PUNISHER STORYTIME

PUNISHER STORYTIME

All this year I'll be posting Punisher comics. Most of them will be from the pre-Ennis era, but some will be from the Ennis era as well. Expect at least 1 storytime per week.

Yesterday I finished up the era of Punisher comics that begin in the mid-80s and lasted into the mid-90s, with a story arc called "Countdown", which you can read here: I also posted a "graphic novel" called "Empty Quarter" yesterday as well, which you can also read over here: However, I never really completely finished the classic era of The Punisher. Yeah, I storytimed it through to the end, but there were so many one-shots and miniseries and cameos and team-ups and crossovers and just so much other shit that it was ridiculous.

So what I think I'm going to try to do for the rest of this month is post 1 storytime per DAY. At least up until we've covered everything up through before Countdown.

Today we'll be reading the very first Punisher Annual. Written by Mike Baron, this came out way back in the 80s, which I guess means that this was technically part of his original run. It also features a backup story by Roger Salick, plus some extras. The art in particular might be the best thing about the issue though. The main story was drawn by Mark Texeira, and the backup by the most classically styled but still underrated Mike Vosburg.

PUNISHER ANNUAL #1

STORYTIME

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PREVIOUS STORYTIMES HERE:

Circle of Blood
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Return to Big Nothing
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Marvel Preview #2 / Marvel Super Action #1
desuarchive.org/co/thread/89163408/
Punisher #1-10
desuarchive.org/co/thread/89314601/
Daredevil #257
desuarchive.org/co/thread/89328851/
Assassin's Guild (Marvel Graphic Novel #40)
desuarchive.org/co/thread/89514921/
Punisher #11-20
desuarchive.org/co/thread/89630150/
Intruder (Marvel Graphic Novel #51)
desuarchive.org/co/thread/89872272/
Punisher War Journal #1-7
desuarchive.org/co/thread/90057656/
Punisher War Journal #8-9 / Punisher #21-25
desuarchive.org/co/thread/90256890/
Shadowmasters #1-4
desuarchive.org/co/thread/90266172/
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #15 / Daredevil #182-184
desuarchive.org/co/thread/90424952/
Punisher War Journal #10-19
desuarchive.org/co/thread/91415649/
Punisher War Journal #20-24
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Punisher #26-34
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Punisher #35-40
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Punisher #41-44
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The Punisher Armory #1-5
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The Punisher Armory #6-10
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The Punisher Armory "Extras"
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Punisher #45-49
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Punisher #50-52
desuarchive.org/co/thread/92772989/
Punisher #53-62
desuarchive.org/co/thread/92978294/
Cage #3-4
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Punisher War Journal #25-30
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Punisher War Journal #31-37
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Punisher Summer Special #1-4
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Kingdom Gone (Marvel Graphic Novel #64)
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cont.

AND HERE:

Punisher #63
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Punisher #64-70
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Punisher #71-75
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No Escape
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Ghost Rider & Wolverine & Punisher - Hearts of Darkness / Ghost Rider & Wolverine & Punisher - The Dark Design
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Punisher War Journal #38-44
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Punisher War Journal #45-47 / Daredevil #307-309 / Nomad #4-6
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Punisher Back To School Special #1-3
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Punisher War Zone #1-6
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Punisher War Zone #7-11
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Punisher War Journal #48-56
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Punisher War Journal #57-60
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Punisher #76-79
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Punisher #80-81
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Punisher #82-84
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Punisher War Zone #12-16
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Punisher War Zone #17-19
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Punisher War Zone #20-22
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Punisher Suicide Run Preview / Punisher #85-86 / Punisher War Journal #61-62 / Punisher War Zone #23
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Punisher War Zone #24-25 / Punisher #87-88 / Punisher War Journal #63-64
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Punisher War Journal #65-69
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Punisher War Journal #70-75
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Punisher P.O.V.
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Punisher War Journal #76-78
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Punisher #89-92
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Punisher #93-96
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cont.

