![]() In Tom King and Mitch Gerads' Mister Miracle, Godfrey looks more like Seth Meyers - something Meyers made sure to point out when he had King on the show. The animated Young Justice featured him as a host on a Fox-like news network, with Tim Curry's British-accented performance drawing parallels to Piers Morgan. ![]() Gordon Godfrey to satirize Watergate conspirator and conservative activist G. 1st Appearance of Parademons, New Genesis & Apokolips. ![]() In Legends, John Ostrander, John Byrne, and Len Wein reinvented him as G. NEW GODS 1 DC Back To New Gods March 1971 Volume 1 USA 350 Owned 1st Appearance of Orion, Highfather, Kalibak and Metron. characters such as the brooding warrior named Orion, and Highfather, omniscient leader of the New Gods, as a war between two planets comes to Earth. Later writers would continue updating Glorious Godfrey to reflect the modern state of demagoguery. Kirby also drew from the radio/TV host and commercial pitchman Arthur Godfrey - the idea of combining the two probably says something about how Kirby viewed Graham's motives, especially since it adds the pun of "God-free" to the character. According to Evanier, Kirby's main inspiration was the legendary evangelist Billy Graham, who Kirby distrusted thanks to what Kirby saw as fear-mongering apocalyptic rhetoric and Graham's friendship with Richard Nixon, who Kirby loathed more than any man alive. ![]() Like so many others, this character came from reality. ![]()
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