Comics Parade #2
"Le combat de Kalibak" sees Orion, wielder of the Astro Force, drawn from New Genesis by High-Father and guided by Metron to confront a dire threat: Darkseid, now on Earth preparing to mind-scan humanity in search of the Anti-Life Equation. With the help of freed captives Lanza, Shane, Lincoln, and Lockman, Orion races to stop Darkseid’s plan, unaware of the full scope of the war to come. Written and illustrated by Jack Kirby, with inks by Vince Colletta, this 1985 issue from Comics Parade #2 delivers a pivotal moment in the New Gods saga, all wrapped in a cover by Jack Kirby.
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Ages ago good and evil gods alike perish in the destruction of the home of the old gods. Now Orion, wielder of the Astro Force, is summoned to New Genesis by High-Father. Joined by Metron, they learn the task set for Orion by the Source. Orion is sent to Apokolips, New Genesis' opposite, where he learns that Darkseid, its ruler, is on Earth preparing to conquer it. Orion frees Lanza, Shane, Lincoln, and Lockman and flees to Earth. Orion's task is to stop Darkseid, who plans to mind-scan every human on Earth until he finds the one whose mind holds the secret of the coveted Anti-Life Equation.
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