Story: "A Clash of Titans" (17 Pages)

Credits:

John Byrne (plot, script, pencils, inks, letters)
Lee Loughridge (colors)
Paul Kupperberg (edits)

Feature Characters:

Metron
Lightray
Mister Miracle II
Big Barda
Mark Moonrider
Beautiful Dreamer
Big Bear
Vykin the Black
Serifan (latter five as the Forever People; all nine last in New Gods Vol. 3 #15)

Guest Star:

Thor

Villain:

Tigra

Second Story: "Apokolips" (5 Pages)

Credits:

John Byrne (plot, script, pencils, inks, letters)
Lee Loughridge (colors)
Paul Kupperberg (edits)

Feature Characters:

Drax (Darkseid's brother; first appearance)
Izaya the Inheritor (Young Highfather)
Uxas (Darkseid before deification)
DeSaad (chronologically earliest appearance of all four)

Other Characters:

People of Apokolips (pre-Hunger Dogs; chronologically earliest appearance)

Comment: This is the first installment of a new feature telling stories of the New Gods from before Orion first came to Earth. The feature was dubbed "Tales of the New Gods" in #3, probably in homage of Jack Kirby's back-up feature in Marvel's Thor, "Tales From Asgard". This story is the first part of a four-part story telling the origin of Darkseid.