The Punisher #8
In "The Ghost of Wall Street," Frank Castle tracks down a web of financial corruption tied to the Billionaire Boys Club, using former broker Quentin O'Toole as a reluctant informant. As he digs into Arnold Ansen’s schemes and a shadowy deal with the Japanese, the Punisher finds himself caught between a brutal gang and a killer hiding in plain sight—Roky, the real menace preying on the homeless. Written by Mike Baron and illustrated by Whilce Portacio with inks by Scott Williams, this 1988 issue delivers a gritty, tense thriller with a cover by Portacio and Williams that captures the story’s dark, urban edge.
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Punisher uses former Wall Street broker turned homeless, Quentin O'Toole, to help him get information on Arnold Ansen's unscrupulous Billionaire Boys Club. In return, Frank agrees to look into a rash of homeless murders. Punisher begins to uncover stock market manipulation & a deal with the Japanese being carried out by Ansen & his right-hand man, Roky. Sijo assaulting Frank, gets the drop on him. Jr. comes to the rescue with a taser but gets badly wounded by Sijo. As Punisher takes out a gang who are rolling a bum, the real homeless killer, Roky, is getting his kicks by carving up O'Toole.
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