PUNISHER STORYTIME
All this year I'll be posting Punisher storytimes focusing mostly on the pre-Ennis era, but with the occasional Ennis era story and possibly some post-Ennis era stories at some point. Expect at least one storytime per week.
Last week I posted the Baron/Texeira run on The Punisher War Journal. This week we're going to finish the Mike Baron run on the book. Mark Texeira doesn't draw any of these issues. Instead Ron Wagner takes his place for most of them, with a couple other artists turning in some solid issues as well. The first issue in particular is some fucking 10/10 art.
Like the rest of Baron's run on this book, these are some really entertaining as fuck issues and I'd highly recommend reading them. They include a 3-parter with painted covers by Joe Jusko, an absolutely hilarious/ludicrous (depending on how you look at it) semi-parody issue where Punisher meets an actor playing him in a movie (that almost resembles the kinds of stories Baron would do on Badger), a somewhat well know issue where Punisher crashes a wedding which features one of the most hilarious pages in Punisher comic history (and one of the best covers), and a couple other cool stories.
Anyway, let's get right into this.
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #31-37
STORYTIME
>>93299524
PREVIOUS STORYTIMES HERE:
Circle of Blood
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/88815455/
Return to Big Nothing
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/88890646/
Marvel Preview #2 / Marvel Super Action #1
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/89163408/
Punisher #1-10
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/89314601/
Daredevil #257
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/89328851/
Assassin's Guild (Marvel Graphic Novel #40)
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/89514921/
Punisher #11-20
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/89630150/
Intruder (Marvel Graphic Novel #51)
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/89872272/
Punisher War Journal #1-7
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/90057656/
Punisher War Journal #8-9 / Punisher #21-25
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/90256890/
Shadowmasters #1-4
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/90266172/
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #15 / Daredevil #182-184
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/90424952/
Punisher War Journal #10-19
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/91415649/
Punisher War Journal #20-24
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/91603354/
Punisher #26-34
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/91789401/
Punisher #35-40
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/91949530/
Punisher #41-44
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/92177730/
The Punisher Armory #1-5
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/92381649/
The Punisher Armory #6-10
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/92386592/
The Punisher Armory "Extras"
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/92392093/
Punisher #45-49
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/92589441/
Punisher #50-52
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/92772989/
Punisher #53-62
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/92978294/
Cage #3-4
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/93120045/
Punisher War Journal #25-30
http://desuarchive.org/co/thread/93144066/
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BUMP IF YOU'RE READING, SO THAT I DON'T HAVE TO BREAK TO BUMP IT MYSELF
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Punisher Gallery pin-up
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Punisher Gallery pin-up
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ISSUE #32
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Bullpen Bulletins
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Punisher Gallery pin-up
Anyone else here today or is it just me?
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ISSUE #33
Father's day bump. Be frank with your dad today.
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>>93300415
Someone will post eventually. They always do.
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>>93300415
And there's one right there.
Thank you based OP have a bump.
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This bump.
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>>93300480
No problem.
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I completely forgot that was today. Maybe someone should post Long Cold Dark.
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Letters page
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Bullpen Bulletins
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ISSUE #34
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>>93300517
You are welcome. I always enjoy your story times. You are the anon that did the early Archie run last month right?
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That wasn't me. I do post a lot of storytimes in general on /co/ though.
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Ah your styles are very similar. Still I very much appreciate your generosity. It gives me something to do while grilling fajitas and getting drunk.
>>93300625
How many women has Frank been with since Maria died? I always thought it was good to have Frank bump it with other women. I've seen other people prefer him in full Monk mode.
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Bullpen Bulletins
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Punisher Gallery pin-up
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Letters page
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ISSUE #35
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Punisher Gallery pin-up
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Punisher Gallery pin-up
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Letters page
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Bullpen Bulletins
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ISSUE #36
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I am here.
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Bullpen Bulletins
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Punisher Gallery pin-up
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Punisher Gallery pin-up
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Letters page
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ISSUE #37
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Bullpen Bulletins
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And that's that.
>>93301716
I wonder what Frank would think of the movies we actually got? It's a shame we never got a Stallone Punisher movie.
OP did you ever post The Origin of Microchip? Desuarchive is shitting the bed for me so i can't tell
>>93299524
Awesome/hilarious cover. Joe Jusko should do more interior work. His Punisher vs. Painkiller Jane was excellent.
>>93299539
>Joe Kubert on inks
Well shit. He also did pencils on an arc during Dixon's second run on War Zone.
>>93299553
Well shit he dead.
>>93299633
This is a pretty solid setup for a story.
>>93299524
Happy Father's Day, Frank.
