—PunisherL.A. is a stray coyote. All it wants is to bite my hand off. But I've held it like a muzzle. Looked into its eyes. And made it my bitch. It's time to make L.A. do what I want it to.
Appearing in "Back in Town"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Dos Soles Cartel
- Hector Del Sol
- Unnamed members
- U.S. Army
- Special Forces C Squadron F-Team (Unnamed)
- Howling Commandos
- Ruby Red (Moffly)
- Sidewinder (Sgt. Adam Torchia)
- Myers
- Howling Commandos
- Special Forces C Squadron F-Team (Unnamed)
Other Characters:
- Miles Teller (First appearance) (Topical Reference)
- Jamie Bell (First appearance) (Topical Reference)
- Kate Mara (First appearance) (Topical Reference)
- Fantastic Four (Named only) (Topical Reference)
- Josh Trank (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Michael B. Jordan (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Johnny Storm (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Numerous unnamed Angelenos
- Loot
- Guillermo Del Sol (Mentioned)
- LAPD (Mentioned)
- LASD (First appearance)
- Sammy Stone
- Twin Towers Correctional Facility warden (Mentioned)
- Mayor of Los Angeles (Mentioned)
- Mrs. Tuggs (Mentioned)
- California National Guard (Mentioned)
- Electro (Max Dillon) (Mentioned)
- Frank's brother-in-law
- Frank's sister
- Frank's niece
- Frank's nephew
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- California
- Los Angeles
- Sunset Boulevard (Mentioned)
- Van Nuys (Mentioned)
- Chinatown
- Twin Towers Correctional Facility (First appearance)
- U.S. Highway 101
- Hollywood (Named only)
- Olympic Boulevard (First appearance)
- Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles (First appearance)
- Santa Ana
- Tuggs' Residence
- Riverside (Mentioned)
- Pasadena (Mentioned)
- Mrs. Tuggs' Residence (Mentioned)
- Los Angeles
- Kansas (Photo)
- California
- Costa Rica (Mentioned)
- Mexicali, Mexico (Mentioned)
- United States of America
- South America (Mentioned)
- Cebu, Philippines, Asia (Mentioned)
- North America
- Hell (Invoked)
Items:
Synopsis for "Back in Town"
While Miles Teller, Jamie Bell, and Kate Mara were waiting for Michael B. Jordan, the Dos Soles set of several bombs across Los Angeles and on the news, one member revealed their goal of joining the gangs of the United States under one banner, planning to take cities one by one. At the broadcasting station, Del Sol told the man that they would do what they were asked and destroy L.A. before having their power. Moffly waited outside of Tuggs' house to give him a letter to pass on to Frank about the Howling Commandos having his sister and her family. Before returning to L.A., Frank planned to get more guns to confront Del Sol. Sammy was in prison and her cellmate was a member of the Dos Soles Cartel.
Meanwhile, Tuggs was thinking about what to do with Loot before he left to be with his mother with Pasadena, but when Frank showed up, he showed him the letter Moffly gave him about his sister and her family; the only family he had left. Frank decided not to go after his family and take the bait and three hours later, he left with supplies Tuggs gave him. On the way to the Ritz-Carlton, where the Howling Commandos claimed to be, he shot a Molotov that a person with a hoodie and scarf mask was wearing with a shotgun, setting him on fire. Tuggs dropped the Punisher off at the Ritz-Carlton before leaving town with Loot.
There, the Punisher took out protein bars, energy drinks, Crye Black MultiCam basics (Crye Hitcoat armor, Crye SIX12 Modular Breaching Shotgun), a pair of Caspian 1911s, ITC hands-free rifle harness, flashbangs, t-bombs, and a new watch. Elsewhere in the hotel, the Howling Commandos waited for him before he cut their power and most in the building before his skull symbol was formed out of the remaining lights in the building.
Solicit Synopsis
THE PUNISHER RETURNS TO L.A.!
• In his absence the City of Angels has been consumed by hellish flames! Can Frank save his adopted home?
• The Howling Commandos’ trap is sprung! Will Frank take the bait?
• Witness the full force of the Howling Commandos!Trivia
- Three of the four main actors from Fantastic Four make a cameo in the first panel: Miles Teller, Kate Mara, and Jamie Bell. Additionally, Michael B. Jordan is mentioned, as well as his role as Johnny Storm is referenced, and director, Josh Trank, is mentioned as "Trang".