Marvel Age #139

Marvel Age #139 from August 1994 teases what sounds like a genuinely exciting cross-company event, spotlighting the upcoming Batman and the Punisher team-up. The cover delivers the goods immediately: the Punisher charges forward in his skull-emblazoned black outfit, dual pistols drawn and teeth gritted, while a caped, scowling Batman looms large behind him against a rain-slicked urban backdrop. It's a striking pairing of two of comics' grimiest street-level vigilantes, and this preview issue is a solid snapshot of mid-'90s Marvel at its most collaborative.