Chapter Summaries

Andrew ended the battle with the Scarlet Witch and began arranging to take control of the Zombie Universe’s remaining zombies and souls. The heroes returned home to celebrate victory, while Andrew stayed behind to prepare the zombies for transfer to the Main Universe.

• Andrew froze Zombie Wanda and stored her away, then told the heroes that the Scarlet Witch had been banished and sent them back to their universe.
• Strange agreed to separate Electric Light Stone Man, and the heroes departed aboard the Shuttlecraft while Andrew remained to finish securing the Zombie Universe.
• The zombies and nuclear bombs vanished from Manhattan’s Defensive Shield, which then disappeared, and the returning heroes announced that the zombie disaster was over.
• Carol left to protect civilians in the Kree-Skrull war, while President Ellis began facing the work of rebuilding Manhattan.
• Andrew ordered White Vision to secure the Alien Zombies and retain zombie Skye, then learned that more than three billion zombies remained on Earth.
• Andrew planned to move the zombies to Zombie Island in the Main Universe before freeing their souls, avoiding interference from the Zombie Universe’s gods and Demon Kings.

Andrew harvested Wakanda’s Vibranium and assessed his gains from the Zombie disaster while New York began recovering and its residents debated what to do next. Meanwhile, Erik Stevens plotted to kill T’Chaka and seize Wakanda’s throne with the help of the former Demon King Marduk.

• Andrew and White Vision surveyed Wakanda’s Vibranium stores, and Andrew considered the Earth and its resources his own.
• Andrew reviewed his gains in Rebirth Hell and planned to harvest the remaining Zombies before pursuing the Universe and Thanos’s Space Stone.
• New Yorkers debated rebuilding Manhattan as Tony Stark proposed an Iron Fortress, while Dr. Pym refused to sell Pym Particle and Scott Lang drew attention with his livestream.
• Odin asked Frigga and Little Hela whether they should leave New York, but they chose to stay, and Odin chased Hela after she mocked him.
• Erik watched Tchalla announce T’Chaka’s upcoming trip to London and vowed to kill his uncle and take the throne, while Marduk warned him to conceal his demonic power.

Billy reunited with his mother and returned to his foster family, while the Justice League approved Tony’s robot manufacturing plan. The team then debated whether superheroes should follow the Justice Society’s no-killing rule, with Batman supporting the proposal and several members opposing it.

• Andrew reassured Billy after Billy learned that his mother had left him with the police, then helped him return to his foster family with his lost homework and barbecue coupons.
• Andrew joined the Justice League meeting, where the members approved Tony’s plan to build household robots on Earth and in the Space Fortress, with core components to be processed in Hell.
• Batman showed the team Hawkman’s announcement that the Justice Society would never kill its opponents and would instead hand them over to the courts.
• Batman said the Justice League should adopt the same rule, but Aquaman, Iron Man, Green Lantern, Mary, and Hancock opposed an absolute ban on killing.

Andrew and the Justice League debated the no-kill policy, then distributed advanced home robots that Tony Stark introduced to the public. When USR Corporation prepared to sell intelligent and industrial robots, Andrew moved to establish a Robot Committee and restrict production, backed by the heroes’ control of key suppliers.

• Andrew replaced paid posts supporting the Justice Society’s no-kill policy with automated posts, and Batman kept the Justice League’s principles unchanged after the heroes opposed an absolute refusal to kill.
• Andrew gave the Justice League members advanced home robots, and Tony Stark unveiled home robots that quickly sold out and spread across America and Europe.
• As home robots displaced workers, Tony introduced unemployment subsidies and retraining programs with government support.
• Tony warned Andrew, Batman, and Cyborg that USR Corporation planned to sell intelligent robots and pursue industrial and armed robots with military interest.
• Andrew proposed a Robot Committee to approve robot production, limit industrial and armed robots, and require safety inspections, while revealing that he, Tony, and Batman had bought parts of the supply chain.
• Alice contacted the president about the committee, and Tony proposed having Jarvis test USR Corporation’s robots and including the company in the subsidy program.

Andrew secured the president’s preliminary approval for the Robot Committee, which reviewed USR Corporation’s alien-derived robots and allowed them onto the market. Billy used his implausible string of prizes to help his family, then went to the Rock of Eternity, where his transformation into Shazam once again puzzled the Old Mage.

