Marvel Comics Presents #148

Black Panther makes a triumphant return to the pages of MCP since the conclusion of his 25-part story in issue #37. In this 8-pager, Black Panther is on the trail of the mutant Sabretooth in the jungle wilds of Wakanda. 

Jason Strongbow, the Indian superhero known as American Eagle, has another fish out of water adventure. Only this time, he's not in the Big Apple. He's in the Middle East taking on an American soldier who tragically was left behind after Desert Storm. Having lost his mind and turned into a despotic nomad warrior, it's up to Strongbow to bring one of our missing sons home.

In the most powerful story of the bunch, and that's saying a ton after that American Eagle story, the hero who could be anyone; even you- Captain Universe, has claimed another temporary host. This time around he's Elijah Jackson, a former star baseball player reduced to a near vegetative state due to a massive stroke. When thugs try to rob his struggling daughter who's recently returned from another desperate trip to the pawn shop, Elijah transforms into Captain Universe, this time armed with a baseball bat, in order to save the day. 

The lone multi-part segment stars the punk-rockish Vengeance. It's an interesting story. But it doesn't hold a candle to any of the 3 one-and-done tales. The Black Panther story has a great twist ending. The American Eagle story is poignant and powerful. The Captain Universe story takes that American Eagle epic and blows it out of the water!

Worth Consuming!

Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.