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Crisis on Infinite Earths #9

DC · Series began 1985 · December 1985

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Dates

Cover date: December 1985
On sale: August 6, 1985
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #9 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition75¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition75¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0709893266112 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

Barcode 0709893266112 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page

Facsimile reprints exist

Crisis on Infinite Earths 9 (Facsimile Edition) (2025). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Creators

pencils: George Pérezinks: George Pérez, Jerry Ordway, Mike Machlancolors: Anthony Tollinscript: Marv Wolfmanletters: John Costanza

Stories

War Zone · 25 pages
Flash [Barry Allen] sacrificed his life so that the 5 universes could live, but the villains, led by Lex Luthor (Earth-1) and Brainiac, attempt to take control of all 5 universes by attacking the weaker of the 5: 4, S, and X. The remaining 2 universes, 1 and 2, then send their heroes to combat this menace. Meanwhile, a splinter group of six Guardians gives Guy Gardner a power ring, though five of them appear to die.

Reprinted in

Crisis on Infinite Earths (1998), Crisis on Infinite Earths (2000), Crisis on Infinite Earths The Absolute Edition (2005), Crisis on Infinite Earths Deluxe Edition (2015), Crisis on Infinite Earths: 35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2019), Crisis on Infinite Earths 9 (Facsimile Edition) (2025)