, Serifan, Vykin the Black, Darkseid, Desaad |
| #9 | Beautiful Dreamer, Mark Moonrider, Big Bear, Serifan, Vykin the Black |
| #10 |
| #11 | Beautiful Dreamer, Mark Moonrider, Big Bear, Serifan, Vykin the Black, Devilance the Pursuer, Infinity Man, Darkseid, Desaad |
Mister Miracle
| Issue # | Writer | Artist | Characters |
| #1 | Jack Kirby | Mr. Miracle, Oberon, Thaddeus Brown, Steel Hand |
| #2 | Mr. Miracle, Oberon, Granny Goodness |
| #3 | Mr. Miracle, Oberon, Dr. Bedlam |
| #4 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Dr. Bedlam |
| #5 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Virman Vundabar, Hydrik, Klepp |
| #6 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Funky Flashman, Mad Harriet, Lashina, Bernadeth, Stompa |
| #7 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Granny Goodness, Kanto, Lump, Hoogin |
| #8 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Granny Goodness, Lump, Lashina, Stompa, Mad Harriet, Bernadeth, Gilotina, Kanto, Virman Vundabar, Tigra |
| #9 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Granny Goodness, Himon, Auralie, Kreetin, Zep, Protector Willik, Metron, Darkseid |
| #10 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Bernadeth, Lashina, Mad Harriet, Stompa, Oberon, Ted Brown |
| #11 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Dr. Bedlam, Lashina, Bernadeth, Stompa, Ted Brown |
| #12 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Lashina, Bernadeth, Stompa, Ted Brown |
| #13 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Ted Brown |
| #14 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Lashina, Stompa, Ted Brown |
| #15 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Ted Brown, Shilo Norman |
| #16 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Shilo Norman, Ted Brown |
| #17 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Shilo Norman |
| #18 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Shilo Norman, Granny Goodness, Kanto, Virman Vundabar, Dr. Bedlam, Orion, Lightray, Highfather, Darkseid, Metron |
Jack Kirby's run on the Forever People, like the New Gods, ended in 1972, with the Forever People stranded in an alternate dimension, after the death of Infinity Man in combat with Devilance the Pursuer, a warrior of Apokolips.
But Kirby stayed on Mister Miracle until 1974. In 1977, the book was relaunched, with title and numbering system intact, and ran until it was cancelled in the infamous "DC Implosion" later that year.
| Issue # | Writer | Artist | Characters |
| #19 | Steve Englehart | Marshall Rogers | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Highfather, Dr. Bedlamn, Kanto, Granny Goodness, Virman Vundabar, Oberon |
| #20 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Dr. Bedlam, Kanto, Granny Goodness, Virman Vundabar, Oberon |
| #21 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Highfather, Himon, Darkseid, Granny Goodness |
| #22 | Mr. Miracle, Oberon, Darkseid, Highfather, Himon, Kanto |
| #23 | Steve Gerber | Mike Golden | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Orion, Highfather |
| #24 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Himon, Highfather, Ted Brown |
| #25 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Alianna, Granny Goodness, Ted Brown, Darkseid |
In 1977, after the cancellation of Mister Miracle, the New Gods family was basically homeless. They made various appearances in DC comics over the next 10 years, but there were not many significant events which involved the New Gods at all.
"In 1981, after stepping out of animation, Jack Kirby made a triumphant return to comics in 1981. He bagan at Pacific Comics in a creator owned venture. He wrote 13 issues of Captain Victory, which was obviously Orion's son. Their were many implications of his Fourth World. (Check out The Jack Kirby Collector #6. It is all-New Gods issue and talks at length about Captain Victory as related to New Gods and Fourth world.) Jack admited to many close colleagues that Captain Victory was Orion's son, the reason he was doing this a bit more covertly was because he didn't own his Fourth World creations at DC. Then DC called him and asked him to return to finish his saga. He returned and he wrote a finished part to the color New Gods reprint. Then he did a standard 24 page Hunger Dogs. There were some editorial problems because it seemed Jack wanted to kill of Orion or Darkseid...well no one knows for sure. So DC was afraid to tell Jack that they didn't want to lose publishable characters but they wanted to have him finish his epic. Obviously this would be a confict of interest as they wanted to use Darkseid in Super Powers. So they rearranged the original pages of the Hunger Dogs and had Jack write and draw extra pages. That is why only some of the pages, the original, are inked by Royer. And you'll notice huge Techno Kirby borders added to the regular comic size original pages in the Graphic Novel. Anyway, as compensation, DC began the Super Powers figures and Series. DC gave Kirby several sizable checks for the outstanding toy sales and thanking him."
