The Punisher: War Zone #22

The Punisher bears down on the viewer in full-force on this December 1993 cover — heavily armed with a multi-barreled weapon, draped in ammunition belts, and wearing his signature skull emblem, Frank Castle looks like he's walking through hell and enjoying every second of it. Cover artist Hoang Nguyen fills the composition with flying shell casings, grappling hooks, and an explosion of energy that makes the whole image crackle with barely contained violence. Teased by the tagline "Taking the Tiger by the Tail," this issue pairs that kinetic cover energy with a story by writer Larry Hama that promises Frank Castle at his most relentless.