The Punisher #8

(November 2000)

Desperate Measures (Table of Contents: 1)

Punisher / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Garth Ennis (credited)

Pencils

Steve Dillon (credited)

Inks

Jimmy Palmiotti (credited)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

Richard Starkings (credited); Wes Abbott of Comicraft (credited as Comicraft's Wes Abbott)

Genre

crime; superhero

Characters

Ma Gnucci (antagonist); Joan the Mouse; Kevin; Punisher [Frank Castle]; The Russian (cameo) (introduction); Detective Martin Soap; Spacker Dave; Lt. Molly von Richthofen; Billy (dies); Benny (dies); mob doctor (introduction, unnamed); Bravo Force (introduction, most die)

Synopsis

Though badly injured, the Punisher stops Billy and Benny's torture of Spacker Dave. Ma Gnucci contacts the Russian.

Reprints

• in 100% Marvel : Punisher (Panini France, 2000 series) #2 - Plus mort que vif (mars 2001)
• in Punisher (Marvel, 2001 series) #[1] - Welcome Back, Frank (April 2001)
• in Marvel Actionalbum (Seriehuset AS, 2004 series) #3 (mars 2006)
• in The Punisher by Garth Ennis Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) (2008)
• in Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung (Hachette [DE], 2013 series) #19 - Punisher: Frank ist zurück, Teil 2 (März 2014)

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Script

Joe Quesada (signed as JQ)

Letters

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Indexer Notes

Letters from: Joe Maiz, Chris Gaida, Heath McKnight, Trifunkle, goku306, Rodney Merseyside, Owen Thomas, Ronnie Dingman, Jason Wages and James McGee, Cats, Bruno Rey, and Jeff Stoltman.
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