My thanks to Stephen Michael Menendian for this addition to the New Gods Library!
In 1984, Kirby's run on the New Gods was reprinted in a Baxter format 6-issue run. The interesting part came when isue 6 came out: a new New Gods story! Not only was it new, but it led into Jack Kirby's graphic novel work, "The Hunger Dogs," released that same year. This was, technically, Kirby's conclusion to the New Gods saga, but two problems occurred:
- many people, even Kirby himself, admitted it wasn't the best ending there could have been, and...
- the "franchise" has generated a modest popularity that would keep the saga alive for years to come.
| New Gods [reprint series] #6 - "Even Gods Must Die" | Jack Kirby | Orion, Stompa, Lashina, Mad Harriet, Bernadeth, Granny Goodness, Darkseid, Desaad, Lightray, Steppenwolf, Kalibak, Mantis, Tigra |
| Hunger Dogs/DC Graphic Novel #4 | Jack Kirby | Orion, Darkseid, Himon, Bekka, Highfather, Lonar, Lightray, Esak, Metron |
Click here for a recent discussion about this very subject on rec.arts.comics.dc.universe...
Then in 1987, the New Gods received a boost in attention and popularity. When Legends, which involved the evil plotting of Darkseid in an attempt to discredit the heroes of Earth, proved successful and led the way to a new Justice League book, Mister Miracle and Oberon became members of the new team. He received his own one-shot special that year, courtesy of Mark Evanier and Steve Rude.
| Mr. Miracle special #1 | Mark Evanier | Steve Rude | Mr. Miracle, Oberon, Big Barda, Darkseid, Granny Goodness, Funky Flashman, Kalibak, Desaad |
A year later, Jim Starlin and Mike Mignola teamed to bring forth  , which teamed various heroes of Earth with various New Gods of both New Genesis and Apokolips.
| #1 | Jim Starlin | Mike Mignola | Orion, Lightray, Darkseid, Highfather, Forager, Metron, Lonar, Desaad |
| #2 | Orion, Lightray, Darkseid, Highfather, Forager |
| #3 | Orion, Lightray, Darkseid, Highfather, Forager |
| #4 | Orion, Lightray, Darkseid, Highfather, Forager, Desaad |
The mini-series (which introduced some things that have been "retconned" by others, namely the anti-life being) resulted in the launch of a brand new New Gods title, which ran from 1988 to 1990.