>>93299787
>Jack London
I like how this arc is totally unapologetically an action-adventure novel in comic form.
>>93299799
That is some heavy firepower.
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I KNOW THESE PAGES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A SPREAD, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY'RE SCANNED IF I TRY JOINING THEM THEY LOOK LIKE SHIT, SO THERE'S NOT REALLY ANYTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT
>>93299878
Nice art.
>>93299897
Fucking LOVE this page!
The Punisher Battlevan was one of my favorite things from the old comics.
>>93299918
This cover is beautiful. Fits the "adventure novel" vibe that they were clearly going for in the story.
>>93300010
I love everything about this page.
>>93300150
This is the worst page in the issue.
>>93300275
>Aunt May Bullpen Bulletins
This is awesome.
Front.
>>93300445
This is another fantastic cover.
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>Ernie Colon
well i'll be
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>Saracen
This camel humper again.
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>>93304075
They really were pushing him HARD during the later Baron era.
>>93302708
Not yet. I'll get around to it eventually. I might even do it next week if there's demand.
>>93300589
This is a nice double spread.
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>SOFT PORN CLASSIC
lol
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>this entire page
LOL!
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LOL!
>>93300809
This is a nice fucking page.
>>93300841
>The Punisher War-Drobe
There needs to be a dress up doll book with this title.
>>93300862
Have there ever been any other Bullpen Bulletins that were done as comics?
>>93300883
I like this cover.
>>93300926
>SHIZZAT
SHEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIT
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>the armored dune buggy is back
>>93301053
This is the most realistic issue of Punisher ever.
>>93300150
Has Frank ever gone political without leaving a bad taste in someone's mouth? For anyone interested, this is most likely Baron trying to emulate John D.Macdonald, author of the Travis McGee books.
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>((((((((martians))))))))
>>93301315
This is the most INTENSE pin-up art I have EVER seen!
>>93301407
Is that supposed to be Dolph Lundgren?
>>93301511
>Drunken Fist in a Quart of Booze-Ridden Pig
>WHAT?!
>It was called Blood Punch when it was released in the states.
LOL!
>>93301562
OH SHI-
WOW! This just got REAL FUCKING DARK!
>>93301591
reminder that Baron was a self-admitted cokehead
>>93301750
Who the fuck is he fighting there?
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>Punisher Boat
They need to bring back themed vehicles in superhero comics.
Bumping for PUNISHER time.
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>James Henson
That is fucking intense.
I wonder how often they got letters like that?
>>93301796
This is one of the best covers ever.
>>93301846
>that's supposed to be Punisher in disguise
lol
>>93301963
That guy is fucking dead.
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Are the Lindey and the Charleston real dances
>>93302037
This might be one of the best pages in comics history.
>>93306982
The Charleston sure as shit is.
From checking google it appears that there's a dance called "the lindy hop", but I don't know if there's a "lindey" or even just a "lindy" without the "hop", so I really have no idea on that one.
>>93302082
That is just overkill lol.
>>93302170
>I used fake crab meat.
heh.
>>93301945
Who the fuck is The Goos-
...
... wait a minute...
>>93302184
Nice pin-up.
>>93302209
Love this pin-up.
>>93300968
One to ten, how racist is this?
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>cats are eating people
... I don't even know what to say.
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it's fucking hilarious
Someone really should have storytimed Long Cold Dark on Father's Day.
>>93302663
This is the best page in the issue.
>>93306408
kinda looks like the doomguy
Wait, this was around that time, right?
>>93309236
This is like... '91 or maybe '92 at the latest.
Honestly, to me it more closely resembles Hammerhead from Spider-Man
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everybody's just walking in on everybody fucking
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bumping for others
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>me when /co/ is nothing but capeshit movie discussion
Tomorrow is the first day of summer. I might post all of The Punisher Summer Specials then, though I don't know if I'll have time or not.
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Thank you
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"IF I have time" is the key phrase.
>>93305486
Baron was HUGE on book references. Nearly all of his runs/comics are FILLED with them.
Front
Aside from his issues of the main title and War Journal, Baron's run also included a "graphic novel" or two, a couple of Annuals, and I think he might have done a miniseries at some point?
>>93325490
He also did a single issue of vanilla Punisher about a year after his run on that book ended, plus I think he may have returned for another miniseries at some point? And I wanna say he did a story or two in the various seasonal specials, but I can't remember for sure.
Don't expect the Summer Specials tomorrow, because I doubt I'll have time, but if I do I'll consider storytiming them.
One way or the other though, I will be storytiming them this week.
Awesome run.
This punisher portion is in top form.