Comic Title: Cosmic Odyssey #1
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1988
On Sale Date: July 26, 1988 Shipping Date July 26, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #6

Shipping Date July 28, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #146

Shipping Date July 26, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #757, Page 26

Copyright Date August 30, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

Shipping Date July 26, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #760

Newsstand Date August 9, 1988
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #760

Cover Price: $3.50
Page Count: 48
Editor: Mike Carlin

Title: "Discovery"
Pages: 48

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

Writer: Jim Starlin
Penciller: Mike Mignola
Inker: Carlos Garzon
Letterer: John E. Workman, Jr.
Colorist: Steve Oliff

Reprinted In:
Cosmic Odyssey TPB (1992)
Cosmic Odyssey:The Deluxe Edition HC (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• New Gods (last appearance in Warlord Annual #6; next appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #2)
• Orion (last appearance in Warlord Annual #6; next appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #2)
• Lightray (last appearance in Warlord Annual #6; next appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #2)
• Highfather (last appearance in Millennium #8; next appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #2)
• Forager (last appearance in Warlord Annual #6; next appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #2)
• Metron (last appearance in Justice League International #12; next appearance in New Gods #1)
• Lonar (last appearance in Warlord Annual #6; next appearance in New Gods #3)

Guest Star(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Adventures of Superman #446; next appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #2)
• Batman (last appearance in Superman #23; next appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #2)
• John Stewart (last appearance in Green Lantern Special #1; next appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #2)
• Martian Manhunter (last appearance in Justice League International #21; next appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #2)
• Starfire (last appearance in Action Comics Weekly #618; next appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #2)
• Demon (last appearance in Swamp Thing #76; next appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #2)

Villain(s)

• Darkseid (last appearance in Justice League International #21; next appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #2)
• DeSaad (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #76; next appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #4)
• An invasion force from Apokolips (no further appearances)
• Darkseid's techno-chiefs (no further appearances)
• The anti-life entity (no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Jason Blood (last appearance in Demon #4; next appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #2)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #425; next appearance in Batman #426)
• Doctor Fate (behind-the-scenes; last appearance in Spectre #11; next appearance in Cosmic Odyssey #3)

Other Character(s)

• Joe Bester (a Gotham City cop; no further appearances)
• Two unnamed murder victims (no further appearances)
• The President of the United States (behind-the-scenes; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story continues in Cosmic Odyssey #2.

This story explains that New Genesis and Apokolips can only be reached with the help of a Mother Box. This idea has been proven false. Evidence of this is shown when Manga Khan was able to reach Apokolips in Justice League International #21 using a conventional space ship.

Synopsis:
Superman and Lightray thwart an invasion of Gotham City by the forces of Apokolips. One of the invaders remains on Earth and begins operating from the sewers. Batman locates the creature after it murders several people. The detective stops the alien by shooting it in the chest, but when he returns later, the body is gone.

At the same time Darkseid finds the comatose body of Metron who has learned the secret of anti-life. After compiling the data retrieved by Metron, Darkseid perceives that the universe itself is threatened. With the help of the New Gods of New Genesis, several of Earth's heroes are enlisted.

The heroes learn the origins of New Genesis and Apokolips. They are also told that there is an anti-life entity which now threatens the galaxy. They are dispatched to four different worlds to combat aspects of the entity and save the universe. Superman and Orion are sent to Thanagar. Lightray and Starfire go to Rann. Martian Manhunter and John Stewart travel to Xanshi. While Batman returns to Earth with Forager.

Back on New Genesis, the final earthling, Jason Blood, is reunited with the demon Etrigan.