Marvel Knights The Punisher #1 1:25 De Tommaso Incentive Variant Marvel Comics 2025 NM

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Marvel Knights: Punisher #1 (released on October 8, 2025, by Marvel Comics) is the opening issue of a dark, four-part limited series that expands on the gritty timeline of Marvel Knights: The World to Come. The series explores a future, aging version of Frank Castle, bridging his classic ruthless days with the older man he becomes in the overarching dystopian timeline.

The Creative Team

The book brings a veteran creative powerhouse to the character, reuniting one of the original architects of the late-90s Marvel Knights imprint:

• Co-Writers: Jimmy Palmiotti (co-founder of the original Marvel Knights imprint) and Dan Panosian.
• Artist / Cover Artist: Dan Panosian, delivering a rugged, highly stylized noir look.

Plot Summary: "Long Island City"

The story begins 25 years before the events of The World to Come and introduces an older Frank Castle, now appearing to be in his 60s, operating out of Long Island City:

• The Hunt: Frank is aggressively hunting down members of a crime syndicate to extract information about a new deadly narcotic flooding the streets called "Zombie".
• The Target: He aims his sights directly at a cartel kingpin named Malero, ruthlessly targeting his family members and operations to find the drug's source.
• The Complication: Frank's messy crusade disrupts active government operations, leaving the FBI furious over losing a highly valued criminal asset to his crosshairs.
• The Trap: The issue reaches a brutal turning point when Frank tracks down an enforcer known as El Zombie. The ensuing fight goes terribly wrong for the aging vigilante, culminating in a stark cliffhanger where Frank is captured and subjected to over 100 days of severe containment and torture—fundamentally changing him forever.