Punisher (1995 series)


Punisher is a comic book series starring the fictional Marvel Comics vigilante the Punisher.

Publication history

This series followed The Punisher and The Punisher, but without "The" in the title. It is the fourth ongoing series to feature the Punisher after the 1987 series, The Punisher War Journal, and The Punisher War Zone. The series was published by the Marvel Comics imprint Marvel Edge and ran for 18 issues from November 1995 to April 1997, all written by John Ostrander.

Prints

Issues

  1. Condemned
  2. Family
  3. Hatchet Job
  4. Clash
  5. Firepower
  6. Hostage to the Devil
  7. He's Alive!
  8. Vengeance is Mine!
  9. Tumbling Down
  10. Last Shot Fired
  11. Onslaught Impact 2 - Manhattan Onslaught
  12. Total X-tinction 01
  13. Total X-tinction 02
  14. Total X-tinction 03
  15. Total X-tinction 04
  16. Total X-tinction 05
  17. Dead Man Walking
  18. Double Cross

    Story

The series begins with Frank Castle on death row for the murder of Nick Fury, with the mafia staging Castle's electrocution in order to recruit him into their rankings, which he eventually accepts. During this time he goes by his Italian birth name, Castiglione.
Throughout the series, he is later betrayed by the mob boss, and survived numerous attempts on his life. He is also recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D. to provide protection to a pastor who preaches equality for both humans and mutants alike. The series concludes with Castle, now suffering from amnesia, living in an abandoned Catholic Church. He does remember bits of his violent life, and seems to believe he has a mission.