so was that JLA story basically the conclusion to Conway's New Gods revival?
That JLA story in 184-185 by Conway/Perez/McLaughlin was unrelated to the Conway/Newton run in NEW GODS. It was just basically the
JLA/JSA annual crossover, in a team-up with the New Gods. who travel to Apokalips to share one adventure together.
(Part 1 in issue 183 was penciled by Dick Dillin who died suddenly, so Perez was called in to do art on parts 2 and 3).
The revived
NEW GODS 12-19 run by Conway/Newton (which was cancelled with the DC Implosion) was concluded somewhat unsatisfyingly in ADVENTURE 459-460 by the same Conway/Newton creative team.
One issue I enjoyed was the one-shot that preceded the Conway Newton run that revived the NEW GODS, in FIRST ISSUE SPECIAL 13, by Dennis O'Neil and Mike Vosburg. Nice to see O'Neil's interpretation of the Fourth World characters, with Mike Vosburg art that was
consistent with the Kirby run on the series. Far more so than the then-soon-to-come Conway/Newton run.
The most true to Kirby of that period was the Englehart/Rogers
MISTER MIRACLE run in issues 19-22, and the Gerber/Golden run in issues 23-25 (which like the Conway/Newton NEW GODS, was cancelled due to the DC Implosion).
Particularly issue 22.
