Sometimes I'll have a comic set aside so I can blog it later, for some reason or another. This one apparently because you needed to see the Punisher tell someone, "rave on." From 1994, Punisher #96, "Raving Beauty" Written by Richard Rainey, art by Isaac M. Del Rivero.
"Raving Beauty" is the moniker the tabloid press gives Cheryl, a young would-be starlet who was taken in by the mob and pushed into sleazy movies, drugs, and prostitution. Revenge gave her motivation to recover, and she's killed her way up the criminal ladder far enough to attract retaliation. Fortunately, the Punisher is in San Francisco on vacation, laying low since he was presumed dead; but he's more than willing to team-up with Cheryl. Refreshingly, Frank doesn't try to talk her out of anything, or condescend to her either: she may be a talented amateur compared to him, but he understands her drive.
Together with a reporter that had been following Cheryl like Jack McGee tailed the Hulk, they kill the mobsters that first hurt her. Cheryl wonders what to do with her life afterward, and Frank suggests "rave on." Not settle down or walk away or be happy or anything, go ahead and keep murdering criminals, it's fine. I'm pretty sure this was a fill-in, so we didn't see her again, but I wonder how many times Frank has encouraged that sort of thing...
Ha, "Rave on" Jesus.....Well my first thought is maybe he wouldn't want the added competition, but then again, I'm sure there's always enough mobsters and criminals to go around since they keep breeding like roaches anyways. I'd like to think she did "Rave on" but then her luck ran out and she got popped. Or maybe not. Ennis would love her though, and probably have her and Frank hook up before she got killed, 'cause why not, right?
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