Punisher: Dead End #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis second volume of the Punisher: Dead End series collects the conclusion of Frank Castle's gritty confrontation with a cadre of super-powered criminals, including Letha and Lascivious, while navigating the fallout from Norman Osborn's Dark Reign. The story sees the Punisher clashing with Spider-Man and delving deeper into the lives of supporting characters like Davida DeVito and Hellen Feliciano, as Castle's relentless war on crime reaches a bloody turning point.
In "Dead End [Part 1]," the Punisher dismantles another criminal operation, but when The Hood manipulates resurrected villains into believing the Punisher was actually Scourge, the past comes roaring back in violent form. Meanwhile, G.W. Bridge returns home to a nightmare—his new wife is dead, and his son Tyler is held hostage by Death Adder and Basilisk.
In "Dead End Part 2," the Punisher is pushed to his limits as he faces off against the Hood, who once again offers him a twisted vision of his lost family—only this time, the offer fractures his already strained bond with Henry. With G.W. Bridge now working with Basilisk and Death Adder to hunt him down in exchange for his stepson Tyler’s life, the Punisher turns his focus to dismantling the Hood’s roster of super-powered enforcers, one by one.
In "Dead End Part 3," the Punisher presses on through a brutal assault, facing off against the Hood’s resurrected foes—now eerily reimagined as a 1980s Avengers lineup including Beast, Dr. Druid, Black Knight, Captain Marvel, Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, and She-Hulk. With Microchip closing in on Henry via Megatak, the hunt intensifies as the line between past and present blurs in a fight that refuses to end.
In "Dead End [Part 4]," Henry races to escape Megatak and Blue Streak while the Punisher battles a squad of the Hood’s enforcers. As the violence escalates, the Punisher learns G.W. Bridge is under siege—facing Basilisk and Death Adder, who’ve already claimed Bridge’s wife. A sudden dream sequence unravels a shocking truth: Henry is the son of Jigsaw.
In "Dead End [Conclusion]," the Punisher is pushed to his limits as he fights Basilisk and Death Adder to save Bridge—only to be captured and confronted by The Hood, who offers him a chilling deal: kill Bridge and his family will be resurrected. Refusing the offer, Frank watches in horror as Microchip executes Bridge, and then is forced to command Firebrand to burn the resurrected loved ones he once fought to save. As the truth about Henry’s identity emerges, Frank makes a final, brutal choice, leaving behind his last ally even as the war against the Hood reaches its breaking point.
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Reprinted in Punisher: Dead End #[nn] (2009)
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