The Punisher War Journal #49

The cover of The Punisher War Journal #49 sets an urgent, kinetic tone — the Punisher, skull emblem blazing on his chest, strains against a massive weapon discharge while a figure is hurled violently through the air above him, with a grasping hand thrusting toward the viewer in the foreground. The bold tagline "It's Payback Time!" leaves little doubt that Frank Castle is in the thick of a brutal reckoning in "Walk Through Fire Part II." With cover pencils by Greg Luzniak and inks by Dan Panosian, this December 1992 Marvel issue delivers a visceral, in-your-face image that captures the raw, unrelenting energy that made this series a staple of the era.