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The Punisher: The Official 2004 Movie Adaptation                                                Comics Lot
Writer: Peter Milligan
Artist: Pat Olliffe
Inker: Scott Koblish
Colorist: Guru eFX
Letterer: Virtual Calligraphy’s Dave Sharpe
Editors: Nick Lowe, Ralph Macchio & Joe Quesada
All Covers by: “The Punisher” (2004) Movie Photos

The Punisher is a 2004 American vigilante action film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, directed by Jonathan Hensleigh, written by Hensleigh and Michael France. The film was released on April 16, 2004 by Lions Gate Entertainment. It stars Thomas Jane as the antihero Frank Castle and John Travolta as Howard Saint, a crime boss. An undercover FBI agent becomes a vigilante and sets out to unleash his wrath upon the corrupt businessman who slaughtered his entire family at a reunion.

The film’s story and plot were mainly based on two Punisher comic book stories: the 1994 miniseries The Punisher: Year One by writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, and the 2000-01 miniseries Welcome Back, Frank by writer Garth Ennis, though some scenes were derived from other Punisher stories, such as Marvel Preview Presents: The Punisher #2, Marvel Super Action Featuring: The Punisher #1, The Punisher War Zone, and The Punisher War Journal.

Marvel presents the official comic book adaptation of their latest big-screen blockbuster starring John Travolta, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and Thomas Jane as Frank Castle, the Punisher!

Story/Spoilers (featuring the full The Punisher 2004 Movie Synopsis for nostalgic remembrance)
An FBI bust of smuggling operation in Tampa results in the deaths of Bobby Saint, the son of mafia boss Howard Saint, and Otto Krieg, an arms dealer. However, Krieg’s death was faked, and he is revealed to be undercover FBI agent Frank Castle on his final mission before retirement. Enraged at the death of his son, Saint orders his men to learn everything they can about Krieg, and acquires access by bribing corrupt federal law enforcement officers for his federal service history. He orders Castle killed at a family reunion in Puerto Rico, though Saint’s wife Livia insists that Castle’s family be killed as well. At the reunion, Saint’s men, including Saint’s best friend Quentin Glass, and Bobby’s identical twin John, kill Castle’s entire family. Though Frank Castle Sr. takes down some of the attackers, John then shoots Castle, leaving him for dead. However, Castle survives and is nursed back to health by a local fisherman.

With the police and FBI unwilling to pursue the killers due to Saint’s power and influence, Castle moves into an abandoned apartment occupied by three outcasts – Joan, Bumpo, and Spacker Dave – and begins his mission to bring the Saints down. With the help of information provided by Mickey Duka, Saint’s less malevolent henchman, Castle studies the Saint family and learns their every move, during which he discovers Glass to be a closeted homosexual. He openly attacks Saint’s business and sabotages his partnership with his Cuban partners.

Saint discovers Castle is alive and sends assassins to kill him. The first, Harry Heck, ambushes Castle on a bridge, but is killed when Castle fires a ballistic knife into his throat. The second, a Russian behemoth, nearly beats Castle to death in his own apartment, but Castle manages to kill him as well. The tenants treat Castle’s wounds and hide him in his hidden elevator as Saint’s men arrive for him. When Dave and Bumpo refuse to reveal Castle’s hideout, Glass tortures Dave by plucking each of his piercings with pliers. They leave one of their men to intercept Castle, but Castle kills him after they leave.

With Mickey’s help, Castle poses as an anonymous blackmailer and arranges for Glass to be at certain places while planting Livia’s car in the same location, and ultimately placing one of Livia’s earrings in Glass’s bed. When Saint finds the earrings, he stabs Glass to death and, despite her protest that Glass was gay, accuses Livia of having an affair with his best friend. He throws Livia off an overpass onto a railroad track, where she is run over by a train.

With Saint despondent, Castle assaults Saint’s club and kills every member of his mob, including his remaining son John. Saint escapes the building, albeit wounded. Castle pursues him and shoots him in a duel. As Saint lies dying, Castle reveals his schemes that led Saint to kill his friend and wife. He ties Saint to a car and sends it into the club’s parking lot, which is rigged with explosives. Saint perishes in the ensuing explosion.

Castle returns home and prepares to kill himself with his mission fulfilled, but changes his mind after seeing a vision of his wife, instead deciding to continue to fight crime. He leaves some of Saint’s money as a farewell gift to the tenants for protecting him. He is then seen standing alone on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge at sunset, where, in a voice-over, he vows to kill all killers, rapists, psychopaths, sadists, and anyone else who harms innocent people in any way in his new identity, the Punisher.

Comics lot contains: The Punisher: The Official 2004 Movie Adaptation (2004) Issues #1-3.  Marvel Comics

Comics are bagged & boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly.

All First Printings
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Publication Date: 2004
Format per comic: FC, 32 pages, Comic, 10.25″ x 6.75″
UPC: 759606055029

Collectible Entertainment note: Comics 1,2,3 are in Fine condition.  Nice Set!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious Punisher and/or Movie Adaptation collector / enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Highly Recommended.

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