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Sniper (comics)
Sniper (Rich von Burian) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Carl Potts and Jim Lee, the character made his first appearance in ''The Punisher War Journal'' #4 (March 1989) as an enemy of the Punisher. Publication history Sniper debuted in a two-part storyline consisting of ''The Punisher War Journal'' #4-5, and reappeared in ''The Punisher War Journal'' #10 and #21; the latter set-up the character's final appearance in the miniseries ''Wolverine and The Punisher: Damaging Evidence'' #1-3. Sniper received a profile in ''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe#Marvel Encyclopedias, Marvel Encyclopedia'' #5. Another villainous assassin called Sniper previously appeared in Captain America's segment of ''Tales of Suspense'' #96. Fictional character biography While Tour of duty, touring in the Vietnam War, Rich von Burian served in the same unit as Punisher, Frank Castle. After one Shootout, firefight, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Punisher War Journal
''The Punisher War Journal'' or ''Punisher War Journal'' is the title of two Marvel Comics comic book series featuring the character Frank Castle, also known as the Punisher. The first volume, published from 1988 to 1995, was spun off of a self-titled series featuring the vigilante's exploits. After this, the character went through a number of incarnations in Marvel's imprints, such as Marvel Knights and MAX, that were outside of regular Marvel continuity. The second volume of ''War Journal'', published between 2007 and 2009 by writer Matt Fraction, placed the character firmly in the ongoing Marvel Universe inhabited by superheroes such as the Avengers and Spider-Man, and super-villains such as Doctor Doom and the Masters of Evil. This was reflected in the series by tying into crossover events of the Marvel Universe proper, including "Civil War", "World War Hulk", and "Secret Invasion". Publication history Volume 1 The first volume of ''The Punisher War Journal'' ran 80 is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |