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The Punisher (vol. 5) #1 (Apr. 2000):
“Welcome Back, Frank”
by Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon, Jimmy Palmiotti

The Punisher (vol. 5) #1

Title: “Welcome Back, Frank”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Apr. 2000

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Garth Ennis
Art by: Steve Dillon, Jimmy Palmiotti


13 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
The Punisher The Punisher (Frank Castle)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic (former seminarian)
Code Red; Marvel Knights...  Marvel 1,893
Mafia Mafia villain group real/historical person
  [crime syndicate] Marvel DC 118
Bruno villain
  Mafia Marvel 1
Nathaniel Bumpo supporting character
  [friend, neighbor of Frank Castle (Punisher)] Marvel 7
Bobbie Gnucci villain
  Gnucci Family; Mafia Marvel 1
Carlo Gnucci villain
  Gnucci Family; Mafia Marvel 1
Sticky Eddie (Eddie Gnucci) villain
  Gnucci Family; Mafia Marvel 1
Joan the Mouse (Joan) supporting character
  [Punisher's neighbor] Marvel 9
Spacker Dave supporting character
  [Punisher's neighbor] Marvel 9
Gnucci Family villain group
  Mafia Marvel 18
Frank Costa (Olivier)
(cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: D angel; demon
angel
[fallen angel]
Marvel 7
Ma Gnucci
(mentioned)
villain
  Gnucci Family (leader); Mafia
[leads Gnucci mob family]
Marvel 12
angels angels
(mentioned) 
supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D angels
[often are messengers of God] Marvel DC 144