Supreme issue 9 was published in January 1994. The story was by Ripley (rumored to be a pseudonym for Rob Liefeld). The story, script, lettering and editing was by Kurt Hathaway. Brian Murray is back doing the pencils. And Chris Ivy is on inks.
The fight between Supreme and Thor continues...
Supreme has figured out Thor's confusion... that he thinks it's still WWII and he wants revenge on Hitler... but for reasons that continue to not make any sense, chooses to say nothing. Why? Because we need the fight to rage for three issues. EXTREME!
After several more pages of fighting, Supreme finally fesses up that the war is over. But Thor refuses to believe it. Because if it's true, what kind of idiot would know that and have continued to fight for three issues? Oh, right.
And then, randomly, Supreme decides it's time to knock Thor out and it's nice and easy.
Why didn't he do that three issues ago? Ugh.
Supreme decides to keep Thor's hammer and drops Thor off at the top-secret, covert, corporate military group that he just quit. Why not?
Remember the serial killer Grizlock? He's working in his lab on a radioactive boulder that is Supreme's weakness. Hey, that sounds familiar!
This synthetic radium, "happens to possess the very same properties that Supreme posseses." I guess we know where Supremium came from. Grizlock exhibits a lot of the hallmarks of Dax...
Apparently, Grizlock has had this program going for the 14 years he's been in prison, just waiting for the return of Supreme.
Supreme flies to the grave of Louise Masters, the Lois Lane type character Grizlock killed. Supreme remembers that he was the world's first superhero. He says that Louise and his friend Billy were killed days after Supreme left for outer space. We see on her gravestone that she died in 1946. So, according to this, Supreme left Earth soon after WWII.
Supreme then goes off to visit Charles, better known as Kid Supreme.
Apparently, Charles could "borrow" a portion of Supreme's powers.
They talk a little and then Supreme hurries off. To go after Grizlock? Heck no!
To go talk to Max the journalist!
This Supreme guy sure has his priorities straight.
