Story: "Kindred, Part 1: Funeral For A Friend" (21 Pages)

Credits:

Steve Mattsson (plot, script)
Aaron Lopresti (pencils)
Jordi Ensign (inks)
Kevin Cunningham (letters)
Stu Chaifetz (colors)
Frank Pittarese (edits)

Feature Characters:

Sparx
Kaliber
Hero
Rex
Aura
Half-Life
Superboy (in flashback in between issue pages of #9)

Guest Stars:

The Twelfth Knight (first appearance; last in flashback in #12)
Strata (last in R.E.B.E.L.S. '96 #17; both join InterC.E.P.T.)
Nightshade
Ephyra
Shaar-Q
Captain Beta Tos (as InterC.E.P.T.)

Supporting Characters:

Kindred Marx
D.J.
Bouncer
Hardrock (also in flashback in between pages of #9)

Villains:

Darkstar Jack Nebula
Red Death
Klo
Drrt
Whoon (as the Red Shift)

Other Characters:

Kindred Sol
Kindred Blu (first appearance of both; in flashback; latter dies)