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The Punisher Magazine #4 cover
Cover: Joe Chiodo

The Punisher Magazine #4

Dec 1989 · Marvel · 2.25 USD; 0.50 GBP; 3.00 CAD
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In "Part One: Marching Powder," the Punisher is drawn into a dangerous mission in Bolivia, lured by a South Vietnamese general turned cocaine kingpin. With Hoyle's loyalty in question, Frank faces a brutal test of allegiance when ordered to eliminate a DEA agent—only to turn the tables and protect the agent, setting off a high-stakes clash with a well-armed drug operation. Written by Mike Baron and illustrated with gritty precision by Klaus Janson, this issue features a cover by Joe Chiodo.

Contains 2 stories
Part One: Marching Powder
23 pp · Superhero
The PunisherBruce Ayres (guest, death)Wilfred Sobel (villain, death)Curtis Hoyle (villain)Hector Gomez (villain, death)Belinda Foster (villain)Damasco (villain, death)

In "Part One: Marching Powder," The Punisher follows a trail from a dead marine buddy’s tip to a shadowy international drug operation tied to a Vietnam vet listed as dead on the Memorial Wall. As he moves through the ranks of the cartel—confronting ruthless figures like Wilfred Sobel, Curtis Hoyle, Hector Gomez, Belinda Foster, and Damasco—the Punisher closes in on the truth behind the betrayal.

Part Two: Bolivia
22 pp · Superhero
The PunisherValencia (guest, death)Curtis Hoyle (villain, death)General Buktir Van Tranh (villain, death)

In "Part Two: Bolivia," the Punisher is lured to a remote Bolivian outpost under the pretense of joining a drug operation, only to find himself tested by General Buktir Van Tranh, a South Vietnamese warlord turned cocaine kingpin. With Curtis Hoyle’s betrayal exposed and Valencia in danger, Frank must act fast when Tranh demands he execute a DEA agent—turning the mission into a desperate fight for survival.

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Full credits

writer Mike Baron
artist, inker Klaus Janson
letterer James Novak
cover pencils, inks Joe Chiodo

Reprints

↩ Reprints The Punisher #1 (1987), The Punisher #2 (1987)

Reprinted in Punisher #4 (1990), Punisher #3/1991 (1991), Punisher Epic Collection #2 (2018), Punisher magazin #4

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