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.