Comic Title: Forever People #5
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: June 1988
On Sale Date: February 16, 1988 Shipping Date February 16, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #2

Shipping Date February 16, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #136

Newsstand Date March 10, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #136

Copyright Date February 16, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

Shipping Date February 23, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #1
Listing dates were out of sequence

Cover Price: $1.25
Page Count: 32
Editor: Karen Berger

Title: "Turning Points"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Forever People (Post-Crisis)

Writer: J. Mark DeMatteis
Penciller: Paris Cullins
Inker: Karl Kesel
Letterer: Todd Klein
Colorist: Petra Scotese (Goldberg)

Feature Character(s)

• Forever People (last appearance in Forever People #4; next appearance in Forever People #6)
• Beautiful Dreamer (last appearance in Forever People #4; next appearance in Forever People #6)
• Big Bear (last appearance in Forever People #4; next appearance in Forever People #6)
• Mark Moonrider (last appearance in Forever People #4; next appearance in Forever People #6)
• Serifan (last appearance in Forever People #4; next appearance in Forever People #6)
• Vykin the Black (last appearance in Forever People #4; next appearance in Forever People #6)

Supporting Character(s)

• Maya (last appearance in Forever People #4; next appearance in Forever People #6)
• Infinity Man (first post-Crisis appearance; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• The Dark (last appearance in Forever People #4; next appearance in Forever People #6)
• Fyre (last appearance in Forever People #4; next appearance in Forever People #6)
• Knight (last appearance in Forever People #4; next appearance in Forever People #6)
• Human agents of the Dark (last appearance in Forever People #4; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Donald P. Bergman (last appearance in Forever People #4; next appearance in Forever People #6)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Darkseid (an illusion)
• Mina (an illusion)
• Starbright, Merry, and Wendy (an illusion)

Comments:
This story is continued from Forever People #4 and continues in Forever People #6.

Synopsis:
Mark and the other agents of the Dark bring the captive Forever People to Castle Dark. They are tortured, then given a chance to fight back. Each sees a potential miracle enacted, only to have their hopes crushed by the forces of the Dark.

With their spirits broken the Forever People are brought in chains and laid at the feet of Mark and Fyre. Dreamer uses her illusions bolstered by the will of her friends. She creates images of Mark's family. This breaks the hold the Dark has over him. The Forever People then join together again and use the word "Taaru" to summon the Infinity Man. The Forever People disappear in the process.

The Infinity Man returns and vanquishes the forces of the Dark. After defeating the minions, the Infinity Man brings back the Forever People in unprecedented manner. For the first time they exist together in the same place. He then bids them farewell, claiming that his work as their father is done.

Maya then appears. She claims to be their mother. Serafin knows the truth while the others are confused. Maya then brings the Forever People to the side of their old friend Donnie Bergman, who has also been targeted by the Dark.