Issue: #5
Frank Castle's one man war on the Gnucci clan continues to escalate?and if you think they have it bad, just imagine what will happen when a run-of-the-mill lowlife mugger comes face-to-face with the merchant of vigilante death! Let's just say it won't be pretty. Plus: Mr. Payback, Elite and a whole host of Punisher wannabes are crawling out of the woodwork to clean up the streets of NYC... that is...
First appearances: Benny, Elite, Mr. Payback, Stevie Gnucci, Al Grummet
Creators: Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon, Joe Quesada, Chris Sotomayor, Richard Starkings, Tim Bradstreet, Jimmy Palmiotti, Wes Abbott, Bob Harras
Characters: Punisher, Benny, Elite, Mr. Payback, The Holy, Joan, Mrs. Pearse, Stevie Gnucci, Molly von Richthofen, Spacker Dave, Mr. Bumpo, Al Grummet, Ma Gnucci, Martin Soap
Story arcs: Welcome Back, Frank