Highfather as depicted in Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #10 (December 1985). Art by Jack Kirby and Mike Royer.
Publication information
Publisher
DC Comics
First appearance
The New Gods #1 (February/March 1971)
Created by
Jack Kirby
In-story information
Alter ego
Izaya the Inheritor
Species
New God
Place of origin
New Genesis
Team affiliations
New Gods
Notable aliases
The All-Father Lightseid God of Good Master of Light Light God Ixaya
Abilities
Immortality
Ability to commune with the Source
Super strength, durability, speed and senses
Alpha powers and energy manipulation
Telepathy
Life Equation (formerly)
Wields The Golden Staff
Highfather (Izaya the Inheritor) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. An integral part of Jack Kirby's Fourth World mythos, Highfather is a New God, leader of the planet New Genesis and the positive counterpart brother to the evil Darkseid.[1][2]
^The Multiversity Guidebook #1 (Mar. 2015)
^Sacks, Jason; Dallas, Keith (2014). American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 978-1605490564.
Highfather (Izaya the Inheritor) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. An integral part of Jack Kirby's Fourth...
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the chief of the Female Furies. She also raised Scott Free, the son of Highfather of New Genesis who had been traded for Darkseid's son as part of a peace...
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Tigra to eliminate Orion, but the latter was ultimately traded with Highfather's son, Scott Free, as part of a peace treaty between the warring planets...
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