The New Gods vol.2
| Issue # | Writer | Artist | Characters |
| #1 | Mark Evanier | Paris Cullins | Orion, Lightray, Fastbak, Highfather, Darkseid, Desaad, Metron, Kalibak, Eve Donner, Wilson Gilmore, Jezebelle |
| #2 | Jim Starlin | Orion, Lightray, Metron, Highfather, Mantis, Queen-Widow, Prime-One, Forager II |
| #3 | Orion, Darkseid, Highfather, Commander, Lonar, Teledar, Madame Nature, Queen-Widow, Prime-One, Eve Donner, Lightray, Desaad, Iota, Cyborg-87 |
| #4 | Orion, Forager II, Mantis, Lightray, Eve Donner, Desaad |
| #5 | Mark Evanier | Orion, Forager II, Mantis, Darkseid, Lightray, Eve Donner, Desaad |
| #6 | Orion, Darkseid, Desaad, Highfather, Commander, Lonar, Teledar, Madame Nature, Lightray, Eve Donner, Dave Lincoln |
| #7 | Orion, Highfather, Darkseid, Lightray, Commander, Desaad, Kalibak |
| #8 | Orion, Highfather, Kalibak, Darkseid, Desaad, Tracker, Commander, Lightray, Harvey Lockman, Jovita, Dave Lincoln |
| #9 | Orion, Metron, Lightray, Jovita, Tracker |
| #10 | Orion, Darkseid, Kalibak, Desaad, Lightray, Tracker, Concord & Harmon |
| #11 | Orion, Highfather, Jovita, Darkseid, Desaad, Metron, Concord & Harmon, Commander |
| #12 | Orion, Darkseid, Jovita, Kalibak, Desaad, Highfather, Commander, Metron, Lightray, Tigra |
| #13 | Orion, Lightray, Eve Donner, Highfather, Dave Lincoln, Reflekktor |
| #14 | Orion, Reflekktor, Lightray, Eve Donner |
| #15 | Orion, Darkseid, Desaad, Dave Lincoln |
| #16 | Rick Hoberg | Orion, Lightray, Darkseid, Metron, Fastbak, Highfather, Infernius |
| #17 | Paris Cullins | Orion, Highfather, Lightray, Darkseid, Yuga Khan, Commander, Eve Donner, Dave Lincoln, Lump, Necromina |
| #18 | Orion, Lightray, Victor Lanza, Necromina, Mr. Miracle, Eve Donner, Highfather, Black Racer, Dave Lincoln |
| #19 | Rick Hoberg | Orion, Yuga Khan, Darkseid, Desaad, Metron, Highfather, Victor Lanza, Black Racer, Concord, Dave Lincoln |
| #20 | Orion, Darkseid, Yuga Khan, Commander, Highfather, Desaad, Jovita, Lightray, Metron, Dave Lincoln |
| #21 | Darkseid, Orion, Highfather, Yuga Khan, Metron, Lightray, Eve Donner, Lump |
| #22 | Metron, Desdemona, Highfather, Steppenwolf, Orion, Lightray |
| #23 | Steve Erwin | Darkseid, Ellis Ames, Agogg, Orion, Lightray, Desaad, Dave Lincoln |
| #24 | Orion, Lightray, Forever People, Maya, Tracker, E. Donald Rodman |
| #25 | Orion, Lightray, Forever People, Infinity Man, Maya, Darkseid, Desaad, E. Donald Rodman, Tracker, Black Racer |
| #26 | Rick Hoberg | Orion, Tracker, Darkseid, Desaad, Lightray, Metron, Necromina, Randall Rodman |
| #27 | Orion, Lightray, Darkseid, Dispatcher, Highfather, Metron |
| #28 | Orion, Lightray, Metron, Highfather, Dispatcher, Anne Flaherty |
Mister Miracle also enjoyed a surge in popularity thanks to his involvement in the (quite entertaining and amusing) Justice League title, which changed names from Justice League to Justice League International to Justice League America (then Justice League Europe was introduced, which later became Justice League International vol.2, but since ol' Scott Free wasn't part of that series, no further mention needs to be made)
He received his own series, his second, which ran from 1988 to 1991.
