Comic Title: New Gods #7
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1989
On Sale Date: July 4, 1989 Shipping Date July 4, 1989
Source: Previews, #4

Shipping Date July 6, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #168

Direct Market Date July 6, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #106

Copyright Date July 4, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $1.50
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mike Carlin

Title: "Bloodline Part One"
Pages: 23

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

Writer: Mark Evanier
Plotter/Penciller: Paris Cullins
Inker: Will A. Blyberg
Letterer: Robert M. Pinaha
Colorist: Eugene D'Angelo

Reprinted In:
New Gods:Bloodlines TPB (2021)

Feature Character(s)

• New Gods (last appearance in New Gods #6; next appearance in New Gods #8)
• Orion (last appearance in New Gods #6; next appearance in New Gods #8)
• Highfather (last appearance in New Gods #6; next appearance in New Gods #8)
• Lightray (last appearance in New Gods #6; next appearance in New Gods #8)

Supporting Character(s)

• Commander Gideon (last appearance in New Gods #6; next appearance in New Gods #8)

Villain(s)

• Darkseid (last appearance in New Gods #6; next appearance in New Gods #8)
• DeSaad (last appearance in New Gods #6; next appearance in New Gods #8)
• Kalibak (last appearance in New Gods #1; next appearance in New Gods #8)

Other Character(s)

• The Dreggs of Apokolips (last appearance in New Gods #6; next appearance in New Gods #8)
• A man in a gold mask (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Steppenwolf (in flashback)
• Scott Free (in flashback)
• Tiggra (in flashback)
• The Norse gods (in flashback; Lokee and Wotan named)

Comments:
This story is continued in part from New Gods #6 and continues in New Gods #8.

Synopsis:
Orion awakens on Apokolips after being teleported by Darkseid's omega beams. He finds himself in the company of the Dreggs and a man in a golden mask. The man tell him the history of the old gods. From their downfall Apokolips and New Genesis were created. As the history lesson continues, the man tells the story of the pact which sent Orion to be raised on New Genesis. The man mentions Orion's mother Tiggra. Orion then interrupts the tale and storms off to find his mother.

Darkseid watches as Orion searches the depths of Apokolips for his mother's location. He dispatches Kalibak to fight him. Orion prevails, then continues his quest.

On New Genesis, Highfather summons Lightray. He is dealing with a crisis of faith as the Commander has been sowing the seeds of discord with Izaya's rule.