I'm working on making a complete timeline of events covering the history of the MC2, spanning the nebulous 15 year stretch of time after the Main Marvel Universe (or Universe-616) split off and became the MC2 (or Universe-982) and before the next-generation of heroes began to debut starting with J2 #1, A-Next #1 and What If #105.
Today's focus will be a short companion piece to my previous post about The Punisher in the MC2 because we only have a small amount of information to examine regarding Frank Castle's history in the MC2. We get all the relevant MC2-exclusive history on The Punisher in the Spectacular Spider-Girl mini series. In issue #1 Frank notes in his War Journal that the 'masks' have kept the streets clean for 'nearly a decade', giving us a rough idea of how long it's been since The Punisher ended his war against the mob.
Continuing his journal entry, Frank also mentions he stationed himself near drug traffickers in South America when he 'retired' so that he could keep relatively active (Spectacular Spider-Girl Vol. 2 #1).
It's in the next issue, Spectacular Spider-Girl Vol. 2 #2, that we get the final piece of information. We learn from Normie's research that Don Silvio Barraca was the last of the criminal organization known as the Maggia. Castle shot Silvio in the spin, crippling him; choosing to leave the mobster alive as a warning to others. Considering his mission complete, Frank faded into the background, his war over.
Based on Frank's statement that it's been 'nearly a decade,' we can assume this is when The Punisher ended his war on the mob and left New York. So with all of these facts, we can construct a rough timeline of events:
- The Punisher war reaches it's end when he shoots the last of the Maggia leaders Don Silvio, crippling the mobster as a warning to others.
- Frank Castle retires to South America, positioning himself near drug traffickers to stay sharp over the following decade.
That's all we have regarding The Punisher's history, unless I've missed something vital. In which case, please reach out and let me know.
Until I get a gnarly facial scar and retire to South America, I remain
frogoat