Unofficial New Gods Secret Files Index

NEW GODS SECRET FILES #1

Cover Date: September 1998
Cover Price: $4.95

TITLE INDEX

Cover Credits:
Art: Walter Simonson (signed)
Colors: Noelle Giddings

Story: "Learn... and Live" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Karl Kesel
Pencils	Sal Velluto
Inks	Bob Layton
Lettering	Bob Lappan
Colors	Rick Taylor
Assistant editing	Alisande Morales, L.A. Williams
Editing	Dan Thorsland, Paul Kupperberg

Feature Character(s):

Trainee "X" (first appearance; dies)

Trainee "Z" (first appearance; dies)

Granny Goodness (last in Jack Kirby's Fourth World #19)

Darkseid (last in Jack Kirby's Fourth World #19; also in flashback)

Supporting Character(s):

Himon (also in flashback)

Female Furies:

Bernadeth (last in Superboy and the Ravers #14; next in Supergirl Vol. 4 #27)

Lashina (last in Superboy and the Ravers #14; next in Supergirl Vol. 4 #27)

Mad Harriet (last in Superboy and the Ravers #14; next in Supergirl Vol. 4 #27)

Stompa (last in Superboy and the Ravers #14; next in Supergirl Vol. 4 #27)

Kanto (last in Jack Kirby's Fourth World #19)

Virman Vundabar (last in Jack Kirby's Fourth World #19)

Desaad (last in Jack Kirby's Fourth World #19)

Glorious Godfrey (last in Superboy and the Ravers #14; next in Orion #5)

Other Character(s):

Parademons

Shock Troops

Trainee "Y" (first appearance; dies)

Other unidentified trainees

Cameo Appearance(s):

Old Gods (in flashback)

Avia (in flashback)

Steppenwolf (in flashback)

Izaya (in flashback)

Orion (in flashback)

Scott Free (in flashback)

Combat automatons (designed as Orion, Mister Miracle, Lightray, Big Barda and the Forever People; Beautiful Dreamer, Mark Moonrider, Big Bear, Vykin the Black and Serifan)

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Feature: "New Genesis" (1 Pages)

Credits:

John Byrne (script)

John Byrne (art)

John Byrne (colors)

Alisande Morales and L.A. Williams (assistant edits)

Dan Thorsland and Paul Kupperberg (edits)

Comment(s):

A map of New Genesis.

Feature: "Orion" (1 Pages)

Credits:

Scott Beatty (script)

John Byrne (art)

Tom McCraw (colors)

Alisande Morales and L.A. Williams (assistant edits)

Dan Thorsland and Paul Kupperberg (edits)

Feature Character(s):

Orion

Comment(s):

Profile page.

Feature: "Highfather" (1 Pages)

Credits:

Scott Beatty (script)

Randy DuBurke (art)

Tom McCraw (colors)

Alisande Morales and L.A. Williams (assistant edits)

Dan Thorsland and Paul Kupperberg (edits)

Feature Character(s):

Highfather

Comment(s):

Profile page.

Feature: "Darkseid" (1 Pages)

Credits:

Scott Beatty (script)

Mike Mignola (art)

Jason Scott Jones (colors)

Alisande Morales and L.A. Williams (assistant edits)

Dan Thorsland and Paul Kupperberg (edits)

Feature Character(s):

Darkseid

Comment(s):

Profile page.

Feature: "Big Barda & Mister Miracle" (1 Pages)

Credits:

Scott Beatty (script)

Steve Rude (art)

Jason Scott Jones (colors)

Alisande Morales and L.A. Williams (assistant edits)

Dan Thorsland and Paul Kupperberg (edits)

Feature Character(s):

Big Barda

Mister Miracle (Scott Free)

Comment(s):

Profile page.

Second Story: "The Beginning of the End..." (3 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Walter Simonson
Art	Walter Simonson
Lettering	John Workman
Colors	Pat Garrahy
Assistant editing	Alisande Morales, L.A. Williams
Editing	Dan Thorsland, Paul Kupperberg

Feature Character(s):

Darkseid (next in Supergirl Vol. 4 #29)

Supporting Character(s):

Kalibak

Virman Vundabar

Granny Goodness (next in Supergirl Vol. 4 #28)

Kanto (next in Martian Manhunter Vol. 2 #18)

Desaad (next in A. Bizarro #3)

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Feature: "Takion" (1 Pages)

Credits:

Scott Beatty (script)

Aaron Lopresti (art)

Jason Scott Jones (colors)

Alisande Morales and L.A. Williams (assistant edits)

Dan Thorsland and Paul Kupperberg (edits)

Feature Character(s):

Takion

Comment(s):

Profile page.

Feature: "Metron" (1 Pages)

Credits:

Scott Beatty (script)

J.H. Williams III (pencils)

Mick Gray (inks)

Jason Scott Jones (colors)

Alisande Morales and L.A. Williams (assistant edits)

Dan Thorsland and Paul Kupperberg (edits)

Feature Character(s):

Metron

Comment(s):

Profile page.

Feature: "Darkseid's Elite" (1 Pages)

Credits:

Scott Beatty (script)

Keith Giffen (pencils)

Bill Reinhold (inks)

Tom McCraw (colors)

Alisande Morales and L.A. Williams (assistant edits)

Dan Thorsland and Paul Kupperberg (edits)

Feature Character(s):

Darkseid's Elite

Desaad

Doctor Bedlam

Granny Goodness

Kalibak

Kanto

Steppenwolf

Virman Vundabar

Comment(s):

Profile page.

Feature: "Mortalla" (1 Pages)

Credits:

Scott Beatty (script)

Walter Simonson (art)

Noelle Giddings (colors)

Alisande Morales and L.A. Williams (assistant edits)

Dan Thorsland and Paul Kupperberg (edits)

Feature Character(s):

Mortalla

Comment(s):

Profile page.

Third Story: "Lost Pages: Orion and Big Barda Join the JLA" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Grant Morrison
Pencils	N. Steven Harris
Inks	Anibal Rodriguez
Lettering	Ken Lopez
Colors	Pat Garrahy
Assistant editing	Alisande Morales, L.A. Williams
Editing	Dan Thorsland, Paul Kupperberg

Feature Character(s):

JLA:

Superman (last in JLA #17)

Zauriel (last in JLA #17)

Wonder Woman III (last in JLA #17)

Aquaman (last in JLA #17)

Plastic Man (last in JLA #17)

Orion (last in JLA #17)

Big Barda (last in JLA #17)

Supporting Character(s):

Mister Miracle II

Takion (last in JLA #17)

Metron

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Feature: "Timeline of the New Gods" (2 Pages)

Credits:

John Byrne (script)

various (art)

Alisande Morales and L.A. Williams (assistant edits)

Dan Thorsland and Paul Kupperberg (edits)

Comment(s):

Highlights the history of the New Gods from 19,000,000,000 years ago to the present.

Feature: "Apokolips" (1 Pages)

Credits:

John Byrne (script)

John Byrne (art)

John Byrne (colors)

Alisande Morales and L.A. Williams (assistant edits)

Dan Thorsland and Paul Kupperberg (edits)

Comment(s):

Map of Apokolips.