Comic Title: New Gods #1
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: February 1989
On Sale Date: January 10, 1989 Shipping Date January 10, 1989
Source: Direct Currents, #12

Direct Market Date January 12, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #82

Copyright Date January 17, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Shipping Date November 15, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #152

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

Title: "Hordes"
Pages: 24

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

Writer: Mark Evanier
Plotter/Penciller: Paris Cullins
Inker: Robert Lewis
Letterer: Robert M. Pinaha
Colorist: Thomas J. Ziuko

Reprinted In:
New Gods:Bloodlines TPB (2021)

Feature Character(s)

• New Gods (last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #4; next appearance in New Gods #2)
• Orion (last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #4; next appearance in New Gods #2)
• Highfather (last appearance in Mister Miracle #5; next appearance in New Gods #2)
• Metron (last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #1; next appearance in New Gods #2)
• Lightray (last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #4; next appearance in New Gods #2)
• Fastbak (named spelled Fastback once in this story; last appearance in Warlord Annual #6; next appearance in New Gods #16)
• Jezebel (first post-Crisis appearance; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Forager (as a corpse; last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #4; next appearance in New Gods #2)

Supporting Character(s)

• Eve Donner (first post-Crisis appearance; next appearance in New Gods #3)
• Dave Lincoln (first post-Crisis appearance; next appearance in New Gods #6)

Villain(s)

• Kalibak (last appearance in Action Comics #600; next appearance in New Gods #6)
• Parademons (no further appearances)
• Darkseid (last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #4; next appearance in New Gods #3)
• DeSaad (last appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #4; next appearance in New Gods #3)

Other Character(s)

• Wilson Gilmore (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Kalibak and a squad of Para-Demons are dispatched to Earth to capture humans who possess fragments of the anti-life equation in their souls. Orion and a group of New Gods protect Eve Donner and Wilson Gilmore from Kalibak. Eventually the Para-Demons are forced into retreat. Before leaving they activate the Morrow Cube, a weapon which threatens to destroy the city of Atlanta.

While Orion fights Kalibak, the other New Gods try to stop the Morrow Cube. Several of them including Jezebel appear to die. Eventually Orion breaks off the fight with Kalibak and uses the Astro Force to stop the cube.

During the fighting Wilson Gilmore is abducted and taken to Apokolips. DeSaad tortures Wilson and extracts the anti-life from his soul, placing it in a crystal for his master Darkseid.