Punisher Vol 5 8

Part of the "Welcome Back, Frank" story arc Punisher Vol 5 #8 Published Released November, 2000 September 13, 2000 Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada Cover Artist Tim Bradstreet "Desperate Measures" Writer Garth Ennis Penciler Steve Dillon Inker Jimmy Palmiotti Colourist Chris Sotomayor Letterer Richard Starkings Comicraft's Wes Abbott Editor Nanci Dakesian Previous Issue Next Issue Punisher Vol 5 #7 Punisher Vol 5 #9

Joan	Why do you kill them? Bad people, I mean.
Frank Castle	I hate them.
Joan	Oh. I thought it might be because you wanted to make the world safe for good people.

Appearing in "Desperate Measures"

Featured Characters:

•  Punisher (Frank Castle)  (Main story and flashback) (Impersonates John Smith)

Supporting Characters:

• Joan
• Spacker Dave
• New York Police Department
  • Detective Martin Soap
  • Lieutenant Molly von Richthofen
  • Captain (Mentioned)
  • Commissioner (Mentioned)

Antagonists:

• Gnucci Crime Family
  • Ma Gnucci (Main story and flashback)
  • Benny (Death)
  • Billy (Death)
  • Carlo Gnucci (Only in flashback)
• Russian (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Kevin
• Backalley Doctor
• Polar Bears (Only in flashback)
• Bravo Force (First appearance)
• Yakuza (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans (Main story and flashback)

Locations:

• Earth (Main story and flashback)
  • United States of America
    • New York
      • New York City
        • Manhattan
          • Mott Street
            • Punisher's Apartment Building
          • Gnucci Mansion
          • Lucky's Bar
          • Empire State Building (Only in flashback)
  • Kazakhstan
    • Russian's House

Items:

• IV Bags
• Heart Monitor
• Telephone
• Cellphone
• Pliers
• Rope
• Address Book
• Purse
• Glasses of Beer
• Cigarette
• Lighter
• Newspaper
• Ballistic Knife
• Guns
• Bottle of Whiskey
• Medical Supplies
• Kevlar Vest
• Flamethrower (Only in flashback)
• Binoculars
• Toilet
• Axe

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Desperate Measures"

Punisher has been shot and beaten very badly. He's laying on a bed with a lot of blood all over him and broken bones. A woman tells Punisher a young guy she knows who is being tortured so he'll say where Punisher is. The gangsters are ripping out his face rings. You might remember this scene from the "Punisher" movie where john travolta is a gangster. Anyhow, Punisher manages to get there. When one of them answers the door, Punisher jams a knife in his guts. He then shoots the other one. A doctor comes in and works on the young guy and Punisher after drinking whiskey. Punisher refuses anasthetic and bites down on a bullet instead. In Kazakhistan, a group on supposed special forces soldiers go down to a small house "the Russian" is in but he wastes them all. The Russian then gets a call from a woman with a grudge against Punisher. [he fed her to polar bears and now she has no limbs]. He accepts.

Solicit Synopsis

Lying near death and with the Gnuccis closing in, can Frank Castle pick himself off the canvas and save his friend, Spacker Dave?

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