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Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus series: Book 1
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After co-creating comic book heroes including The Fantastic Four and The Hulk, legendary writer/artist Jack Kirby came to DC Comics in 1970 to write and illustrate four interlocking series known collectively as "The Fourth World." Now, for the first time, DC collects these four... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Orion: The fiercest of The New Gods. Sent to Earth to protect it from Darkseid and his minions from the world of Apokolips.
- Lightray: Best Friend of Orion, he's a young god with the ability to manipulate light.
- Mr. Miracle/Scott Free: Born on the planet New Genesis, he was raised on the hellish world of Apokolips by Granny Goodness. After rebelling, he found his way to Earth where he took on the guise of Mr. Miracle and became a "Super Escape Artist".
- Darkseid: He is the Lord of Apokolips. He wants nothing more than total control of all life in the universe. To obtain this goal, he seeks for the fabled "anti-life equation", which is said to reside in the mind of a human on the planet Earth.
- Oberon: Mr. Miracle's height challenged stage assistant.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 4 in Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus series. (standard series)
Followed by Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus, Volume 2.
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- Jack Kirby (Author) - Also Illustrator
- Jack Kirby (Illustrator)
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- Grant Morrison (Introduction)
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Page Count: 396
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Page Count: 396
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- Dewey: 741.5973
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