• Andrew received the president’s preliminary approval for the Robot Committee proposal, and seven days later the committee was established.
• K investigated USR Corporation, learned that Dr. Lanning had obtained basic robotics technology from Chalonians in Peace City, and required him to submit a safety report.
• Dr. Lanning agreed to join the American Military’s Super Robot Research Program, while Tony delayed approval of the NS Robots for over a month before they entered the market.
• Billy convinced Victor that he had won a Stark Industries robot in a prize draw, and offered to let Mary use it as collateral for an interest-free tuition loan.
• After his family celebrated, Billy left a Phantom Clone behind and traveled to the Rock of Eternity, where he transformed into Shazam and puzzled the Old Mage with his goofy demeanor.

The Old Mage planned to assess Billy’s siblings as potential members of the new Shazam Family, while Billy learned the grim history of the previous Shazam. In Kandak, Orm and Wade investigated a suspected alien technology trade, but their informant Adriana had no evidence and expected MIB to overthrow the International Gang.

• The Old Mage told Billy he wanted to observe his family and judge whether they could become magical companions in the Shazam Family.
• The Old Mage explained that the previous Shazam had given his power to his father, who became violent and was sealed in a temple in Kandak.
• Billy brought home another robot, and his siblings bowed to him and asked for blessings while the Old Mage questioned whether they were flawless.
• Orm and Wade entered Kandak to investigate claims that the International Gang traded Eternium for alien technology, and Alice helped them bypass checkpoints with forged licenses.
• Andrew told Alice to monitor Orm and Wade while he stayed in the office, and he considered urging Mechanical Trigon to finish building Steel City sooner.
• Orm and Wade met Adriana, who admitted she had no proof of alien dealings and urged them to defeat the International Gang, but Orm clarified that MIB handled alien affairs rather than delivering justice.

Orm and Wade investigated the International Gang in Kandak, while the gang’s leader, Ismail, secretly maneuvered to obtain the Sabbath Crown. After the gang kidnapped Adriana’s son, Amon, Adriana and Ismail headed into the mountains to find the crown, as International Gang soldiers surrounded Orm and Wade’s hotel.

• Adriana told Orm and Wade about the International Gang’s power and its flying motorcycles, while Ismail arrived and pretended to welcome MIB’s investigation.
• Orm suspected Ismail was working for the International Gang and planned to draw out an attack to obtain evidence of its alien dealings.
• Ismail revealed himself as the International Gang’s leader and ordered his men to capture Orm and Wade, kidnap Amon, and force Adriana to find the Sabbath Crown.
• International Gang soldiers captured Amon and threatened Adriana, who chose to search for the crown rather than notify MIB; Ismail and Adriana entered the mountains while the gang secretly followed.
• Orm spotted International Gang forces approaching the hotel, woke Wade, and prepared for battle as the gang’s soldiers and Raptor Flight Squadron surrounded the building.

Wade and Orm fought off the International Gang’s attack, but an Eternity Missile temporarily disabled Wade’s regeneration. After the battle, Wade rode off to investigate a powerful aura while Orm was left with the captured technology and no flying bike.

• Andrew ordered Alice to reject Wade’s expense reimbursements after Wade joked about illegal transactions, then told Faora and Morr to steal the International Gang’s Eternity Ore.
• Orm and Wade attacked the International Gang outside the hotel, defeating its ground troops and aerial riders with their powers and captured flying bikes.
• The International Gang fired an Eternity Missile at Wade, whose blue fragments blocked his regeneration, and Orm tried to bury him before Wade revealed he was still alive.
• Wade used an explosive transformation to wipe out the remaining soldiers, regenerated, and helped capture another flying-bike rider as the other riders fled.
• Orm wanted to take the captured technology back to the Space Fortress, but Wade sensed a powerful aura and rode off to investigate, leaving Orm without a bike.

Adriana awakened Adam, Kandak’s ancient hero, who escaped the temple and destroyed the International Gang forces attacking him. After Ismail stole the Sabbath Crown and fled, Adriana set out to find Adam and rescue Amon, but Shazam arrived looking for Black Adam.

