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| Publisher | Marvel Edge (Marvel Comics) |
| Schedule | Monthly |
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| Publication date | November 1995 – April 1997 |
| No. of issues | 18 |
| Main character | Punisher |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | John Ostrander |
| Penciller | Tom Lyle |
| Inker | Chris Ivy |
| Colorist | John Kalisz |
Punisher (1995 series) is acomic bookseries starring thefictionalMarvel Comicsvigilante thePunisher.[1]
This series followedThe Punisher (1985 limited series) andThe Punisher (1987 ongoing series), but without "The" in the title. It is the fourth ongoing series to feature the Punisher after the 1987 series,The Punisher War Journal (1988–1995), andThe Punisher War Zone (1992–1995). The series was published by theMarvel ComicsimprintMarvel Edge and ran for 18 issues from November 1995 to April 1997, all written byJohn Ostrander.
The series begins with Frank Castle on death row for the murder ofNick Fury,[2] with the mafia staging Castle's electrocution in order to recruit him into their rankings, which he eventually accepts. During this time he goes by his Italian birth name,Castiglione.[3]
Throughout the series, he is later betrayed by the mob boss, and survived numerous attempts on his life. He is also recruited byS.H.I.E.L.D. to provide protection to a pastor who preaches equality for both humans and mutants alike. The series concludes with Castle, now suffering from amnesia, living in an abandoned Catholic Church. He does remember bits of his violent life, and seems to believe he has a mission.
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