WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Nkosi (Marvel) — introduction, Comrads
- Nth Man (John Doe, typically from Earth-8908) — introduction · origin
- Alfie O'Meagan (typically from Earth-8908) — introduction
- Vavara Novikova (typically from Earth-8908) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- Early August 1989
- On sale
- April 6, 1989
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #25 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07148602214525
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Creators
Stories
- Pharaoh's Legacy Part 2: A Heart Reborn · 8 pages
Havok fails to keep the Pharaoh's mercs from capturing Leila.
- Panther's Quest Part 13: A Right to Kill · 8 pages
Anton Pretorius and Doeke Riebeeck argue about how best to deal with T'Challa. Zanti Chikane brings T'Challa to the home of Miyo Moshigo just as the Comrads, anti-apartheid radicals, arrive to kill Moshigo.
- ... From Little Acorns Grow · 8 pages
Whilst in the orphanage, Alfie takes John on one of his "Could Be" mind trips to see themselves in the future. Alfie then gets adopted by the O'Meagans, leaving John alone.
- Sophia · 8 pages
Ursa Major saves a little from kidnappers in the Russian mountains.
Publisher’s description
Havok part 2 of 8 Black Pantehr part 13 of 25 Nth Man stand-alone URSA MAJOR stand-alone
Characters
Reprinted in
Marvel Masterworks: The Black Panther (2010), Marvel Firsts: The 1980s (2013), Black Panther Epic Collection (2016), Black Panther: Panther's Quest (2018), X-Men: X-Tinction Agenda Omnibus (2024), Black Panther: Panther's Prey Omnibus (2025)