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Issue Details

Issue #23
Published December 1998
Cover Price 2.99 USD
Pages 54
Editing Matt Idelson; Paul Tutrone (assistant)
Notes Wraparound cover; Gatefold Marvel Universe Guide front cover.

Cover Details

Characters Deadpool; Zoe Culloden; Tiamat
Genre Superhero; Humor
Pencils Walter McDaniel
Letters Typeset
Notes Wraparound cover; Gatefold Marvel Universe Guide front cover.

2 page Deadpool recap "What's Up With the Merc With a Mouth"

Genre superhero; humor
Pencils Various
Inks Various
Colors Various
Letters Typeset
Notes Design by Comicraft's John Marasigan

39 page Deadpool story "Dead Reckoning Part 1"

Characters FEATURE: Deadpool; GUESTS: Zoe Culloden; Dixon; Blind Al; Monty; Noah; Gerry; VILLAIN: Tiamat; CAMEO: Captain America
Synopsis Deadpool takes on his destined role as the Mithras by tracking down the alien monster Tiamat and engaging him in battle; Zoe realizes that DP has been predetermined to lose and tries to warn him, but Dixon pulls the plug; An injured Deadpool escapes and limps home, little knowing that a bomb has been planted in his house; Zoe races to his aid but is caught in the explosion with DP and Al; Knowing in advance of Pool's failure, Dixon calls in his second string, Captain America.
Genre Superhero; Humor
Script Joe Kelly
Pencils Walter McDaniel
Inks Whitney McFarland; Alp Altiner; John Livesay
Colors Matt Hicks
Letters Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Emerson Miranda