The Punisher War Journal #24

Frank Castle is front and center on this 1990 cover, his skull insignia blazing as he fires point-blank into a melee, with a machete-wielding opponent closing in from behind and bodies already hitting the ground around him. The tagline "International Bloodbath!" sets the tone perfectly for Part II of "Firepower Among the Ruins," promising a globe-trotting escalation of mayhem. Cover pencils by Rodney Ramos and inks by Brad Vancata give the action a raw, kinetic energy that captures the Punisher at his most relentlessly outnumbered — and unbothered about it.