• Adriana and Ismail found the Sabbath Crown in an ancient temple, where International Gang soldiers confronted them.
• Adriana summoned Shazam, freeing Adam from his ancient seal, and the Old Mage sensed Black Adam’s release and summoned Billy.
• Adam emerged from the temple, killed the soldiers, and rescued Adriana after Ismail stole the crown and kicked her off a cliff.
• Adam destroyed the International Gang’s helicopters and forces, then flew toward Kandak City.
• Adriana told Big Fatty that Ismail had taken the crown and that they needed Adam to rescue Amon.
• Shazam arrived and asked Adriana and Big Fatty whether they had seen Black Adam.

Billy transformed into Shazam and went to Kandak to find Black Adam, while Andrew coordinated help from the Justice League and his allies. Batman investigated a worldwide wave of people seeing others as demons, and Ismail began plotting to become Shabak after meeting a mysterious figure calling himself Destiny or Fate.

• The Old Mage sent Billy to Kandak to stop Black Adam, and Billy agreed after learning the Justice League would help.
• Shazam met Adriana and her brother, explained that Black Adam was the previous Shazam, and set off with them and Wade to search for him.
• Batman told Andrew that people across North America and Europe were seeing others as demons and committing violent acts, so Andrew sent Zatanna and Raven to assist the investigation.
• Andrew learned that Argus had dispatched the Justice Society to Kandak and arranged for Iron Man, Orm, and Wade to support Shazam.
• Raven and Zatanna joined Batman and Flash in Gotham to investigate a woman who had tried to throw her child from a building.
• Ismail returned to the International Gang's headquarters with the Sabbath Crown and met a cloaked figure who called himself Destiny or Fate and offered to cooperate.

Destiny partnered with Ismail to activate the Sabbath Crown, while Andrew’s group stole the eternity ore Ismail needed. At dawn, Black Adam faced the Old Mage and the Justice Society at the ruined palace, and a fight began after they demanded he return to his seal.

• Destiny offered to help Ismail become Shabak in exchange for eternity ore, but Ismail discovered the warehouse supply had been stolen.
• Ismail gathered more eternity ore, and Destiny set up a Magic Array while Andrew examined the stolen ore with Faora and Morr.
• Black Adam reflected on Kandak’s changed city before Adriana and the others arrived with the Old Mage, who explained that Black Adam had received his power from his son and been sealed for killing the Tyrant and his followers.
• Wade and Orm agreed that the Tyrant’s men deserved to die, while the Old Mage argued that people should not take justice into their own hands.
• Cyclone, Hawkman, Atom Smasher, Doctor Fate, and Constantine arrived, and Doctor Fate ordered Black Adam back into his seal.
• Hawkman attacked Black Adam, who knocked him away with a punch before Doctor Fate struck Black Adam with golden crystals.

Black Adam fought the Justice Society and Shazam until Doctor Fate trapped him with an illusion and Orm suppressed his divine power with an Inhibitor Device. After Adriana revealed that the International Gang had taken her son Amon and the Sabbath Crown, Argus ordered the heroes to take Black Adam to prison and leave the crown to the Justice League.

• Black Adam overpowered Atom Smasher and Shazam, then fought Hawkman, Doctor Fate, Cyclone, Constantine, and the others while Wade and Orm protected Adriana and her brother.
• Andrew discussed Black Adam’s potential with Alice and learned Tony was distributing home robots in Kandak; he arranged for more robots to be transported using the Rock of Eternity.
• Doctor Fate amplified an Inhibitor Device with divine power, then created an illusion of ancient Kandak that distracted Black Adam long enough for Orm to fasten the device around his wrists.
• Black Adam broke out of his daze and was tackled by Hawkman as Doctor Fate and the Old Mage argued over whether to send him to Argus or seal him away again.
• Adriana revealed that the International Gang had taken Amon and the Sabbath Crown, prompting the heroes to prepare to pursue them.
• Argus ordered the Justice Society not to attack the International Gang, directing them to take Black Adam to prison and leave the crown to the Justice League.

Andrew revealed Argus’s deal with the International Gang and sent the Justice Society to rescue Adriana’s son and investigate the gang. After Mechanical Trigon overwhelmed Black Adam, Andrew persuaded him to protect Kandak and helped stabilize his Divine Power, leaving him with a new purpose.

