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.