Comic Title: Cosmic Odyssey #4
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1988
On Sale Date: October 25, 1988 Shipping Date October 25, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #9

Shipping Date October 27, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #151

Copyright Date November 25, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

Cover Price: $3.50
Page Count: 48
Editor: Mike Carlin

Title: "Death"
Pages: 48

Feature(s):
New Gods (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Jim Starlin
Penciller: Mike Mignola
Inker: Carlos Garzon
Letterer: John E. Workman, Jr.
Colorist: Steve Oliff

Reprinted In:
Cosmic Odyssey TPB (1992)
Cosmic Odyssey:The Deluxe Edition HC (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• New Gods (last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #3; next appearance in New Gods #1)
• Orion (last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #3; next appearance in New Gods #1)
• Lightray (last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #3; next appearance in New Gods #1)
• Highfather (last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #3; next appearance in Mister Miracle #2)
• Forager (dies in this story; last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #3; next appearance in New Gods #1)

Guest Star(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #3; next appearance in Batman #428)
• Batman (last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #3; next appearance in Detective Comics #592)
• John Stewart (last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #3; next appearance in Blasters Special #1)
• Martian Manhunter (last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #3; next appearance in Invasion #1)
• Starfire (last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #3; next appearance in New Teen Titans Annual #4)
• Demon (last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #3; next appearance in Spectre #23)
• Doctor Fate (last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #3; next appearance in Doctor Fate Annual #1)

Villain(s)

• Darkseid (last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #3; next appearance in New Gods #1)
• The anti-life entity (last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #3; no further appearances)
• DeSaad (last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #1; next appearance in New Gods #1)

Comments:
This story is continued from Cosmic Odyssey #3.

Synopsis:
Darkseid and Etrigan reach the dimension containing the anti-life entity. Darkseid attempts to destroy the entity, but quickly discovers that his power is insignificant compared to the creature. He attempts to escape into another dimension, but he and the Demon are pulled back by the entity. They are about to be killed, but Doctor Fate arrives with Highfather and Orion. The five beings combine their power to seal the entity in its own dimension. To accomplish this Doctor Fate is forced to cause the destruction of a neighboring dimension. The victors return to New Genesis to await word from Earth.

In Arizona, Batman and Forager disable the bomb that would destroy the planet and eventually the galaxy. The anti-life entity has taken over the body of Darkseid's minion whom Batman previously encounted in Gotham. The creature breaks Batman's leg and reactivates the bomb. Forager gives his own life to stop it. Batman then returns to New Genesis with Forager's corpse. When Orion makes a jest, Batman punches him in the face.

Meanwhile, John Stewart is upset at his own failures which led to the destruction of Xanshi. He contemplates suicide. J'onn sees Stewart put a gun to his own head and does nothing. When John backs down, the Martian Manhunter goads the Green Lantern into quitting. Almost to spite J'onn, Stewart puts his ring back on.

During the activities, Darkseid slips away and returns to Apokolips with the devices which captures aspects of the anti-life entity. Thus, he does not walk away empty-handed.