• Andrew told the Justice Society that Argus had accepted Eternity Ore from the International Gang and asked them to help destroy the gang over its suspected alien dealings.
• The Justice Society, Wade, and Orm left for International Gang territory while Andrew stayed behind with Alice and Black Adam.
• Andrew sent Black Adam to Hell, where Mechanical Trigon used his lightning for electrotherapy and beat him until his Divine Power was exhausted.
• Andrew injected Black Adam with medicine, then urged him to make his dead son’s wish his own by protecting Kandak from the International Gang.
• Andrew explained that Black Adam’s anger caused him to lose control because of a flaw in his power inheritance, and said the beating had helped make his Divine Power more obedient.

Andrew freed Black Adam to protect Kandak and sent Batman’s team to investigate Destiny, an ancient mage who had caused a tragedy with the Dream Stone. Jason joined the heroes, and Merlin’s magic traced Destiny to a location near Kandak, where the Justice Society was already headed.

• Andrew told Black Adam to protect Kandak and warned him that he would intervene if Black Adam committed evil; Black Adam thanked him and flew after the others.
• At Gotham General Mental Hospital, Raven identified the attack on the prisoner as the work of a human mage, and Jason revealed that he was an immortal knight fused with the Demon Etrigan to stop Destiny.
• Zatanna confirmed Jason’s story in the Magic Book, and Jason used Merlin’s magic to trace Destiny to a location near the Sinai Peninsula, possibly in Kandak.
• Andrew sent Batman’s team through the Rock of Eternity and warned Batman not to tamper with it; Batman secretly left Mechanical Spiders behind to scout.
• Tony stayed in Kandak to prepare for the fighting, while Wade and Constantine plotted to steal the Justice Society’s N metal fighter jet before Hawkman exposed their conversation.

The Justice Society and Shazam fought Black Adam until Doctor Fate trapped him in an illusion of ancient Kandak, allowing Orm to suppress his power with an Inhibitor Device. The heroes learned that the International Gang had kidnapped Amon and taken the Sabbath Crown, but Argus ordered them to bring Black Adam to prison and leave the crown to the Justice League.

• Atom Smasher, Cyclone, Shazam, Hawkman, Doctor Fate, and the others attacked Black Adam, but he fought them off and sent Hawkman crashing through a skyscraper.
• Andrew criticized the heroes for rushing to seal Black Adam away, while Tony sold robots in Kandak and arranged to send more using the Rock of Eternity.
• Doctor Fate empowered Orm's Inhibitor Device, then created an illusion of ancient Kandak that distracted Black Adam long enough for Orm to clamp the device around his wrists.
• Black Adam recovered from the illusion and struggled against the device as Hawkman restrained him; Doctor Fate and the Old Mage argued over where he should be imprisoned.
• Adriana revealed that the International Gang had kidnapped Amon and taken the Sabbath Crown, prompting the heroes to plan a rescue.
• Argus ordered the Justice Society not to attack the International Gang, telling them to take Black Adam to prison and leave the crown to the Justice League.

After Ismail became Shabak, Destiny persuaded the six Demon Kings to prepare a human soul sacrifice so they could descend on Earth, while Shabak opened the Gate of Hell in Kandak. The Justice League arrived but Destiny’s Dream Stone turned many heroes against one another, and Andrew warned Kandak City and nearby areas to evacuate as the battle erupted.

• After Ismail died, his soul entered the Rock of Doom, where Destiny convinced the six Demon Kings that they should send projections to arrange a soul sacrifice before descending to Earth themselves.
• The Demon Kings gave Ismail their power and named him Shabak, while Black Adam fought Faust in Kandak’s square.
• Andrew explained that Black Adam had mastered his Shazam abilities in less than a day, then opened the Rock of Eternity’s door to bring the Justice League to Kandak.
• Shabak emerged from the base, challenged Black Adam, and began opening the Gate of Hell as Adriana demanded to know where her son was.
• Destiny’s Dream Stone caused Superman, Mary, Hancock, Flash, and other heroes to attack their allies, while Faust and his forces fought Doctor Fate, Zatanna, Raven, and the others.
• Andrew sent Shazam and Black Adam to stop Shabak, directed the magic users to free the affected heroes, and warned Kandak residents to evacuate.

