| Issue | #9 |
| Published | April 2008 [February 27, 2008] |
| Cover Price | 2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Mike Carlin; Elisabeth V. Gehrlein (assistant) |
| Characters | Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Donna Troy; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Harleen Quinzel [Harley Quinn]; Ray Palmer [Atom]; Holly Robinson |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Stephane Roux (signed) |
| Inks | Stephane Roux (signed) |
| Colors | Karine Boccanfuso (signed) |
| Characters | Challengers of the Beyond [Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Donna Troy; Red Hood [Jason Todd]]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Holly Robinson; Harleen Quinzel [Harley Quinn]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Pied Piper [Hartley Rathaway]; Karate Kid [Val Armorr]; Una [Luornu Durgo; also as an OMAC]; Firestorm [Jason Rusch]; VILLAINS: Desaad (dies); Brother Eye; OMACs; Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (flashback; cameo); Trickster [James Jesse] (flashback; cameo); Darkseid; Solomon the Monitor |
| Synopsis | Brother Eye disects Karate Kid while using his OMACs to take over Apokolips. Pied Piper plays his flute, killing Desaad and breaking Brother Eye's hold on Apokolips. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Paul Dini (head writer); Keith Giffen (story consultant); Justin Gray; Jimmy Palmiotti |
| Pencils | Tom Derenick |
| Inks | Wayne Faucher |
| Colors | Pete Pantazis |
| Letters | Ken Lopez |
| Characters | Black Manta (origin); Aquaman [Arthur Curry; Orin]; Aqualad [Garth]; Arthur Curry, Jr. |
| Synopsis | The origin of Black Manta. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Scott Beatty |
| Pencils | Mike Norton |
| Inks | Rodney Ramos |
| Colors | Hi-Fi |
| Letters | Ken Lopez |
| Characters | Super Friends [Superman; Batman; Wonder Woman; Flash; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Aquaman] |
| Script | Rachel Gluckstern |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Rachel Gluckstern promotes the new SUPER FRIENDS comic coming out from Johnny DC. Hot list - COUNTDOWN #9, LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #39 (promo says #56 in error) and TEEN TITANS #56. House ad for COUNTDOWN #8. |