I seemed to recall that there was a similar scene with Darkseid in an issue of JLI in the 80s. I can't find an image, but I did find this bit o' commentary on a site offering annotations of Countdown...
"Ah, yes, Darkseid sitting on the couch. This has been a running joke of Keith Giffen’s ever since the first Ambush Bug mini-series. In Ambush Bug #1, the Bug returns to his office to find Darkseid waiting for him. In issue #2, Darkseid was working at a local McDonalds. In issue #3, Darkseid killed Jonni DC, the DC Comics mascot. Each issue promised that next issue’s tale would be called, “When Titans Clash!” presumably a battle between Ambush Bug and Darkseid. Yeah. Right. Later, in Justice League International #21, the JLI is transported to Apokolips. Oberon, Mr. Miracle’s sidekick, gets lost and winds up in Darkseid’s quarters, where the dark lord of Apokolips is sitting in an easy chair, reading Mein Kamph. It really is a funny scene."
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"Ah, yes, Darkseid sitting on the couch. This has been a running joke of Keith Giffen’s ever since the first Ambush Bug mini-series. In Ambush Bug #1, the Bug returns to his office to find Darkseid waiting for him. In issue #2, Darkseid was working at a local McDonalds. In issue #3, Darkseid killed Jonni DC, the DC Comics mascot. Each issue promised that next issue’s tale would be called, “When Titans Clash!” presumably a battle between Ambush Bug and Darkseid. Yeah. Right. Later, in Justice League International #21, the JLI is transported to Apokolips. Oberon, Mr. Miracle’s sidekick, gets lost and winds up in Darkseid’s quarters, where the dark lord of Apokolips is sitting in an easy chair, reading Mein Kamph. It really is a funny scene."