Punisher: The End

In 2004, Marvel published a single-issue finale for the Punisher, written by Garth Ennis with art by Richard Corben. This grim, standalone story imagines the last days of Frank Castle in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, where he wages a solitary war against the few remaining threats. It’s a definitive, bleak coda from two of the character’s most celebrated creators, capturing the essence of the Punisher’s relentless, one-man crusade in a world that has finally matched his darkness.