WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Captain Universe (Elijah Jackson) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- Late February 1994
- On sale
- December 21, 1993
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #148 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.
Barcode 75960602214414811
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 00928102214548
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Creators
Stories
- [Tower of Blood Part 2:] Vengeance Forsaken! · 8 pages
With Psiphon getting stronger and stronger by siphoning off Vengeance's violent energies, Vengeance turns the tables by transforming back into Michael Badilino, which in turn transforms Psiphon into a 98lb weakling.
- Hearts and Minds · 8 pages
The Unipower chooses an old man in a vegetative state who used to be famous baseball player in his past. As thugs break into his house and attack his daughter, Elijah becomes Captain Universe and teaches them a lesson.
- 500 Guns · 8 pages
American Eagle heads out to the Middle East to bring in a wanted criminal and his army.
- Triumph of the Hunter · 8 pages
The Panther is led to believe that three people have been kidnapped. When he moves in to free them, he is attacked by a life model decoy of Sabretooth, which he defeats. He discovers that the entire exercise is a S.H.I.E.L.D. test of the LMD.
Characters
Reprinted in
Captain Universe: Power Unimaginable (2005), Black Panther Epic Collection (2016), Black Panther: Panther's Prey Omnibus (2025)