Comic Title: New Gods #9
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: October 1989
On Sale Date: September 5, 1989 Shipping Date September 5, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #171

Shipping Date September 5, 1989
Source: Previews, #6

Shipping Date September 7, 1989
Source: Advance Comics, #8

Direct Market Date September 7, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #115

Copyright Date September 5, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Cover Price: $1.50
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mike Carlin

Title: "Bloodline Part Three"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
New Gods (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Mark Evanier
Plotter/Penciller: Paris Cullins
Inker: Will A. Blyberg
Letterer: Robert M. Pinaha
Colorist: Eugene D'Angelo

Reprinted In:
New Gods:Bloodlines TPB (2021)

Feature Character(s)

• New Gods (last appearance in New Gods #8; next appearance in New Gods #10)
• Orion (last appearance in New Gods #8; next appearance in New Gods #10)
• Lightray (last appearance in New Gods #8; next appearance in New Gods #10)
• Metron (last appearance in New Gods #6; next appearance in New Gods #11)

Villain(s)

• Tyrus (last appearance in New Gods #8; next appearance in New Gods #10)
• Tracker (last appearance in New Gods #8; no further appearances)
• Volunteer (Darkseid's recruiter; next appearance in New Gods #10)

Other Character(s)

• Jovita (last appearance in New Gods #8; next appearance in New Gods #11)
• The Hunger Dogs (last appearance in New Gods #8; next appearance in New Gods #11)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Darkseid (in flashback)
• Highfather (in flashback)
• Mister Miracle (in flashback)
• Granny Goodness (in flashback)
• Himon (in flashback)
• The Commander (in flashback)
• Big Barda (in flashback)
• Arkal (Lightray's brother; dies in flashback)
• Kanto (in flashback)
• Doctor Bedlam (in flashback)
• Oberon (in flashback)

Comments:
This story is continued from New Gods #8 and continues in New Gods #10.

Synopsis:
Orion battles Darkseid's tracker Tyrus. Their battle puts Jovita and the Hunger Dogs in danger. Seeing no other option, Jovita orders her people to assist Orion, then make their escape. Orion then tries to learn the location of Section Zero from Jovita, but she is reluctant to endanger her people further. Orion then turns himself over to one of Darkseid's recruiters in order to gain access to what he seeks.

Elsewhere, Lightray finds information about the history of the New Gods including the parallel lives of Orion and Scott Free.