The Punisher: P.O.V. # 1, published in July 1991, is the first of a four-issue limited series that blends the Punisher's vigilante action with supernatural horror. It is highly regarded for its creative team, featuring writer Jim Starlin and artist Bernie Wrightson, who previously collaborated on Batman: The Cult.
The series follows Frank Castle as he tracks a 1960s radical who has been released from prison.
- The Transformation: While working on a new bomb, the radical and his partner are horribly disfigured and mutated by exposure to toxic waste.
- The Grotesque Menace: This accidental exposure turns the convict into an unkillable "grotesque menace" with an accelerated healing factor.
- The Hunt: The disfigured mutants retreat to the sewers to stalk those who they believe wronged them, leading the Punisher into a dark, horror-infused confrontation.
- Writer: Jim Starlin, known for his work on Infinity Gauntlet and cosmic Marvel stories.
- Artist: Bernie Wrightson, a legendary horror artist who provided the interior art and painted covers.
- The series was published in a "Prestige Format" (oversized 50-page issues on high-quality paper).