Darkseid

First appearance of Darkseid — Jack Kirby introduces the God of Evil in a cameo appearance. Darkseid appears in shadow, pulling strings from Apokolips. Kirby begins his Fourth World saga. A major Bronze Age key.

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First full Darkseid appearance — Kirby reveals Darkseid in full for the first time. The Forever People arrive on Earth fleeing his tyranny. The Anti-Life Equation is introduced. A landmark Bronze Age key.

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New Gods launches — Kirby's epic mythology of Apokolips and New Genesis. Orion, Darkseid's son who fights against his father, is the protagonist. The war between good and evil on a cosmic scale.

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Darkseid's forces — Kirby expands the mythology of Apokolips. The Parademons, the fire pits, and the slave pens are revealed. The scope of Darkseid's evil becomes clear.

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First Mister Miracle — Scott Free, the son Darkseid traded to New Genesis as part of a peace pact, escapes Granny Goodness' orphanage. Kirby's Fourth World trifecta is complete.

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The Pact — Kirby reveals the origin of the war between Apokolips and New Genesis. Darkseid and Highfather traded sons to end a war. The most important Fourth World issue. Kirby's mythology at its deepest.

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Orion vs. Darkseid — father and son clash. The prophecy says Orion will kill Darkseid. Their conflict is the engine of the entire Fourth World.

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Kirby's New Gods concludes — the original series ends before the Fourth World saga is finished. Kirby's epic is left incomplete, to be revisited by future creators.

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First Female Furies — Big Barda leads Darkseid's elite warriors. Granny Goodness trained them to serve Apokolips. Kirby creates some of his most dynamic characters.

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Darkseid and the Forever People — the young New Gods continue to defy Apokolips. Kirby writes the generational conflict between the old evil and the young idealists.

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Great Darkness Saga begins — Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen write the greatest Legion story. A mysterious dark force is conquering worlds in the 30th century. The villain is not revealed until the climax.

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The dark force grows — Levitz builds the mystery as entire planets fall. The Legion is overwhelmed. The scale of the threat dwarfs anything they have faced.

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Darkseid revealed — the villain behind the Great Darkness is Darkseid, returned after a thousand years. The God of Evil conquers the 30th century. The greatest Darkseid story outside of Kirby.

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The beginning — Darkseid's first appearance is in a Superman family title. His connection to Superman's world starts from issue one.

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Post-Crisis Darkseid — John Byrne writes Darkseid confronting Superman for the first time in the new continuity. Their rivalry is re-established for the modern era.

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Elseworlds — what if Kal-El's rocket landed on Apokolips and Darkseid raised Superman? The ultimate "what if" combining DC's greatest hero and villain.

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Darkseid and Supergirl — Darkseid captures Kara Zor-El and brainwashes her into serving Apokolips. Jeph Loeb and Michael Turner. Darkseid targets Superman's family.

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Darkseid vs. the JLA and JSA — the combined hero teams travel to Apokolips. Darkseid's power threatens two Earths. Gerry Conway writes the first major JLA/Darkseid confrontation.

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New 52 Justice League — Geoff Johns and Jim Lee launch the new era. Darkseid is the first villain the team faces. His invasion forces the League to unite.

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Darkseid invades Earth — the full League battles the God of Evil. Johns writes Darkseid as the threat that requires every hero. Lee draws the definitive modern Darkseid.

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Darkseid War — Johns' epic finale. Darkseid vs. the Anti-Monitor. Every League member becomes a god. The greatest modern Darkseid story. Jason Fabok art.

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Darkseid War concludes — Darkseid is killed. His death reshapes the DC Universe. Jessica Cruz becomes a Green Lantern. The birth of Superwoman's child is revealed. Johns' magnum opus.

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Final Crisis begins — Grant Morrison writes Darkseid's ultimate victory. He falls to Earth, inhabits a human body, and obtains the Anti-Life Equation. Evil wins. Morrison writes the most ambitious DC event.

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Anti-Life spreads — Darkseid broadcasts the Anti-Life Equation across Earth. Billions lose their free will. The heroes fall one by one. Morrison writes the darkest day in DC history.

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Batman confronts Darkseid — Bruce Wayne shoots Darkseid with a radion bullet. Darkseid hits Batman with Omega Beams. Both appear to die. The most iconic Final Crisis moment.

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Final Crisis concludes — Superman uses a miracle machine to defeat Darkseid. Morrison writes the ultimate triumph of good over evil. The multiverse survives because stories never end.

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Anti-Life introduced — Kirby creates the concept: a mathematical formula that proves life is meaningless and eliminates free will. Darkseid has searched for it across millennia.

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The Pact — the war between Apokolips and New Genesis is fought partly over the Anti-Life Equation. Kirby writes it as the ultimate weapon.

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Anti-Life obtained — Darkseid broadcasts it. Billions enslaved. Morrison delivers the horror Kirby imagined: a universe without free will.

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DCeased — Tom Taylor writes a corrupted Anti-Life Equation that turns people into zombies. Darkseid's ultimate weapon becomes a plague. The most popular DC horror story in years.

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First Orion — Darkseid's son, raised on New Genesis, destined to kill his father. The greatest hero of New Genesis is the son of its greatest enemy.

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The Pact — Darkseid traded Orion to Highfather and received Scott Free in return. A peace pact built on sacrificed children.

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First Mister Miracle — Scott Free, the son Darkseid received and gave to Granny Goodness. He escaped the torture pits and became the world's greatest escape artist.

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Tom King's Mister Miracle — Scott Free attempts suicide in the first page. King writes the war with Darkseid as a metaphor for depression. Mitch Gerads art. An Eisner-winning masterpiece.

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First Kalibak spotlight — Darkseid's brutish son. Unlike Orion, Kalibak embraces his father's evil. The loyal son vs. the rebellious one.

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DCeased — the corrupted Anti-Life Equation spreads like a virus. Tom Taylor writes DC's most successful horror event. Darkseid's weapon destroys the world.

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Darkseid in the Infinite Frontier era — the Omniverse expands and Darkseid seeks power across all realities. Joshua Williamson writes.

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Darkseid across the multiverse — he threatens every Earth simultaneously. Williamson and Dennis Culver write the multiversal Darkseid.

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Dark Crisis — the aftermath of Darkseid's multiversal schemes. Williamson writes the next generation of heroes facing the God of Evil's legacy.

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The debut — Kirby introduces the God of Evil. The concept of cosmic tyranny given a stone face and burning eyes.

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The Pact — Kirby reveals the origin of the war. Darkseid traded his own son for power. The most important Fourth World issue.

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Great Darkness — Darkseid conquers the 30th century. The greatest Darkseid story outside of Kirby.

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Anti-Life obtained — Morrison writes Darkseid's ultimate victory. Evil wins. The darkest day in DC history.

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Darkseid War — Johns kills the God of Evil. His death reshapes the DC Universe.

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The holy grail — first appearance of Darkseid. A major Bronze Age key. Kirby's Fourth World begins here.

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First full Darkseid — his full appearance and the Anti-Life Equation concept. Essential Kirby.

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New Gods launch — Kirby's cosmic mythology. First Orion. A landmark Bronze Age key.

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First Mister Miracle — Darkseid's adopted son escapes. Kirby's Fourth World trifecta. Essential.

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Morrison's Darkseid — the ultimate victory. Anti-Life obtained. The most ambitious Darkseid event.

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Tom King's masterpiece — Eisner-winning. The war with Darkseid as metaphor for depression. Essential modern DC.

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