All young humans recognize the real thing when they see it! Young humans see me-- Even in "Happyland"! But you elders hide me with "cock-and-bull" stories to keep the premises smelling sweet! And still the cosmic joke escapes him!! For how can he cope with me-- by shunning me-- His other face. 
- — Darkseid
Forever People #4 is an issue of the series Forever People (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1971.
Synopsis for "The Kingdom of the Damned!"
The Forever People are taken to Happyland, an amusement park run by DeSaad, who tortures them in various inventive ways there. Darkseid searches for a mind which can comprehend the Anti-Life Equation. And the Forever People's Mother Box, about to be executed by Desaad, phases out and winds up in the hands of martial artist Sonny Sumo.
Appearing in "The Kingdom of the Damned!"
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Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- None
Locations:
- Earth
- Metropolis
- Happyland
- Metropolis
- New Genesis (Mentioned only)
- Supertown (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Anti-Life Equation (Mentioned only)
- Vertigo Grenades (First appearance)
- Master Scrambler (First appearance)
- Nerve Beam
- Immobilizer Gun (First appearance)
- Cosmic Cartridges
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Amazing Dreams of Gentleman Jack"
This story is reprinted from Adventure Comics #85.
Appearing in "The Amazing Dreams of Gentleman Jack"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Jack Jarvis (Single appearance)
- Gus (Single appearance)
- Hefty (Single appearance)
- Skinny (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Perkins (In dream sequence only)
Locations:
Items:
Notes
- "The Kingdom of the Damned!" is reprinted in the Jack Kirby's Forever People (Collected).
- With this issue, the format of the series changes. The cover price increases from 15¢ per copy to 25¢ per copy, and the page count increases to 52 pages per issue. The additional pages features a Sandman back-up tale, reprinting Golden Age stories originally published in Adventure Comics (Volume 1).
- First appearance of Happyland.
- "The Amazing Dreams of Gentleman Jack" was originally titled "The Unholy Dreams of Gentleman Jack".
Trivia
- This issue includes three pages of Forever People pin-ups illustrated by Jack Kirby, and his own self portrait.
- This issue has a horror Aurora kit advertisement featuring Vampirella.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Jack Kirby's Fourth World Recommended Reading:
- Forever People (Volume 1)
- Forever People (Volume 2)
- Mister Miracle (Volume 1)
- Mister Miracle (Volume 2)
- Mister Miracle (Volume 3)
- Mister Miracle (Volume 4)
- Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle (Volume 1)
- New Gods (Volume 1)
- New Gods (Volume 2)
- New Gods (Volume 3)
- New Gods (Volume 4)
- Orion (Volume 1)
- Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (Volume 1): issues #133-#148
- Jack Kirby's Fourth World (Volume 1)
- Death of the New Gods (Volume 1)
- DC Graphic Novel #4
- Genesis (Volume 1)