Crisis on Infinite Earths #9

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

  This edition’s page
• Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover

  Canadian

  Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

  Barcode 0709893266112 · shared with another edition

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Crisis on Infinite Earths

This is part 29 of 47. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Crisis on Infinite Earths #1
2. Crisis on Infinite Earths #2
3. Crisis on Infinite Earths #3
4. Crisis on Infinite Earths #4
5. Crisis on Infinite Earths #5
6. Crisis on Infinite Earths #6
7. Infinity, Inc. #18
8. Blue Devil #17
9. The Omega Men #31
10. All-Star Squadron #50
11. Crisis on Infinite Earths #7
12. DC Comics Presents #86
13. Infinity, Inc. #19
14. Blue Devil #18
15. All-Star Squadron #51
16. Batman #389
17. Crisis on Infinite Earths #8
18. DC Comics Presents #87
19. Detective Comics #556
20. Green Lantern #194
21. Infinity, Inc. #20
22. Justice League of America #244
23. Superman #413
24. The Fury of Firestorm #41
25. The Losers Special #1
26. The Omega Men #33
27. All-Star Squadron #52
28. Batman #390
29. Crisis on Infinite Earths #9
30. Green Lantern #195
31. Infinity, Inc. #21
32. Justice League of America #245
33. The Fury of Firestorm #42
34. All-Star Squadron #53
35. Batman #391
36. Crisis on Infinite Earths #10
37. Superman #415
38. Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld #13
39. All-Star Squadron #54
40. Crisis on Infinite Earths #11
41. Crisis on Infinite Earths #12
42. Green Lantern #198
43. Swamp Thing #46
44. Deadman: Dead Again #1
45. DC Universe #0
46. DCU: Legacies #5
47. DCU: Legacies #6

Creators

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.

Publisher’s description

Check in with the vilest villains in the DC Multiverse in this issue exploring what the bad guys have been up to since the Crisis began. Will this army of corrupt rogues take advantage of the mayhem descending on reality—or lend a hand in humanity'stime of need?

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)