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Orion

DC, Fourth World

657 appearancesSince 1971

Orion first appeared in The New Gods #1 (1971-02), published by DC. 657 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Son of Darkseid and Tigra. Half-brother of Kalibak, Grayven, and Grail. As part of The Pact between Darkseid and Highfather of New Genesis, Darkseid traded Orion for Highfather's son Scott.

Character history

Key issues

10 issues

The New Gods
#1
first appearance
1971-02-00
The New Gods
#7
origin
1972-02-00
New Gods
#4
origin retold
1984-09-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

New Gods
1989–1991
25 issues →
Orion
2000–2002
25 issues →
The New Gods
1971–1978
19 issues →

New Gods #6 cover

New Gods

#6

death

1984-11-00

Superman & Batman: Generations III #9 cover

Superman & Batman: Generations III

#9

2003-11-00

Death of the New Gods #6 cover

Death of the New Gods

#6

2008-04-00

Final Crisis #1 cover

Final Crisis

#1

2008-07-00

Final Crisis #1: Director's Cut #1 cover

Final Crisis #1: Director's Cut

#1

2008-10-00

Dark Nights: The Batman Who Laughs #1 cover

Dark Nights: The Batman Who Laughs

#1

2018-01-00

Dark Nights: The Batman Who Laughs 1 (Special Edition) #1 cover

Dark Nights: The Batman Who Laughs 1 (Special Edition)

#1

2019-10-00

JLA cover

JLA

1997–2006

19 issues →

Jack Kirby's Fourth World cover

Jack Kirby's Fourth World

1997–1998

13 issues →

Justice League Odyssey cover

Justice League Odyssey

2018–2020

11 issues →

The New Gods cover

The New Gods

2025–2026

11 issues →

Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps cover

Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps

2016–2018

9 issues →

Danger Street cover

Danger Street

2023–2024

8 issues →

Justice League America cover

Justice League America

1989–1996

7 issues →

New Gods cover

New Gods

1995–1997

7 issues →

Death of the New Gods cover

Death of the New Gods

2007–2008

7 issues →

New Gods cover

New Gods

1984–1984

6 issues →

Tangent: Superman's Reign cover

Tangent: Superman's Reign

2008–2009

6 issues →

Wonder Woman cover

Wonder Woman

2011–2016

6 issues →

Superman cover

Superman

1987–2006

5 issues →

JLA cover

JLA

1997–2006

5 issues →

Batman Beyond Universe cover

Batman Beyond Universe

2013–2015

5 issues →

Justice League Incarnate cover

Justice League Incarnate

2022–2022

5 issues →

DCeased: War of the Undead Gods cover

DCeased: War of the Undead Gods

2022–2023

5 issues →

Action Comics cover

Action Comics

1938–2011

4 issues →

The Legion of Super-Heroes cover

The Legion of Super-Heroes

1980–1984

4 issues →

DC Challenge cover

DC Challenge

1985–1986

4 issues →

Cosmic Odyssey cover

Cosmic Odyssey

1988–1989

4 issues →

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