Mister Miracle vol.2
| Issue # | Writer | Artist | Characters |
| #1 | J.M. DeMatteis | Ian Gibson | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Dr. Bedlam |
| #2 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Dr. Bedlam, Highfather, |
| #3 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, the Dark, Highfather, Big Bear, Beautiful Dreamer, Vykin, Serifan, Mark Moonrider |
| #4 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, the Dark, Fyre, Highfather, Big Bear, Beautiful Dreamer, Vykin, Serifan, Mark Moonrider |
| #5 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, the Dark, Highfather, Big Bear, Beautiful Dreamer, Maya, Vykin, Serifan, Mark Moonrider |
| #6 | Mike McKone | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon |
| #7 | Len Wein | Joe Phillips | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon |
| #8 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Ted Brown |
| #9 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Ted Brown |
| #10 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Ted Brown |
| #11 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Ted Brown, Head, Funky Flashman |
| #12 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Ted Brown, Head, Funky Flashman |
| #13 | Mr. Miracle, Oberon, Funky Flashman, Big Barda |
| #14 | Doug Moench | Mr. Miracle, Oberon, Funky Flashman, Big Barda, Gasle & Cutler |
| #15 | Mr. Miracle, Oberon, Funky Flashman, Big Barda, Gasle & Cutler |
| #16 | Mr. Miracle, Oberon, Funky Flashman, Big Barda, Gasle & Cutler, Ted Brown |
| #17 | Mr. Miracle, Oberon, Darkseid, Granny Goodness, Lashina, Bernadeth, Mad Harriet, Stompa, Artemis, Funky Flashman, Big Barda, Gasle & Cutler, Ted Brown |
| #18 | Mr. Miracle, Oberon, Darkseid, Granny Goodness, Lashina, Bernadeth, Mad Harriet, Stompa, Artemis, Funky Flashman, Big Barda, Gasle & Cutler |
| #19 | Mark Bright | Mr. Miracle, Oberon, Big Barda, Darkseid, Gasle & Cutler |
| #20 | Ian Gibson | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon |
| #21 | Joe Phillips | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Shilo Norman |
| #22 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Highfather, Shilo Norman |
| #23 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Highfather, Shilo Norman, Funky Flashman |
| #24 | Ken Hooper | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Highfather, Shilo Norman, Lump, Fiona Leeway |
| #25 | Joe Phillips | Big Barda, Oberon, Highfather, Granny Goodness, Fiona Leeway |
| #26 | Mr. Miracle, Oberon, Shilo Norman, Big Barda, Fiona Leeway |
| #27 | Mr. Miracle, Shilo Norman, Oberon, Big Barda, Highfather, Orion, Lightray, Funky Flashman |
| #28 | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Shilo Norman, Highfather, Big Breeda |
The "resurrection" of the New Gods also included the Forever People's own limited series in 1988 (which preceded Mr. Miracle vol.2, as seen in Mr. Miracle's second story arc featuring characters introduced in this Forever People mini).
Forever People (limited series)
| Issue # | Writer | Artist | Characters |
| #1 | J.M. DeMatteis | Paris Cullins | Serifan, Bautiful Dreamer, Big Bear, Mark Moonrider, the Dark |
| #2 | Serifan, Bautiful Dreamer, Big Bear, Mark Moonrider, Vykin, Maya, don bergman, the Dark |
| #3 | Serifan, Bautiful Dreamer, Big Bear, Mark Moonrider, Vykin, Fyre, Maya, don bergman, the Dark |
| #4 | Serifan, Bautiful Dreamer, Big Bear, Mark Moonrider, Vykin, Fyre, Maya, don bergman, the Dark |
| #5 | Serifan, Bautiful Dreamer, Big Bear, Mark Moonrider, Vykin, Infinity Man, Fyre, Maya, don bergman, the Dark |
| #6 | Serifan, Bautiful Dreamer, Big Bear, Mark Moonrider, Vykin, Fyre, Maya, don bergman, the Dark |
After 1991, the New Gods family again had no titles of their own. But this time there seemed to be more various appearances throughout the DC Universe.
But that changed in 1995, when the New Gods were again given their own title.
Shortly after this title debuted, a one-shot special by Paul Kupperberg and Stefano Raffele, tying into the DCU's summer event "Underworld Unleashed," was released.
The New Gods vol.3
| Issue # | Writer | Artist | Characters |
| #1 | Rachel Pollack & Tom Peyer | Luke Ross | Orion, Kalibak, Darkseid, Metron, Highfather, Desaad, Granny Goodness |
| #2 | Orion, Darkseid, Highfather, Metron |
| #3 | Orion, Lightray, Metron, Highfather, Mother Herrae, K'zandr |
| #4 | Orion, Lightray, Highfather, Desaad, Pythia, Metron |
| #5 | Orion, Lightray, Highfather, Mother Herrae, Granny Goodness, Metron, Aarden, Sserpa |
| #6 | Rachel Pollack | Orion, Lightray, Mother Herrae, Atinai, Highfather, Darkseid, Dr. Bedlam, Kalibak, Desaad |
| #7 | Stefano Raffaelle | Orion, Highfather, Darkseid, Lightray, Atinai, K'zandr, Desaad |
| #8 | Dean Zachary | Orion, Lightray, Highfather, Darkseid, Atinai, S'ivaa, Sserpa, Aarden |
| #9 | Keith Giffen | Orion, Metron, Highfather, Darkseid, Atinai, Mother Herrae, S'ivaa, Desaad |
| #10 | Stefano Raffaelle | Orion, Darkseid, Highfather, Lightray, Desaad, S'ivaa, Aarden, Sserpa |
| #11 | Sergio Cariello | Orion, S'ivaa, Darkseid, Highfather, Lightray, Metron, Mother Herrae, Atinai, Desaad, Granny Goodness |
With issue #11, a change in the guard took place. John Byrne, who revamped Superman and was also known to change the face of the comic books he took over, took control of the New Gods with #12.
