Story: "Choosing Sides" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Geoff Johns (plot, script)
Matt Smith (pencils)
Christopher Jones (breakdowns)
Steve Mitchell (inks)
Comicraft (letters)
James Sinclair (colors)
Dan Raspler (edits)

Feature Characters:

Doctor Occult
Phantom Stranger
Zatanna
Madame Xanadu
Deadman
Ragman III
Faust, Doctor Fate IV
Rose Psychic
Steel III
Orion
Wonder Woman
Batman
Superman
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
Zauriel
Atom II
Hawkgirl II
Starman VII
Star-Spangled Kid II
Flash I
Katana
Captain Marvel
S.T.R.I.P.E
Starfire III
Supergirl
Sentinel
Firestorm
Mister Miracle II
Enchantress
Hal Jordan

Villains:

Etrigan the Demon
Asmodel
The Spectre-force
Nebiros

Guest Appearances:

Rick Flagg
Vigilante II
Peacemaker I Sargon the Sorcerer (as spirits trapped in purgatory)

Synopsis:

A team of heroes retrieves the Spear of Destiny from space, where it begins to take control of Starfire, while the heroes in purgatory agree to bring Hal Jordan to Earth, assisted in their escape by the souls of other former heroes. Meanwhile, in Hell, Faust rescues the other heroes from the Charon river, unaffected by the disturbing visions it produces because he has no soul. They are then confronted by the demon Nebiros.

When the heaven-bound heroes arrive back with Hal Jordan, things look good - for a few minutes, before Asmodel/Spectre turns Hal into glass and shatters him, also having silenced the Phantom Stranger.