(W) Carl Potts, Mike Baron (A) Dan Lawlis & Various (CA) Jim Lee. In his relentless war on crime* the Punisher doesn't have many allies. But those he can rely on include...the Shadowmasters! They're the latest in a long line of ninjas who have served as the protectors of Japan's Iga Province for centuries. In the wake of World War II* U.S. Army Captain James Richards and Shadowmaster Shigeru Ezaki forge a friendship in battle. Years later* Ezaki has trained the two men's children Philip* Sojin and Yuriko in the ways of the ninja. Together* they must face the reborn menace of the Sunrise Society which brings them into the murky world of the Punisher! Along with the Black Widow* can they fend off armored Sunrise assassins? Or will the eternal evil plague Frank Castle and the Shadowmasters once again? Collecting SHADOWMASTERS #1-4* PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL (1988) #1-3 and #8-9 and PUNISHER (1987) #24-25. Rated T+