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New Gods 7

NEW GODS #7

Cover Date: February-March 1972
Cover Price: $0.25

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Vince Colletta


Story: "The Pact!" (24 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Kirby
PencilsJack Kirby
InksMike Royer
LetteringMike Royer
EditingJack Kirby

Feature Character(s):

Izaya (makes contact with The Source and becomes Highfather)
Avia (first appearance; Izaya's wife; dies)
Izaya's son (sent to live on Apokolips; named Scott Free by Granny Goodness)
Orion (as a young boy; sent to live on New Genesis)

Villain(s):

Steppenwolf (first appearance; Darkseid's uncle; dies)
Darkseid
Queen Heggra (first appearance; ruler of Apokolips; dies)
Tigra (first appearance; Darkseid's second wife and mother of Orion)
Granny Goodness

Other Character(s):

Metron (acquires X-Element from Darkseid to power his Mobius Chair)

Location(s):

New Genesis
Apokolips

Story Reprinted in:

New Gods #4 (September 1984)
Jack Kirby's New Gods (1998)
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus #3 (2007)
Countdown Special: The New Gods #1 (March 2008)
DC Presents: Darkseid War 100 Page Spectacular #1 (February 2016)
The Fourth World Omnibus by Jack Kirby (2017)
New Gods by Jack Kirby (2018)


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Second Story: "Vykin the Black!" (2 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Kirby
PencilsJack Kirby
InksVince Colletta
LetteringJohn Costanza
EditingJack Kirby

Feature Character(s):

Vykin the Black

Villain(s):

A burrowing monster (first appearance; forced away by Vykin)

Other Character(s):

Stanga the Hermit (first appearance; warns Vykin of a possible menace)
Children of New Genesis (first appearance for all)

Story Reprinted in:

Jack Kirby's New Gods (DC, 1998 series) ([February] 1998)
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus #3 (2007)
The Black Racer and Shilo Norman Special (October 2017)
The Fourth World Omnibus by Jack Kirby (2017)
New Gods by Jack Kirby (2018)


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Third Story (reprint): "The Legend of Silent Bear" (9 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

EditingJack Kirby

Feature Character(s):

Manhunter

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from : Adventure Comics #76/4 (July 1942)


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