Comic Title: New Gods #5
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Oct/Nov 1971
On Sale Date: August 12, 1971 Newsstand Date August 12, 1971
Source: House Ad, New Gods #4, Page 27

Copyright Date August 17, 1971
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 48
Editor: Jack Kirby

Title: "Spawn"
Pages: 22

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

Writer/Penciller: Jack Kirby
Inker: Mike W. Royer

Reprinted In:
New Gods #3 (1984)
Jack Kirby's New Gods TPB (1998)
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2007)
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 2 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 #4; next appearance in New Gods #6)
• Orion (last appearance in New Gods #4; next appearance in New Gods #6)
• Highfather (last appearance in New Gods #4; next appearance in New Gods #5)
• Metron (last appearance in New Gods #4; next appearance in Mister Miracle #18)

Supporting Character(s)

• Dave Lincoln (last appearance in New Gods #4; no further appearances)
• Terrible Turpin (a police sergeant; first appearance; next appearance in New Gods #8)
• Claudia Shane (last appearance in New Gods #4; no further appearances)
• Victor Lanza (last appearance in New Gods #4; no further appearances)
• Harvey Lockman (last appearance in New Gods #4; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• Kalibak (last appearance in New Gods #1; next appearance in New Gods #8)
• Deep Six (only Slig appears in this story; last appearance in New Gods #4; next appearance in New Gods #6)
• Mutants created by Slig (no further appearances)
• Leviathan (a giant mutated whale; next appearance in New Gods #6)

Other Character(s)

• Nolan (a police detective; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story is continued from New Gods #4 and continues in New Gods #6.

Synopsis:
Orion has been captured by Slig, one of the Deep Six, beneath the sea. He escapes and fights his way through a series of mutant creatures created by his adversary. Eventually, Orion reaches Slig and confronts him. Their battle results in Slig's demise, but not before he unleashes a giant mutant whale creature which threatens the seas.

Meanwhile, Dave Lincoln and Claudia Shane witness the arrival of Kalibak on Earth.