Appearing in "Red Christmas"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Sandy Welck
- Mrs. Welck
- Stuart Welck (Busted)
Antagonists:
- Tony Caruso, Jr.
- Rudy Kessler (Death)
- Lon Martz (Death)
- Tully (Death)
- Eudy (Death)
- Cody (Death)
Other Characters:
- Tony Caruso (Mentioned)
- Maria Castle (Mentioned)
- Lisa Castle (Mentioned)
- Frank Castle, Jr. (Mentioned)
- Santa Claus (Statue)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Caruso residence
- Pleasant Valley Mall
- Security room
- Glendale's Joy
- Viva Los Video
- Hair & Face Space
- Hardware by Haynes
- Insta Teller
- Allison Jewelers
- Welck residence
Items:
- Shotgun
- Pistols
- Matchstick
- Ornaments
Vehicles:
- Model car (Burned out)
- Patrol car
Synopsis for "Red Christmas"
Little Tony Caruso recalled how his father always gave him what he wanted for Christmas, then ordered his man Rudy Kessler to bring him the head of the man responsible for his death. Two criminals were about to throw a man off of a roof before the Punisher scared them away by shooting at a wall. The Punisher threatened to kill the man before the latter notified him of Little Tony's plan to take down the Pleasant Valley Mall. Then, the vigilante left the man to dangle
The Punisher arrived at the mall with a duffel bag, as planned by Kessler, who led him into a trap by spreading the word of their plan. When the Punisher learned that the mall would close in five minutes, he turned around and attempted to leave, but before he could, Kessler had the gates lockdown, trapping him. The Punisher crawled under a car displayed in the middle of the mall and cut a hole open, causing fuel to leak. He realized that the mall security had taken his duffel bag before he exchanged gunfire with them. He rushed to the car and drove it into escalators before causing it to explode with a match, creating a diversion. While attempting to escape, he cut the power, then snuck into a store called Glendale's Joy.
Two guards named Martz and Eudy entered the store and found a fourteen year-old girl named Sandy Welck hiding. The Punisher saved her by killing Eudy before redirecting her attention to her and entering an air duct. Kessler flushed the Punisher out of the air ducts by using tear gas from his duffel bag. They snuck past security. The Punisher impaled a guard named Cody with a figurine of Santa Claus and his reindeer. Then, he gave Sandy a shotgun and ordered her to stay downstairs by the wrecked car.
Martz and two other guards captured the Punisher. Then, Martz tried to kill him with a reciprocating saw, but he escaped when the former accidentally killed one of the other guards. Next, the Punisher took the saw from Martz and killed him with it. Kessler and two guards spotted Sandy and demanded to know the whereabouts of the Punisher before spotting him on a balcony and opening fire on his vest. He took off his vest before pushing a guard off of the balcony, as well as a Christmas Tree, landing downstairs. Then, he used the last of his bullets on the two guards before being held at gunpoint by Kessler. He was saved when Sandy held a gun to Kessler's head. The Punisher ordered Sandy not to kill him and the criminal pleaded with the vigilante to spare his life. The former promised to spare the latter's life if he and Sandy were allowed to leave. Kessler agreed, but the Punisher insisted that the former leave first, shooting at the ground to chase him away, before shooting him dead, as he reached the door. Then, the Punisher and Sandy decided to sleep and wait until dawn.
On Christmas Day, the Punisher came to Little Tony's house and woke him up by dropping a present on his bed. Then, the vigilante warned the criminal not to get out of bed. Sandy returned home to her family, shortly before her father was arrested and taken away by the police. The Punisher walked down the street, as a police car took away Sandy's father.
Appearing in "Armed Salvation"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- John Bailey
- Eileen Bailey
- Jason Bailey
- Caitlin Bailey
- Murphy the dog
Antagonists:
- King Louie Bonetti (Mentioned) (Behind the scenes)
- Nickie (Death)
- Frankie (Death)
- Freddie (Death)
Other Characters:
- Maria Castle (Mentioned)
- Lisa Castle (Mentioned)
- Frank Castle, Jr. (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Maine
- Lubec
- New York
- New York City
- Brooklyn (Mentioned)
- New York City
Items:
- Moeller's viper
Vehicles:
- Van
Synopsis for "Armed Salvation"
The Punisher tailed "King" Louie Bonetti's hitmen to Lubec, Maine, where John Bailey and his family were living under the Witness Protection Program. The Bailey family was celebrating Christmas and their son Jason expressed resentment over leaving behind his friends in Brooklyn, as the Punisher killed two hitmen named Nickie and Frankie before being shot and spotted by four others. After the hitmen believed they had killed him, he sprung up, killed two more with throwing knives, shot one dead, but only wounded the last one.
The last hitman arrived at the Bailey residence, where John's son, Jason, was with their dog Murphy. Before the hitman could take Jason hostage, the Punisher killed him with a throwing knife, but as he died, the criminal pulled the trigger of his gun and wounded Murphy. The Punisher wrapped up Murphy's wound and told Jason that his father only did what was necessary. As the Punisher left their property, Jason hugged his father.