| Issue | #9 |
| Published | April 2008 |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Cover Price | 2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Bob Schreck; Brandon Montclare (assistant) |
| Notes | Two covers were done for this issue; one by Lee/Williams featuring Batman and Robin, and an alternate one by Adams featuring Batman, Robin, and Green Lantern (10 issues for 1 issue mixture). This issue went on sale 2008-02-27 (on schedule). |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jim Lee (signed) |
| Inks | Scott Williams (signed) |
| Colors | Alex Sinclair (signed) |
| Notes | This cover is an homage to Batman (DC, 1940 series) #9 (February-March 1942) by Jack Burnley. |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Neal Adams |
| Inks | Neal Adams |
| Colors | Alex Sinclair |
| Notes | For every 10 copies of the standard edition, retailers were allowed to order one copy of the variant edition. |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] |
| Synopsis | Batman and Green Lantern confront each other at one of Batman's safe houses. Batman's had Robin paint everything in it yellow, including themselves, so Green Lantern's ring can't operate on any of it. Green Lantern confronts Batman over the missing Dick Grayson, saying Batman kidnapped him and made him into Robin. Batman notes that Grayson was just "found", and held a news conference the day before. Green Lantern finally gives up on the discussion, and starts to leave, but then is told his ring is missing, and Robin has it. Green Lantern tries to retrieve it, and spars with Robin. Robin toys with him, and finally performs a fatal move on him, crushing his windpipe. Batman sees that, throws Robin out of the way, and performs an emergency tracheotomy on GL to save his life, revealing his identity in the process. They stay until the ambulance arrives. The incident has shaken up both of them. Batman realizes he has rushed things with Robin. He had years to train and perfect himself; Robin has not. He's had years to grieve the loss of his parents; Robin hasn't even had time to start. Batman decides to rectify that, takes him to a graveyard, and tells him to find his parents. Robin does, and they both mourn. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Frank Miller |
| Pencils | Jim Lee |
| Inks | Scott Williams |
| Colors | Alex Sinclair |
| Letters | Jared K. Fletcher |
| Notes | Story continued from previous issue and continues in the next issue. "Special thanks to Brian Azzarello". |
| Characters | Majestic; Teen Titans [Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Raven; Cyborg; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Changeling] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Keith Giffen |
| Pencils | Mike McKone; Lee Garbett |
| Inks | Mike McKone; Trevor Scott |
| Colors | Randy Mayor |
| Letters | Rob Leigh |
| Editing | Scott Peterson; Kristy Quinn (assistant) |
| Notes | Cover and five pages of DC/WS DreamWar (DC, 2008 series) #1 (June 2008), which came out six weeks after this issue. |
| Script | Rachel Gluckstern |
| Notes | Rachel previews the new Super Friends book for younger readers. Ads for next issue, Countdown #9, Legion of Super-Heroes #56, and Teen Titans #56. Appears on page 34 in this issue. |
| Notes | House ad for: Wonder Woman: Who is Wonder Woman? hardcover (1/2 page). Appears on page 27 in this issue. |
| Notes | Total of 3 one-page, 1 half-page, and 1 two-page ads for: Lost Via Domus (video game, Ubisoft), God of War Chains of Olympus (video game, Sony Entertainment, 2 pages), The Signal (movie, Magnolia Pictures, 1/2 page), New York ComicCon (comic convention, Read Exhibitions), and Lost Odyssey (video game, Mistwalker). Appear in various places in this issue. |