Punisher #36

The six-part "Barracuda" arc reaches its finale here, with a Timothy Bradstreet cover that puts the tension front and center — Frank Castle crouches in the foreground gripping a pistol, his iconic skull emblem prominent, while the massive, battle-scarred Barracuda looms behind him armed and ready, both men looking like they've already been through hell. Garth Ennis and Goran Parlov deliver the payoff to one of the MAX line's most hard-edged rivalries in this 2006 issue. If you've been following this arc, this concluding chapter is exactly the kind of confrontational closer the cover promises.