Comic Title: Doctor Fate #9
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: August 1989
On Sale Date: July 11, 1989 Shipping Date July 11, 1989
Source: Previews, #4

Shipping Date July 13, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #168

Direct Market Date July 13, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #106

Copyright Date July 11, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Cover Price: $1.50
Page Count: 32
Editor: Art Young

Title: "Food for Thought"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Doctor Fate (Eric/Linda Strauss Post-Crisis)

Writer: J. Mark DeMatteis
Artist: Shawn McManus
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Lovern Kindzierski

Feature Character(s)

• Eric Strauss (last appearance in Doctor Fate #8; next appearance in Doctor Fate #10)
• Doctor Fate (Linda Strauss) (last appearance in Doctor Fate #8; next appearance in Doctor Fate #10)

Guest Star(s)

• Deadman (last appearance in Doctor Fate #8; next appearance in Christmas with the Super-Heroes #2)

Supporting Character(s)

• Petey (last appearance in Doctor Fate #8; next appearance in Doctor Fate #10)
• Nabu (last appearance in Doctor Fate #8; next appearance in Doctor Fate #10)
• Jack C. Small (last appearance in Doctor Fate #8; next appearance in Doctor Fate #10)

Villain(s)

• Indra (last appearance in Doctor Fate #8; no further appearances)
• Darkseid (last appearance in Action Comics #643; next appearance in Doctor Fate #10)
• Lords of Chaos (last appearance in Doctor Fate #6; next appearance in Doctor Fate #10)
• Lords of Order (last appearance in Doctor Fate #6; next appearance in Doctor Fate #10)

Other Character(s)

• Joachim Hesse (last appearance in Doctor Fate #8; next appearance in Doctor Fate #14)

Comments:
This story is continued from Doctor Fate #8 and continues in part in Doctor Fate #10.

Synopsis:
Linda Strauss, as Doctor Fate, Petey, and Deadman encounter Indra, king of Fourth Heaven outside the building of Joachim Hesse. Indra is responsible for causing chaos everywhere in the city while attempting to enter the building and kill Hesse. A barrier protects the building which Doctor Fate is able to penetrate.

Inside, they group finds Hesse protected inside a magic circle. Indra is unable to break the circle, while Hesse is performing the ritual to take the throne of Fourth Heaven. The ritual requires that Hesse not eat or sleep for 40 days. Deadman has a solution. He orders chinese take-out and begins eating it with Petey just outside the circle. Hesse, who has not eaten in weeks, breaks the circle to share in the food. Once Joachim steps outside the circle, the spell is broken, and Indra ceases his destruction.

Doctor Fate returns home where Nabu informs her that Eric is dead.