Appearing in "Let the Punisher fit the Crime"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- The Punisher (Frank Castle)
- Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)
- Mary Jane Watson
- J. Jonah Jameson
- Flash Thompson
- Harry Osborn
- Marla Madison (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Jigsaw (Billy Russo) (First full appearance)
- Benny
- Roscoe
Other Characters:
- NYPD Officers
- Miles Warren (Mentioned)
- Eric Hoffman (Referenced)
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Synopsis for "Let the Punisher fit the Crime"
The Punisher has both Spider-Man and Nightcrawler in his sights, believing one of them is responsible for framing him as the mysterious sniper that's been rampanging across the city. When the two heroes battle the Punisher, all learn that the killer is someone else entirely when they're attacked by the real sniper. Nightcrawler teleports away, and the Punisher and Spider-Man agree to work together to find out who the killer is.
The next day, Peter is at ESU with Harry when he sees Mary Jane out with Flash Thompson. She is purposely making time with Flash because Peter keeps on running out on their dates. J. Jonah Jameson also makes a trip to ESU. There, he meets with Dr. Marla Madison and offers her an opportunity to put her scientific know-how towards trying to destroy Spider-Man.
That night, Spider-Man meets up with the Punisher, and the two track the mysterious sniper to a block party in an affluent neighborhood. There, they learn that the shooter is a man named Jigsaw, who was horribly scarred by the Punisher in the past, and is framing him in order to get revenge. Spider-Man and the Punisher tangle with Jigsaw's men and get an assist from Nightcrawler, who had also tracked down Jigsaw's location.
Making short work of Jigsaw's men, the three heroes manage to stop Jigsaw and incapacitate him. With Jigsaw defeated, Nightcrawler and Punisher suddenly depart, and upon consideration, Spider-Man decides to put in a vanishing act himself, leaving Jigsaw to the authorities.Appearing in "Down the Drain"
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Antagonists:
- Unnamed kidnapper
- Doctor Octopussycat
Locations:
- Earth-8311
- McDogal's (Mentioned)
Items:
- Spider-Ham's Web-Shooters
Synopsis for "Down the Drain"
Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham, and the Punfisher narrowly escape from Doctor Octopussycat's whirlpool trap by plugging the drain with a nearby toilet plunger. Then, to save time, Spider-Ham skims an issue of Marvel Tales (Vol. 2) #215 to find out on the third page of his story that Doctor Octopussycat is at the city water treatment plant with the plumber hostages.
When Spider-Ham and the Punfisher arrive at the city water treatment plant, they see Doctor Octopussycat suspending the plumbers over the roof of the building. The Punfisher immediately shoots a bazooka at Doctor Octopussycat, claiming "Sometimes the war against crime must claim innocents!" Spider-Ham averts the shot and manages to save the plumbers, whom Doctor Octopussycat flung off the roof. At Spider-Ham's suggestion, the Punfisher uses a slingshot to shoot an electric eel at Doctor Octopussycat's electrically-powered tentacles, overloading his arms and defeating him.