GODWORLD	ATLAS
Created by Jack Kirby

PLANETARY INFORMATION

Name: GodWorld
Aliases: Urgrund; Asgaard
Space Sector: Unidentified
Dominant Lifeform: Humanoid
Capital City: Unknown
Type of Government: Presumably monarchy
Prominent Inhabitants: Wotan; Lokee; Arzaz; The Nameless One; Sirius; Thunderer
First Appearance: New Gods Vol. 1 #1 (February-March 1971)
Creators: Jack Kirby

OVERVIEW

GodWorld was the home of the Old Gods, the forefathers of the New Gods.

HISTORY

18 billion years ago, during the "First World" when the universe was still young, the GodWorld was formed out of native elements. The GodWorld – also known as Asgaard or Urgrund – is said to have been a huge planet at the very heart of the cosmos, "larger than the largest star"

After another three billion years, the "First World" slowly segued into the "Second World" as the humanoid lifeforms on the GodWorld attained godhood.

The so-called first gods were beings of enormous power, glory and cultural and scientific refinement. It is said that their legacy lives on to this day in the collective subconscious of beings throughout the universe. (Many of the earthly pantheons do indeed mirror the Old Gods, particularly the Norse Gods.)

After a glorious 10 billion years, the wonder that was GodWorld was torn apart by war. At the heart of this conflict was Lokee, god of mischief and bastard son of the chief god Wotan. The conflict between the forces of good and evil escalated until the GodWorld was torn asunder in a great explosion where the gods perished.

4.8 billion years ago, the molten remnants of the GodWorld began to cool and formed two separate planets: the dark Apokolips and the bright New Genesis. There, New Gods arose.