Appearing in "Final Solution, Part 1"
Punisher #4
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- NYPD
- Dave (Death)
- Unnamed cop
- Tony Massera
Antagonists:
- Trust
- Tommy, assistant to Ryker's Island warden (Death)
- Ryker's Island warden Jerome Gerty (Death)
- Angela
- Alaric
- Texas (Death)
- Alaric's dog
- Punishment Squad
- Joey Sabo (First appearance)
- Jigsaw (Billy Russo)
- Marcus Coriander (Mentioned)
- Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) (Mentioned)
Other Characters:
- Mickey Massera (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City
- Alaric's Home
- New York
- Vietnam (Mentioned)
- United States of America
Items:
- Punisher's Suit
- Guns
- Grenade launcher
Vehicles:
- Cars
- Helicopter
- Jeep
- Punisher's Battle Van (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "Final Solution, Part 1"
Punisher #4
Punisher intimidates information about various mobsters' whereabouts from other mobsters. One reveals that all the pretend Punishers running around were meant to be a death squad. Another one pulls a gun but kills himself after giving up information. Punisher has almost zero reaction. Punisher hears someone coming up the hallway. Its the cops. They arrest him but are nailed with a mob hit while driving in the car. The driver is shot dead. The Death Squad tries to shoot down the other cop and Punisher. Punisher talks the cop into uncuffing him so he can help fight. Punisher guns down the Death Squad and takes off. The Punisher goes to another gangster's house and kills even more Death Squad members who are guarding it. The mobster takes off in a helicopter. Punisher grabs hold of it as it ascends. He does something to it that causes it to explode once he's on the ground again, "like your van". Punisher goes into the house looking for more targets and falls through a trap door and is gassed. Punisher passes out.
Appearing in "Final Solution (Part 2)"
Punisher #5
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Tony Massera (aka Tony Siciliano)
Antagonists:
- Trust
- Alaric
- Punishment Squad
- Angela
- Alaric's dog
Other Characters:
- Daily Bugle (Mentioned)
- Ben Urich (Mentioned)
- Mickey Massera (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- United States of America
- New York State
- Alaric's Home
- New York State
Items:
- Punisher's Suit
- Guns
- A Daily Bugle newspaper
Vehicles:
- Alaric's jeep
Synopsis for "Final Solution (Part 2)"
Punisher #5
At the end of issue Vol 1 4, Punisher was trapped in a brain washing room. In this issue, he promptly escapes. The Death Squad fight Punisher, led by Jigsaw who is also dressed as Punisher. Punisher easily wipes out a few of them and the rest run. Alaric ambushes Punisher and beats him down with a rifle. Alaric leaves Punisher for dead and runs off to escape, but Punisher lived and now ambushes him. Punisher could have killed him, but lets him live on the condition he rats out the organized crime group called, "The Trust". On his way out he runs into another crime guy. Punisher had killed his father and his family convinced him to go after Punisher to avenge his father's death. Punisher talks him out of it and the crime guy can't pull the trigger. Punisher leaves and starts walking home when, yet another, criminal meets him. This time it's Alaric's girlfriend. Now she wants to kill him, too. She tries to run him over as he walks across a bridge. Punisher begins firing a gun at her and her car crashes into the bridge's side and begins teetering, half on the bridge and half off. Punisher walks off with Alaric's dog in tow.