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My timeline was off on Super Powers...it was 1984. So I hit the shelves and pulled out some issues...what I found was:
Kirby's Fourth World Saga ran from '71 to '72 (in "New Gods", "Jimmy Olsen", "Forever People" and "Mr. Miracle"). The titles were cancelled before Kirby could finish his story.
Darkseid reappeared in the DCU as the mysterious benefactor and founder of "The Secret Society of Super-Villains" ('76) under the pen of Gerry Conway but he was soon whisked out of the series as other villains took the spotlight.
DC revived the New Gods in 1977 as "The Return of the New Gods" and finished the story in "Adventure Comics" ('78) with the apparent death of Darkseid. Again, written by Gerry Conway.
That was retconned though when Conway used Darkseid as the "big bad" in the JLA/JSA crossover in 1980 (which featured George Perez' first pencils on the JLA...after the death of longtime penciller Dick Dillin).
All of the Conway revival stories were eventually retconned to Earth-17. Orion's costume is different in these stories than it was in Kirby's version so that's also a tell-tale sign.
The Legion story (The Great Darkness Saga) and the X-Titans crossover both appeared in 1982, with the Legion story starting one month earlier than the crossover.
Kirby returned to DC in 1984 and tried to finish the saga by killing off Darkseid and the New Gods but DC wouldn't allow the characters to die. The end result was the heavily edited graphic novel "The Hunger Dogs". The "Super Powers" toyline and mini-series started in 1984 also, with the comic being plotted and drawn by Kirby.
The New Gods were not really featured in "Crisis On Infinite Earths" (1985), but Darkseid had a pivotal cameo role in the final issue.
In 1986, Darkseid was the featured villain in the "Legends" mini-series (drawn by John Byrne). When Byrne revamped "Superman" he brought Darkseid in for issue #3 to serve as a new enemy for Superman. He been an established part of Supes' rogues gallery ever since.
The Jim Starlin/Mike Mignola mini-series "Cosmic Odyssey" featured Darkseid and the New Gods and ran in 1988.
Since then there have been a couple "New Gods" series revivals and Darkseid has also played a major role in a several epic cross-overs and storylines.Think OUTSIDE the Box! For the BEST in Repro & Custom Packaging!Comment
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Ed, you're the man.Comment
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My favorite all-time Darkseid story is from one of the DCU Holiday Bash specials in the 80s. Apokolips is infiltrated by the one enemy who manages to sneak onto the planet every year to deliver a lump of coal...SANTA CLAUS!!!
ChrisComment
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Because of Superfriends its been "Dark-side" to me for over twenty years (and it always will be even if its wrong
) And I do think of Frank Welker when I read a story with darkseid in it,lol.
Hes one of the baddest of bad. Probably my favorite DC villian along with Braniac and the joker and just looks cool.
Kirby grew him the best but Simonson and Byrne do a good job as well.Comment
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If Dark-SIDE had been wrong, Timm and company would have corrected it in STAS and JL/JLU. I read it as "SEED" before he appeared on Super Friends. I know they got Mxy's name wrong, but they just simplified that for kids.
ChrisComment
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^ Wasn't Mxy's name incorrect on the old Filmation "Superman" cartoon too? I can't remember...Think OUTSIDE the Box! For the BEST in Repro & Custom Packaging!Comment
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The way they pronounced Mxy's name on Superfriends has stuck with me all these years to. One of my favorite episodes is when "Uncle Mxy" babysat baby Supes,lol.Comment
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Great Super Powers Darkseid original art..
Eduardo Baretto Original KIRBY DARKSEID Art SUPERPOWER | eBayComment
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^^^^^^^^^
Hmmmphh. Not too bad a price on it, either....sigpic Oh then, what's this? Big flashy lighty thing, that's what brought me here! Big flashy lighty things have got me written all over them. Not actually. But give me time. And a crayon.Comment
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Dark-side, though I do have an inappropriate comment about "dark seed"...
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