| Issue # | Writer | Artist | Characters |
| #12 | John Byrne | Metron, Orion, Lightray, Highfather, Darkseid, Takion |
| #13 | Metron, Takion, Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Orion, Victor Lanza, Dave Lincoln, Claudia Shane, Harvey Lockman, Desaad |
| #14 | Orion, Desaad, Victor Lanza, Dave Lincoln, Claudia Shane, Harvey Lockman, Forever People, Takion, Metron, Lightray, Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Highfather, Darkseid |
| #15 | Darkseid, Takion, Metron, Highfather, Victor Lanza, Dave Lincoln, Claudia Shane, Harvey Lockman, Forever People, Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Lightray |
In 1995, another player in the "New Gods game" was introduced: Takion, a human who, thanks to Highfather, became a living embodiment of the Source.
Takion
| Issue # | Writer | Artist | Characters |
| #1 | Paul Kupperberg | Aaron Lopresti | Takion, Highfather |
| #2 | Takion, Stayne, Darkseid (in the shadows) |
| #3 | Takion, Highfather |
| #4 | Takion, Arzaz |
| #5 | Takion, Highfather |
| #6 | Takion, Arzaz |
| #7 | Takion, Lightray, Arzaz, Nameless One |
To add to this "New Gods frenzy," Mister Miracle was again given his own series.
Mister Miracle vol.3
| Issue # | Writer | Artist | Characters |
| #1 | Kevin Dooley | Steve Crespo | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Orion, Lightray, Highfather, Black Racer, Volka, Granny Goodness, Myt, Vek |
| #2 | Mr. Miracle, Granny Goodness, Kalibak, Steppenwolf, Black Racer, Enkar, Avia, Big Barda, Lightray |
| #3 | Mr. Miracle, Lightray, Big Barda, Kalibak, Steppenwolf, Granny Goodness |
| #4 | Mr. Miracle, Steppenwolf, Kalibak, Granny Goodness, Big Barda, Black Racer, Highfather, Darkseid, Myt, Volka, Vek |
| #5 | Marshall Rogers | Mr. Miracle, Oberon, Big Barda |
| #6 | Mike Collins & Marshall Rogers | Big Barda, Mr. Miracle, Oberon |
| #7 | Steve Crespo | Mr. Miracle, Oberon, Hoogin, Sting |
These three titles, which all debuted in 1995, were cancelled in 1996. However all was not lost; not by a longshot. The cancellations of these books were done so that a single New Gods comic book, featuring the main players of these three books, would be published. The series, with "the King's" name right in the title, started up in 1997.
