Comic Title: Forever People #1
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Feb/Mar 1971
On Sale Date: December 1, 1970 Newsstand Date December 1, 1970
Source: House Ad, Superman #232, Page 30

Newsstand Date December 1, 1970
Source: Direct Currents, Binky #77, Page 33

Copyright Date December 1, 1970
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack Kirby

Title: "In Search of a Dream"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Forever People (of Earth-1)

Writer/Penciller: Jack Kirby
Inker: Vince Colletta

Reprinted In:
Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told HC (1988)
Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told TPB (1989)
Jack Kirby's Forever People TPB (1999)
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2007)
Countdown Special:New Gods #1 (2008)
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 1 TPB (2012)
DC Comics Presents:Darkseid War 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 (2016)
Jack Kirby's the Forever People:Artist's Edition HC (2017)
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus HC (2018)
Absolute Fourth World by Jack Kirby Vol. 1 HC (2020)
Forever People by Jack Kirby TPB (2021)

Feature Character(s)

• Forever People (first appearance; next appearance in Forever People #2)
• Beautiful Dreamer (first appearance; next appearance in Forever People #2)
• Big Bear (first appearance; last appearance in Forever People #6; next appearance in Forever People #2)
• Mark Moonrider (first appearance; next appearance in Forever People #2)
• Serifan (first appearance; last appearance in Forever People #6; next appearance in Forever People #2)
• Vykin the Black (first appearance; last appearance in New Gods #7; next appearance in Forever People #2)

Guest Star(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #396; next appearance in Flash #203)

Supporting Character(s)

• Infinity Man (first appearance; next appearance in Forever People #2)

Villain(s)

• Darkseid (last appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #136; next appearance in New Gods #1)
• Inter-Gang (last appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133; next appearance in Mister Miracle #1)
• Gravi-Guards (no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman #233; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #108)

Other Character(s)

• Bobby and Laurie (a young couple; no further appearances)
• Rocky (a boxer; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Darkseid has kidnapped Beautiful Dreamer, a young woman from Supertown. Four of her friends use a boom tube to reach Earth to find her. They are Mark Moonrider, Big Bear, Serifan, and Vykin the Black. When they arrive a young photographer takes their picture and a shot of the boom tube before it vanishes.

The photos reach Jimmy Olsen at the Daily Planet who shows them to Clark Kent. After hearing the story from Jimmy, Superman sets out to find the young men known as the Forever People. Inter-Gang is already watching the kids for Darkseid. When they see Superman they attack, but the Man of Steel defeats them.

Superman then helps the Forever People locate Beautiful Dreamer. Darkseid sends Gravi-Guards to combat Superman. The Forever People then summon the Infinity Man who defeats the Gravi-Guards. Darkseid then releases Beautiful Dreamer. Superman then asks to visit Supertown. He begins taking the boom tube provided by his new young friends, but he changes his mind. He decides to stay on Earth which has become a battleground in a larger conflict.