The Punisher; Valery Stepanovich (also in flashback to the Afghanistan War); Konstantin Pronchenko (flashback)
Synopsis
Valery continues his narrative about his time in Afghanistan and the torture he suffered at the hands of the Mujahideen. After the fall of the USSR, he learned Pronchenko sold him out to the Mujahideen.
The Punisher; Valery Stepanovich; Konstantin Pronchenko (flashback); Zinaida Sebrovna (also in flashback)
Synopsis
To reach Pronchenko, the Punisher and Valery kidnap Pronchenko's wife. It works, but perhaps too well: Pronchenko's forces track her straight to the kidnapping duo.
The Punisher [Frank Castle]; Valery Stepanovich (dies); Konstantin Pronchenko (flashback); Zinaida Sebrovna (dies)
Synopsis
Zinaida kills herself. Pronchenko uses his government contacts to bring out more hunters, but this only gives the Punisher and Valery an opportunity to kidnap his three sons. Valery sacrifices his life to save the Punisher from helicopter attack.
The Punisher [Frank Castle]; Valery Stepanovich (dead); Konstantin Pronchenko; Zinaida Sebrovna (flashback)
Synopsis
The Punisher makes Pronchenko's sons bury Valery then executes all three sons. The Punisher confronts Pronchenko and his US senator ally. As retribution for what happened to Valery, he orders Pronchenko to skin the senator alive. Once the task is done, the Punisher leaves. He toasts the memory of Valery.