Punisher Max: The Complete Collection #4

In "Long Cold Dark Part One," Frank Castle confronts the ghosts of his past through violent dreams and solitary aim practice, only to be drawn into a deadly trap at a mob meeting. Set up by Barracuda, he’s captured and confronted with a chilling revelation: an old associate had a child—one now in Barracuda’s hands, and a child whose bloodline may be Frank’s own.

In "Long Cold Dark Part Two," Frank Castle confronts the horrifying truth that the child held captive by Barracuda is his own daughter, Sarah. With the knife at her throat and his rage boiling over, Frank breaks free from his restraints and charges headlong into the chaos, only to wake in a hospital battered and broken—determined to stop Barracuda before he strikes again. As the Punisher escapes with the help of a sympathetic doctor, he races to outwit a foe who’s both wounded and unhinged, knowing that time is running out to save the one thing he never thought he’d fight for.

In "Long Cold Dark Part Three," Frank Castle confronts Barracuda in a tense showdown at the O'Brien family’s home, where the stakes are raised to deadly heights. With baby Sarah’s aunt and uncle’s living room as the battleground, Barracuda forces a horrifying choice by placing his gun to the head of Frank’s daughter—just as the trigger is pulled.