The Punisher #1
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Release Date: May 4, 2016
Cover Price: $3.99
Writer(s): Becky Cloonan
Artist(s): Steve Dillon
Cover: Declan Shalvey
Format: 32 pgs., Full-Color
Rating: Parental Advisory

A by-the-numbers drug bust is about to take Frank Castle by surprise – and he HATES surprises. There’s a new drug hitting the streets. One that has the ability to create unstable super soldiers. As the threads begin to pull loose, the man behind the drug’s startling connection to The Punisher is revealed. An old associate from Frank’s military days has resurfaced. But as he follows the trail of drugs and bodies deeper and deeper into the Northeast’s heart of darkness – has Frank Castle truly met his match?

Mobsters, villains and drug runners beware – Frank Castle is back…and he’s coming for you.

Variant covers by Alex Maleev, Skottie Young, and John Tyler Christopher; Hip-Hop Variant by Tim Bradstreet, Age Of Apocalypse Variant By Chris Stevens, Black Panther 50th Anniversary Variant By Phil Noto, and Captain America 75th Anniversary Variant By John Cassaday.

Description of preview: 9 total pages (6 covers and 3 interior pages.)