painted cover by TIM BRADSTREET tom peyer (W)/manuel gutierrez (p) * THE SCOOP: The new creative team begins the wildest PUNISHER saga yet! * THE STORY: Kicking off "Taxi Wars*" by red-hot writer Tom Peyer (The Authority) and future superstar artist Manuel Gutierrez (MARVEL KNIGHTS DOUBLE-SHOT)! Frank Castle is back in NYC* but so is the disgusting new menace know as The Medallion! His goal: nothing less than total control over every single cab in the Big Apple! Can The Punisher stop this maniac's meter before it's too late? You may not know how valuable taxi medallions are right now* but soon you'll know only too well! (Note: The story content of issue #8 has been moved to this issue.) * THE FORMAT: 32 pages* with ads. Printed on glossy paper. (MarvelPGplus) FC* 32pg