In 2005, after a four-year break from comic appearances, Captain Universe returned in the second series of "Amazing Fantasy." Also in 2005, a series of one-shot specials linked together by the Uni-Power/Captain Universe were released featuring different characters from the Marvel Universe as the Uni-Power each imbues them with power of Captain Universe. These titles were "Captain Universe/Hulk", "Captain Universe/Daredevil", "Captain Universe/X-23", "Captain Universe/Invisible Woman" and "Captain Universe/Silver Surfer". The Uni-Power made a brief appearance in "Nextwave", he also made a "cameo" as Cosmic Spider-Man for the variant cover of "Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man" #3 and played an important part in the Death's Head 3.0 saga chronicled in "Amazing Fantasy".