Deadpool #23 2010

Deadpool #23, published by Marvel in December 1998, initiates the 'Dead Reckoning' storyline. In this issue, Deadpool accepts his role as the 'Mithras,' destined to protect an alien messiah from the formidable monster Tiamat. A fierce battle unfolds, but with Deadpool seemingly predetermined to lose, Captain America is enlisted as a contingency. This issue is notable to collectors for launching a significant narrative arc and featuring an early, pivotal interaction between Deadpool and Captain America within the unfolding 'Mithras' prophecy.