Highfather

Created by Jack Kirby, Highfather is the wise and powerful ruler of New Genesis, the home of the New Gods. Once a warrior named Izaya, he transformed into a pacifist leader after a devastating personal loss, channeling the Source to guide his people against the forces of Apokolips.

Few characters in comics carry the weight of myth quite like Highfather — a towering figure of wisdom and authority who stepped onto the page in The New Gods #1 in 1971, born from the singular imagination of Jack Kirby at the height of his "Fourth World" creative explosion. A Bronze Age original, he's the kind of cosmic patriarch whose presence elevates every story he inhabits, sharing pages across the decades with icons like Darkseid, Orion, Green Lantern, and Batman. With 55 years of publication history stretching from 1971 all the way to 2026, two collector-significant key issues to his name, and an entry in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe cementing his place in DC's pantheon, Highfather is no footnote — he's a cornerstone of Kirby's grand cosmic mythology, and any fan who loves big ideas and bolder storytelling owes it to themselves to seek him out.