The New Gods #18

The cover of this June 1978 issue says it all — "The Source Destroyed! Darkseid's Attack on New Genesis!" and "Is This the End of the Universe?" — and the art by Al Milgrom delivers on that cosmic promise with a sprawling battle scene. Orion fires his Astro-Harness blasts into a massive green armored giant while a white-costumed hero, a robed elder brandishing a staff, hooded figures, and a swarm of pink and purple demons clash in chaotic combat across the composition. With Gerry Conway writing and Don Newton on interior art, this late-run chapter of Return of the New Gods pushes Jack Kirby's Fourth World mythology to some of its most dramatic stakes.