Jack Kirby's Fourth World
(Text in this pinky-lavender color indicates back-up story creative team)
| Issue # | Writer | Artist | Characters |
| #1 | John Byrne | John Byrne | Takion, Highfather, Avia, Steppenwolf, Darkseid, Tigra, Vayla, Granny Goodness, Mr. Miracle, Orion |
| #2 | John Byrne/John Byrne | John Byrne/John Byrne | Metron, Forever People, Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Tigra, Lightray, Thor, Kalkus/Drax, Uxas/Darkseid, Desaad |
| #3 | Darkseid, Lightray, Takion, Granny Goodness, Kanto, Highfather, Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Tigra, Victor Lanza, Dave Lincoln, Claudia Shane, Harvey Lockman, Forever People, Christine Little, Thor, Odin, Metron/Drax, Uxas/Darkseid, Heggra, Desaad |
| #4 | Victor Lanza, Dave Lincoln, Claudia Shane, Harvey Lockman, Lightray, Big Barda, Forever People, Metron, Highfather, Mr. Miracle, Thor, Takion, Black Racer, Orion/Drax, Uxas/Darkseid, Desaad |
| #5 | Lashina, Bernadeth, Mad Harriet, Stompa, Metron, Forever People, Orion, Highfather, Takion, Lightray, Big Barda, Darkseid, Ted Brown, Shilo Norman, Christine Little/Uxas/Darkseid, Desaad, Heggra, Tigra |
| #6 | Kalibak, Darkseid, Lonar, Celestia, Lightray, Mad Harriet, Lashina, Stompa, Bernadeth, Takion, Highfather, Orion, Big Barda, Forever People, Mr. Miracle, Shilo Norman, Ted Brown, Tigra, Kalkus, Desaad/Mr. Miracle, Fancy Goodbody |
| #7 | Lightray, Takion, Desaad, Highfather, Darkseid, Dave Lincoln, Victor Lanza, Black Racer, Orion, Forever People, Valkyra/Mr. Miracle, Fancy Goodbody |
| #8 | Forever People. Highfather, Odin, Big Barda, Mr. Miracle, Orion, Lightray/Metron, Mr. Miracle |
| #9 | John Byrne/Walt Simonson | John Byrne/Walt Simonson | Desaad, Granny Goodness, Virman Vundabar, Kanto, Kalibak, Lightray, Orion, Tigra/Granny Goodness, Iluthin/Kanto, Kanto-13 |
| #10 | Big Barda, Orion, Big Bear, Beautiful Dreamer, Lightray, Mr. Miracle, Oberon, Christine Little, Ted Brown, Shilo Norman, Metron, Desaad, Tigra, Takion/Iluthin/Kanto, Kanto-13, Claudia |
| #11 | Orion, Valkyra, Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Metron, Desaad, Beautiful Dreamer, Takion/Iluthin/Kanto, Claudia, Kanto-13 |
| #12 | John Byrne | Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon, Ted Brown, Christine Little, Shilo Norman, Takion, Beautiful Dreamer, Metron, Desaad, Orion, Lightray, Valkyra |
| #13 | John Byrne/Walt Simonson | John Byrne/Walt Simonson | Takion, Beautiful Dreamer, Metron, Desaad, Prodigan/Iluthin/Kanto, Kanto-13, Darkseid |
| #14 | John Byrne/John Byrne | John Byrne/Ron Wagner | Takion, Beautiful Dreamer, Metron, Desaad, Prodigan, Black Racer/Himon, Metron, Darkseid |
| #15 | Ted Brown, Dave Lincoln, Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Sister Sunlight/Heggra, Metron, Darkseid, Desaad, Steppenwolf |
| #16 | Black Racer, Kalibak, Forever People, Metron, Lightray, Takion, Tigra/Metron, Darkseid, Himon |
| #17 | John Byrne | Metron, Tigra, Valkyra, Orion, Ted Brown, Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Kalibak, Black Racer, Forever People, Drax |
| #18 | John Byrne/John Byrne | John Byrne/John Byrne | Metron, Orion, Takion, Granny Goodness, Virman Vundabar, Desaad, Kanto, Kalibak, Tigra, Darkseid/Drax/Infinity Man, Astorr/Infinity Man the First |
| #19 | Takion, Darkseid, Desaad, Virman Vundabar, Kanto, Granny Goodness, Lightray, Forever People, Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Highfather, Orion/Highfather, Forever People, Valkyra, Drax/Infinity Man |
| #20 | John Byrne | Forever People, Darkseid, Infinity Man, Highfather, Orion |
In early 1998, John Byrne announced his departure from DC, which resulted in a changing of the guard at Wonder Woman, his other regular DC title, and the cancellation of Jack Kirby's Fourth World. But again fans of the New Gods needed not to sorrow in the abandonment of the folks of New Genesis and Apokolips: Walt Simonson, who provided cover art for JKFW, was announced to be Byrne's replacement (Byrne himself said, somewhere, that if anyone else should do the New Gods, it should be Walt Simonson; I guess DC listened.)
