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Shaligo

Shaligo

3 appearances · Bronze Age · 1971–1987 · 1 key issues
Who is Shaligo?

Born into the cosmic mythology Jack Kirby unleashed on DC in 1971, Shaligo is a Bronze Age creation from one of comics' most legendary runs — The New Gods — where even the background denizens of Kirby's Fourth World carried an otherworldly weight. With only a handful of catalog appearances spread across sixteen years, Shaligo is a rare and elusive figure, the kind of character whose very scarcity makes collectors lean in; one of those appearances carries key-issue status, and the debut itself is The New Gods #2, a book that crackles with Kirby's boundless imagination. Shaligo keeps remarkable company — sharing pages with the likes of Darkseid himself — and earning a place in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe confirms this is a character DC considered worth enshrining in its official mythology.

★ First appearance
The New Gods #2
Apr 1971

Top series

Covers through the years — 1971–1987

The New Gods #2 1971
The New Gods #2
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #6 1985
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #6
Warlord Annual #6 1987
Warlord Annual #6

Appearances

The New Gods (1971)
#2
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
#6
Warlord Annual (1982)
#6