Comic Title: New Gods #17
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1990
On Sale Date: May 8, 1990 Shipping Date May 8, 1990
Source: Previews, #14

Copyright Date May 8, 1990
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1990

Direct Market Date May 10, 1990
Source: Comic Shop News, #149

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $1.50
Page Count: 32
Editor: Michael Eury

Title: "Advent of Darkness"
Pages: 24

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

Plotter/Penciller: Paris Cullins
Scripter: Mark Evanier
Inker: Will A. Blyberg
Letterer: Robert M. Pinaha
Colorist: Eugene D'Angelo

Reprinted In:
New Gods:Advent of Darkness TPB (2022)

Feature Character(s)

• New Gods (last appearance in New Gods #16; next appearance in New Gods #18)
• Orion (last appearance in Justice League America #42; next appearance in New Gods #18)
• Lightray (last appearance in Justice League America #42; next appearance in New Gods #18)
• Highfather (last appearance in New Gods #16; next appearance in New Gods #18)

Guest Star(s)

• Lar Gand (earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in New Gods #18)

Supporting Character(s)

• Eve Donner (last appearance in New Gods #14; next appearance in New Gods #18)
• Dave Lincoln (last appearance in New Gods #15; next appearance in New Gods #18)
• Commander Gideon (name revealed in this story; last appearance in New Gods #12; next appearance in New Gods #20)

Villain(s)

• Darkseid (last appearance in Mister Miracle #19; next appearance in New Gods #19)
• Necromina (a servant of Darkseid; first appearance; next appearance in New Gods #18)
• Deep Six (last appearance in Warlord Annual #6; no further appearances)
• Three techno-priests (all die in this story; no further appearances)
• A gang of bank robbers (no further appearances)
• Yuga Khan (a Promethean giant; first appearance; last appearance in New Gods #19; next appearance in New Gods #18)

Other Character(s)

• The inhabitants of Velos (all die in this story; no further appearances)
• Avia (dream appearance)
• Lump (next appearance in New Gods #21)
• Marvin Jones (aka Buster; a police lieutenant; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story takes place before Lar Gand joins L.E.G.I.O.N. in L.E.G.I.O.N. '90 #16 and continues in part in New Gods #18.

Synopsis:
Yuga Khan, a Promethean Giant, awakens from his slumber. Lar Gand watches helplessly as Khan's awakening causes the planet Velos to be destroyed. On New Genesis, Highfather orders Commander Gideon to prepare for war. On Earth, Orion and Lightray continue to learn about human existance while apprehending a gang of bank robbers. Meanwhile Darkseid dispatches Necromina to Earth to raise an army of the dead with the intent of capturing Orion.