Issue: #40
It's high noon in the mountains of Afghanistan. As Frank Castle and his ragtag crew of mercenaries square off against General Nikolai Alexandrovich Zakharov - a.k.a. "The Man of Stone" - and a battalion of Russian Marines. The Punisher is boxed in, outmanned - just the way he likes it.
Creators: Garth Ennis, Axel Alonso, Dan Buckley, Joe Quesada, Tim Bradstreet, Daniel Ketchum, Randy Gentile, Dan Brown, Leandro Fernandez
Characters: Punisher, General Zakharov, William Rawlins, Kathryn O'Brien
Story arcs: Man of Stone