Comic Title: New Gods #2
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Apr/May 1971
On Sale Date: February 18, 1971 Copyright Date February 18, 1971
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971

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

Title: "O' Deadly Darkseid"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
New Gods (of Earth-1)

Writer/Penciller: Jack Kirby
Inker: Vince Colletta
Letterer: John Costanza

Reprinted In:
New Gods #1 (1984)
Jack Kirby's New Gods TPB (1998)
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2007)
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 1 TPB (2012)
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus HC (2018)
New Gods by Jack Kirby TPB (2018)
Absolute Fourth World by Jack Kirby Vol. 1 HC (2020)

Feature Character(s)

• New Gods (last appearance in New Gods #1; next appearance in Forever People #7)
• Orion (last appearance in New Gods #1; next appearance in New Gods #3)
• Highfather (last appearance in New Gods #1; next appearance in Forever People #7)
• Lightray (last appearance in New Gods #1; next appearance in New Gods #3)

Villain(s)

• Darkseid (last appearance in New Gods #1; next appearance in Forever People #2)
• DeSaad (first appearance; last appearance in New Gods #7; next appearance in Forever People #2)
• Deep Six (first appearance; next appearance in New Gods #6)
• Mantis (earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Forever People #2)
• Brola (a servant of Darkseid; no further appearances)
• Several of DeSaad's assistants (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Victor Lanza (last appearance in New Gods #1; next appearance in New Gods #3)
• Dave Lincoln (name revealed; last appearance in New Gods #1; next appearance in New Gods #3)
• Harvey Lockman (name revealed; last appearance in New Gods #1; next appearance in New Gods #3)
• Claudia Shane (last appearance in New Gods #1; next appearance in New Gods #3)
• Residents of the Habitat (last appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story is continued in part from New Gods #1.

Synopsis:
Orion has returned four escaped prisoners of Darkseid to Earth. He takes the group to the apartment of Dave Lincoln, one of the former captives. Inside, Darkseid awaits with Brola. Orion and Brola battle it out. When Orion prevails Darkseid disappears.

While Orion fills in his new friends, Darkseid returns to Apokolips where DeSaad is testing a new fear inducing machine. With the test complete, Darkseid gives permission for the device to be tested on Earth. Orion's friends, as well as other people nearby, are overcome by fear. Only Orion can resist. He locates the source of the fear and destroys it. DeSaad wants to rebuild, but Darkseid finds no trace of thought waves he was seeking.