Destiny and Shabak’s forces unleashed demons across six major cities, turning them into slaughter grounds while the heroes fought at the International Gang Base. As the public looked to Andrew for help, Faora returned with two boxes for the device he had prepared.

• Tony activated robots throughout Kandak City to help people reach safety and sent more robots to assist owners for free.
• Jason transformed into Etrigan and fought Destiny, while Shazam and Black Adam teamed up against Shabak.
• Shabak sacrificed more than a thousand International Gang members, and their souls strengthened the blood-red vortex above the base.
• Destiny revealed that magic arrays were activating over Kandak, New York, Metropolis, Gotham, Los Angeles, and Central City, where demons and Demon King projections attacked.
• Tony equipped his Anti-Demon Battle Suit and led unmanned armor units against the demons as Andrew’s livestream viewers pleaded for help.
• Faora returned to Andrew with two boxes, and Andrew loaded them into his newly assembled nanotech gun and explained how to use it.

Andrew used Faora’s Stink Gas Gun to break Destiny’s control over the superheroes, then sent them to defend six besieged cities while the remaining heroes fought at the International Gang Base. The battle continued as Shabak headed for Kandak to sacrifice civilians, and Raven’s connection to Trigon drove Faust’s demons to abandon him.

• Faora fired concentrated Thirteen Stinks at the mind-controlled superheroes, breaking Destiny’s hold and restoring them to normal.
• Andrew warned that six Demon King Projections threatened the cities, then sent the superheroes, Exoskeleton Legion, and MIB agents to the battlefields.
• Diana questioned Andrew’s decision to split their forces, but he explained that every projection, Destiny, and Shabak had to be defeated before the disasters could end.
• At the International Gang Base, Shabak fought Black Adam, then fled toward Kandak to sacrifice civilians; Hawkman, Shazam, and Black Adam pursued him.
• Doctor Fate and Raven fought Faust, but Raven revealed Trigon’s mark and claimed her identity as his daughter, prompting the demons to abandon Faust and prepare to return to Hell.

Hulk killed the High-Temperature Giant by destroying his spine and hurling him into the sky before he could explode, while the superheroes continued fighting terrorists in Miami. On the oil tanker, S.H.I.E.L.D. thwarted the suicide-bomber plot, Steve killed Seven and found two vials, and Tony trapped Killian in a Battle Suit explosion.

• Hulk smashed the High-Temperature Giant's spine, then threw him into the sky, where he exploded without harming the city.
• Susan led the superheroes in clearing out the remaining terrorists as the Miami disaster neared its end.
• Gwen sensed an explosive threat aboard the tanker, and Electro triggered the injected terrorists' explosion inside the ship, killing them before they could attack the others.
• Steve killed Seven with an Energy Grenade and found a metal box containing two vials, one of which might be the Rage Potion.
• Tony used scattered Battle Suit parts to enclose and detonate a suit around Killian, sending wreckage into the sea of fire.

The Atom enlarged the superheroes with his unfinished Ray Gun, and they fought the five Demon King Projections inside the Rock of Eternity. In Kandak City, Shabak exploited the heroes’ concern for civilians to overwhelm them and drive Black Adam into a furious, increasingly uncontrolled battle.

• The Demon King Projections discovered the Rock of Eternity and taunted the heroes, who prepared to fight without holding back.
• The Atom used his Enlargement Ray Gun to turn the superheroes into giants, enhancing their powers as they battled the Demon King Projections inside the Rock of Eternity.
• Andrew watched the fight as the Old Mage worried about the Rock of Eternity, then turned his attention to the battle in Kandak City.
• Iron Man’s Unmanned Armor Legion contained the Demon Legion, while Shabak suppressed Black Adam, Shazam, and Hawkman by attacking civilians and forcing them to intervene.
• Black Adam lost control of his Thunderbolt in his rage and struck Shabak with a powerful lightning-wrapped punch, but Shabak kept using civilians to distract the heroes.
• Shabak taunted Black Adam about his dead son as the battle continued amid the burning city.