painted cover by TIM BRADSTREET tom peyer (W)/manuel gutuierrez (p) * THE SCOOP: A new creative team unleashes the wildest PUNISHER saga yet! * THE STORY: Beginning "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 New York City -- but so is a disgusting new menace called The Medallion! His goal: nothing less than control over every single taxi 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 when this story is over you'll know only too well! * THE BUZZ: "I've always maintained that despite having a few of his issues in my collection* I am not a fan of the Punisher... (but Marvel) seems determined to make a liar out of me." -TheFourthRail.com * THE FORMAT: 32 pages* with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper.