New Gods (4th Series)

    (DC, 1995-1997)
™ and ©1996 DC Comics, Inc.

After a long hiatus, Jack Kirby’s New Gods reappeared in 1995 for another go-round. The high-concept characters were created as a way for Kirby to tell a series of morality tales, and have obvious parallels from everything from the Bible to Greek myths. Like any Kirby creation, the New Gods also typically featured a mix of neat gizmos and overblown super-heroics. Unfortunately, this marriage of high concept and high action was not always a happy one, and although the characters enjoyed a loyal following, they were not always mainstream successes.

This fourth New Gods series attempts to update things somewhat, bringing the smart writing of Rachel Pollack and Tom Peyer to bear upon these notoriously difficult characters. The result is a well-paced, highly engaging series—although again, one with disappointing sales. John Byrne was brought in to redirect the series with issue #12, but by issue #15, this series had to call it quits.
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  • 1
    #1
    Oct 1995
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Rachel Pollack, Tom Peyer  ·  A: Luke Ross
    14 copies from $2.50
  • 2
    #2
    Nov 1995
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Rachel Pollack, Tom Peyer  ·  A: Luke Ross
    11 copies from $1.00
  • 3
    #3
    Dec 1995
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Rachel Pollack, Tom Peyer  ·  A: Luke Ross
    11 copies from $1.20
  • 4
    #4
    Jan 1996
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Rachel Pollack, Tom Peyer  ·  A: Luke Ross
    8 copies from $0.65
  • 5
    #5
    Feb 1996
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Rachel Pollack, Tom Peyer  ·  A: Luke Ross
    1st Appearance of Aarden
    7 copies from $1.00
  • 6
    #6
    Mar 1996
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Rachel Pollack  ·  A: Luke Ross
    5 copies from $1.00
  • 7
    #7
    Apr 1996
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Rachel Pollack  ·  A: Stefano Raffaele
    Luke Ross pin-up; Luke Ross pin-up follows story
    5 copies from $1.25
  • 8
    #8
    Jun 1996
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Rachel Pollack  ·  A: Dean Zachary
    3 copies from $1.00
  • 9
    #9
    Jul 1996
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Rachel Pollack  ·  A: Keith Giffen
    3 copies from $2.50
  • 10
    #10
    Aug 1996
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Rachel Pollack  ·  A: Stefano Raffaele
    3 copies from $3.50
  • 11
    #11
    Sep 1996
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Rachel Pollack  ·  A: Sergio Cariello
    4 copies from $2.50
  • 12
    #12
    Nov 1996
    Cover: $0.99
    W: John Byrne  ·  A: John Byrne
    10 copies from $0.83
  • 13
    #13
    Dec 1996
    Cover: $1.95
    W: John Byrne  ·  A: John Byrne
    5 copies from $2.98
  • 14
    #14
    Jan 1997
    Cover: $1.95
    W: John Byrne  ·  A: John Byrne
    2 copies from $4.98
  • 15
    #15
    Feb 1997
    Cover: $1.95
    W: John Byrne  ·  A: John Byrne
    Final issue
    1 copy for $4.98