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Punisher #97-102
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Punisher War Zone #26-30
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Punisher War Zone #31-36
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Punisher War Zone #37-40
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Empty Quarter
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Punisher #103-104 / Punisher War Journal #79-80 / Punisher War Zone #41
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Does old Frank do a lot of gymnastics?

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I'd guess that was just Baron trying to write a "cool looking action scene". Though I guess maybe he did used to be a LITTLE more athletic in general back in the day. Lots of "tucking and rolling" to get away from falls or explosions or other things like that. They used to emphasize his "special forces training" more back in the day.

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DIAGRAM OF THE PUNISHER BATTLEVAN

DIAGRAM OF THE PUNISHER BATTLEVAN

DIAGRAM OF THE PUNISHER'S WAREHOUSE BASE

And now for some backup thing that ran in a bunch of Annuals at the time that has nothing to do with the rest of the issue. I'm not even sure what the deal was with this as I haven't read the other parts.

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And that's that.

Bumpisher

bumping for others

bumping to read

>5.66mm
DROPPED

What in the fuck is that thing?

You da real MVP

It's interesting how both Mark Texeira and Bill Sienkiewicz started out as Neal Adams clones and then both turned into two of the most unique, most stylized, and most instantly recognizable artists in comics ever, not to mention being two of the best period.

>the way he phrases his answer
>that guy's reaction

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!

Well that is fucking brutal.

I initially thought he was gonna leave the kid there, too.

Wait, when the fuck was Microchip married?

WELL THAT WAS UNEXPECTED!

I REALLY like how this explosion is drawn.

Why in the fuck was this page scanned so much larger than the others?

How could anyone not see that this is an obvious setup?

Fucking love these "Punisher Armory" style pages.

I would unironically live there.

Does anybody remember what this was all about?

Guy said so himself. He was desparate and had no better option.

Also he was stupid enough to get into this mess in the first place.

FOR ANYONE WONDERING WHAT THE STUFF ABOUT THE HIGH EVOLUTIONARY IN THIS ISSUE IS ABOUT:

This issue was part of one of Marvel first major "company events", called "The Evolutionary War" (you can see this of the cover as shown here: ).

"The Evolutionary War" ran in nearly all of Marvel's "Annuals" that year, most or all of which came out in the summer, so it only took a few months to read the whole thing.

Fortunately, this Punisher issue has basically NOTHING to do with the larger story, so it stands on its own pretty well.

The actual "event" itself was about The High Evolutionary being a shithead and the superheroes fighting him, or whatever, it doesn't really matter.

Love the art in this.

Remember when Annuals were a big thing?

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>Does old Frank do a lot of gymnastics?

I don't remember when these books were released, I'd say the 80s, in which case Frank is not yet that old in them. With daily workout it's not impossible for him to be able to do those moves, provided his workout involves gymnastics-type training.

thanks OP

>I'm still in the desert with Pepe, dreaming

/r/ Frank Castle in the desert with Pepe, dreaming together.

No problem.

I noticed that as well.

Surprised no one commented on that sooner.

bump of punishment

Anyone reading The Platoon?

>Punisher doesn't kill a criminal when he has the chance

Why so mellow?

>still in the desert with Pepe

What did he mean by this? Is it a reference to a previous story?

>The High Evolutionary

I didn't see that coming. Will Frank try to get to the HE's moonbase and stop him?

Why weren't the people in the Eradicator armor weren't New Humans? HE doesn't work with ordinary people, and it would have confused Frank and the cartel people even more.

Does The High Evolutionary have a moonbase? How many fucking things are built on the moon in Marvel?

He doesn't just have a moonbase, he has an entire replica of half the Earth on the dark side of the moon.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Evolutionary#Counter-Earth

>Iranians couldn't figure out how to use Stinger missiles

This was actually true in the 80s.

Who are Kafdrah and the Aquarians? I don't recall them.

I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it sure as fuck wasn't that.