In April 2000, his run began. :)
Orion
| Issue # | Writer | Artist | Characters |
| #1 | Walt Simonson | Orion, Darkseid, Desaad, Lightray, Kalibak, Tigra, Justeen |
| #2 | Orion, Darkseid, Desaad, Tigra, Joatt & Saraday, Captain Hathak |
| #3 | Walt Simonson | Walt Simonson/Frank Miller | Orion, Darkseid, Desaad, Tigra, Takion/Alba, Lakutha |
| #4 | Walt Simonson/Dave Gibbons | Orion, Darkseid, Desaad, Kalibak, Kanto, Takion, Billion-Dollar Bates, Big Bear, Mark Moonrider, Beautiful Dreamer/Lightray, Tatheta |
| #5 | Walt Simonson | Orion, Darkseid, Desaad, Kalibak, Kanto, Lightray, Glorious Godfrey, Fastbak, Esak, Granny Goodness, Lonar, Devilance the Pursuer, Mantis, Mark Moonrider, Big Bear, Vykin, Serifan, Beautiful Dreamer, Big Barda, Mr. Miracle, Oberon, Bernadeth, Lashina, Stompa, Mad Harriet, Dr. Bedlam, Himon, Amazing Grace, Takion, Mortalla, Justeen, Hoogin, Klepp, Infinity Man, Stanga the Hermit, Shaligo, Jaffar, Pyron, Slig, Trok, Gole, Odin, Jack Kirby |
| #6 | Walt Simonson/Eric Stephenson | Walt Simonson/Erik Larsen | Orion, Lightray, Mortalla, Kanto, Kalibak, Desaad, Takion/Darkseid |
| #7 | Walt Simonson | Orion, Mortalla, Kalibak, Desaad, Skrok |
| #8 | Walt Simonson/Jeph Loeb | Walt Simonson/Rob Liefeld | Orion, Mortalla, Desaad, Granny Goodness, Justeen, Kanto/Mantis, Big Bear, Mark Moonrider |
| #9 | Walt Simonson | Orion, Mortalla, Mark Moonrider, Big Bear, Serifan, Beautiful Dreamer, Lightray, Takion, Mantis, Desaad, Ericht |
| #10 | Walt Simonson | Orion, Sirius, Desaad, Lightray, Meteorra, Antinoos |
| #11 | Walt Simonson | Orion, Desaad, Lightray, Meteorra |
| #12 | Walt Simonson | Orion, Lightray, Desaad, Granny Goodness, Meteorra, Takion, Red-One, Mortalla, Darkseid, Pythia, Gedirath |
| #13 | Walt Simonson | John Byrne | Orion, Meteorra, Lightray, Metron, Darkseid, Gedirath, Mortalla, Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Oberon |
| #14 | Walt Simonson | John Byrne | Orion, Mortalla, Meteorra/Justeen, Lightray, Metron, Darkseid, Gedirath, Pythia, "Black Racer 2" |
| #15 | Walt Simonson | Orion, Darkseid, Lightray, Metron, "Black Racer 2", Desaad, Canis Major, Canis Minor |
| #16 | Walt Simonson | Orion, Clockwerx, Ecruos, "Tigra" |
| #17 | Walt Simonson | Orion, Clockwerx, Ecruos, "Tigra" |
| #18 | Walt Simonson | | Orion, Clockwerx, Canis Major, Darkseid, Control, Sleeth, Plackk, Blistom |
| #19 | Walt Simonson | Orion, Slig, Darkseid, Mortalla |
| #20 | Walt Simonson | Orion, Slig, Darkseid |
| #21 | Walt Simonson | Orion, Lightray, Metron |
| #22 | Walt Simonson | Orion |
| #23 | Walt Simonson | Orion |
| #24 | Walt Simonson | Orion, Metron, Darkseid, Mortalla, Justeen |
| #25 | Walt Simonson | Orion, Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Metron, Darkseid, Mortalla, Justeen |
Sadly, in May 2002, Walt's run ended, as did ORION.
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