Comic Title: New Gods #2
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: July 1984
On Sale Date: April 12, 1984 Newsstand Date April 12, 1984
Source: DC Releases, #2

Newsstand Date April 12, 1984
Source: Comic Reader, #217

Shipping Date March 20, 1984
Source: DC Releases, #2

Shipping Date March 20, 1984
Source: Comic Reader, #217

Shipping Date March 20, 1984
Source: Amazing Heroes, #43

Copyright Date March 20, 1984
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1984
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Shipping Date March 27, 1984
Source: Comics Journal, #88

Cover Price: $2.00
Page Count: 48
Editor: Nicola Cuti

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "O'Ryan Gang and the Deep Six"
Pages: 22

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

Writer/Penciller: Jack Kirby
Inker: Vince Colletta

Reprinted From:
New Gods #4 (1971)

Feature Character(s)

• New Gods (last appearance in New Gods #3; next appearance in New Gods #5)
• Orion (last appearance in New Gods #3; next appearance in New Gods #5)
• Highfather (last appearance in Forever People #7; next appearance in New Gods #5)
• Metron (last appearance in New Gods #3; next appearance in New Gods #5)

Supporting Character(s)

• Black Racer (last appearance in New Gods #3; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #115)
• Esak (first appearance; last appearance in Forever People #7; next appearance in New Gods #8)
• Dave Lincoln (last appearance in New Gods #3; next appearance in New Gods #5)
• Harvey Lockman (last appearance in New Gods #3; next appearance in New Gods #5)
• Victor Lanza (last appearance in New Gods #3; next appearance in New Gods #5)
• Claudia Shane (last appearance in New Gods #3; next appearance in New Gods #5)

Villain(s)

• Darkseid (last appearance in Forever People #6; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #116)
• Inter-Gang (last appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #141; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #143)
• Snaky Doyle and Country Boy (agents of Inter-Gangs; no further appearances)
• Deep Six (only Slig appears in this story; last appearance in New Gods #2; next appearance in New Gods #5)

Other Character(s)

• Seagrin (a warrior of New Genesis; as a corpse; no further appearances)
• Verna and Ray Johnson (last appearance in New Gods #3; no further appearances)
• Three police officers (Casey named; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story continues in New Gods #5.

Synopsis:
Orion and Dave Lincoln find the body of Seagrin, a warrior from New Genesis. Seagrin's Mother Box reveals that a jammer has been set up to shield agents of Apokolips from detection. Inter-Gang is in control of the jammer. Orion enlists the aid of his human friends to trick Inter-Gang into revealing the location of the jammer. Once it's located, Orion destroys it. Mother Box is then able to lead Orion to Slig of the Deep Six.