Nam, The #53

Marvel ⋅ 1991

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Key Facts

Origin of the Punisher skull, a two part story that begins in issue #52

Frank Castle adopts the skull to intimidate a rival sniper in Vietnam

Issue Details

Publisher

Marvel

Writer

Roger Salick

Colorist

Ed Lazellari

Inker

Jimmy Palmiotti

Cover Artist

Jorge Zaffino

Letterer

Jade Moede

Artist

Mike Harris

Published

February 1991

Synopsis

Part two of the two-part story begins with prison of war Sgt. Frank Castle found by a Vietnamese solider, hanging in his cell. The soldier enters the cell and Frank springs into action. Castle had faked his hanging by running a length of cloth from his belt to the noose to support his weight. Castle leaves a trail of dead Vietnamese soldiers in his wake as he escapes and sets out to intercept the sniper known as "The Monkey". A group of soldiers find another vietnamese soldier's body tied to a tree with the calling card white skull painted on his carcass and begin to fear the crazy American soldier. Castle leaves a trail of death and destruction everywhere he goes until he finally reaches The Monkey. The Monkey believes he has gotten the drop on Castle, but it was a set-up by Frank, who takes out the MOnkey with a "million-to-one shot".

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