Comic Title: New Gods #1
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Feb/Mar 1971
On Sale Date: December 22, 1970 Newsstand Date December 22, 1970
Source: House Ad, Superman #232, Page 30

Newsstand Date December 22, 1970
Source: Direct Currents, Binky #77, Page 33

Copyright Date December 22, 1970
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack Kirby

Title: "Orion Fights for Earth"
Pages: 23

Feature(s):
New Gods (of Earth-1)

Writer/Penciller: Jack Kirby
Inker: Vince Colletta
Letterer: John Costanza

Reprinted In:
New Gods #1 (1984)
Jack Kirby's New Gods TPB (1998)
Millennium Edition:New Gods 1 (#24) (2000)
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2007)
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 1 TPB (2012)
DC Comics Presents:Darkseid War 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 (2016)
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus HC (2018)
New Gods by Jack Kirby TPB (2018)
Absolute Fourth World by Jack Kirby Vol. 1 HC (2020)

Feature Character(s)

• New Gods (first appearance; last appearance in DC Special Series #10; next appearance in New Gods #2)
• Orion (first appearance; last appearance in Forever People #7; next appearance in New Gods #2)
• Highfather (first appearance; last appearance in DC Special Series #10; next appearance in New Gods #2)
• Metron (first appearance; last appearance in Mister Miracle #9; next appearance in Forever People #7)
• Lightray (first appearance; last appearance in DC Special Series #10; next appearance in New Gods #2)

Villain(s)

• Darkseid (last appearance in Forever People #1; next appearance in New Gods #2)
• Kalibak (first appearance; next appearance in New Gods #5)
• Several Para-Demons (no further appearances)
• Soldiers of Apokolips (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Victor Lanza (an insurance broker; first appearance; next appearance in New Gods #2)
• Claudia Shane (a secretary; first appearance; next appearance in New Gods #2)
• Dave Lincoln (name not given in this story; first appearance; next appearance in New Gods #2)
• Harvey Lockman (name not given in this story; first appearance; next appearance in New Gods #2)
• A youth choir (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story continues in part in New Gods #2.

Synopsis:
Orion is summoned to New Genesis by Highfather. The Source wall reveals a message to both men, directing Orion to Apokolips, then to Earth. Orion arrives on Apokolips a short time later. He does battle with Para-Demons and other soldiers, but he discovers that Darkseid is absent. Kalibak remains in his master's stead. As Orion prepares to engage Kalibak in battle, Metron arrives.

Metron halts the battle and leads Orion to four humans which Darkseid has brought to Apokolips from Earth. Orion opens a Boom Tube and brings them back to Earth. Darkseid has already been active on Earth for some time in his attempts to find the Anti-Life Equation that will allow him to control the minds of all inhabitants of the universe.