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The Punisher (vol. 5) #8 (Nov. 2000):
“Desperate Measures”
by Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon, Jimmy Palmiotti

The Punisher (vol. 5) #8

Title: “Desperate Measures”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Nov. 2000

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


12 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
Benny villain
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Mafia Marvel 4
Billy villain
  Mafia Marvel 4
Bravo Force hero group
  [1st app: The Punisher (vol. 5) #8 (Nov. 2000)] Marvel 1
Doc villain
  [works for mobsters and criminals] Marvel 1
Ma Gnucci villain
  Gnucci Family (leader); Mafia
[leads Gnucci mob family]
Marvel 12
Joan the Mouse (Joan) supporting character
  [Punisher's neighbor] Marvel 9
Kevin supporting character
  [served drinks to Molly, Det. Soap and the Punisher] Marvel 5
Martin Soap supporting character
CBR Scale: M LGBT
NYPD Marvel 13
Spacker Dave supporting character
  [Punisher's neighbor] Marvel 9
Molly Von Richthofen supporting character
  NYPD
[mayoral candidate; police lieutenant]
Marvel 9
The Russian
(shadow cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: S resurrected
[founding member of Daredevil fan club of Smolensk] Marvel 10