The Punisher Meets Archie

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Archie and the Punisher meet. Cover art: (top) John Buscema & Stan Goldberg; (bottom) Goldberg & Henry Scarpelli

The Punisher Meets Archie (Aug. 1994) was a one-shot comic book intercompany crossover published by Marvel Comics and Archie Comics. This was the title of the Marvel version with the same interior contents as Archie Meets the Punisher, published by Archie. It featured the unlikely meeting of Marvel's murderous vigilante, The Punisher and Archie Comic' all-American teenager, Archie Andrews.

1 Synopsis
2 Taglines
3 Trivia
4 See also

[edit] Synopsis

The Punisher has made a deal with the government to hunt down a notorious drug dealer named "Red" who is hiding in Riverdale. His deal with the government requires him to forgo his normally lethal methods and apprehend the villain instead of killing him. This is fortunate, because Red looks exactly like Archie. Archie is mistaken for Red by the Punisher, who is undercover as a teacher at Riverdale High, while Red is mistaken for Archie by his friends. All parties remain completely in character throughout the issue, although Riverdale's inherent innocence compels the Punisher to allow his true quarry to live, for once. The comic ends with the joking suggestion that the next crossover will be between Wolverine and Jughead.

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"The crossover you've been dreading."
"When worlds collide."

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Josie & the Pussycats, Millie, Katy, Hedy, and Patsy in The Punisher Meets Archie

Josie and the Pussycats make a brief appearance, as do Marvel and Archie romance characters Millie the Model, Katy Keene, Hedy Wolfe, and Patsy Walker.

A reference to Marvel's next intercompany crossover is made at the end of this issue, when Microchip claims that their next stop is Gotham City. Shortly after this comic book was published, Marvel Comics and DC Comics collaborated to release Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire and Punisher/Batman: Deadly Knights .

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List of The Punisher comics

Archie Comics
Main publications	Archie Comics \| Pep Comics \| Betty and Veronica Magazine \| Jughead Magazine \| Jughead's Double Digest \| Sabrina, the Teenage Witch \| Josie and The Pussycats \| That Wilkin Boy \| Li'l Jinx \| Katy Keene \| The Punisher Meets Archie \| Archie's Holiday Fun Digest Magazine
Characters and Info	Archie Andrews \| Betty Cooper \| Veronica Lodge \| Reggie Mantle \| Jughead Jones \| Archie Comics Characters \| Betty and Veronica syndrome \| Riverdale High School \| Riverdale Town \| Midvale Town \| Greendale Town \| Bob Montana
TV Series	The Archie Show \| Groovie Goolies \| Josie and The Pussycats (TV series) \| The New Archies \| Archie's Weird Mysteries \| Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series) \| Sabrina: The Animated Series \| Sabrina: Friends Forever \| Sabrina's Secret Life
Films	Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again \| Sabrina the Teenage Witch (film) \| Sabrina Goes to Rome \| Sabrina Down Under \| Josie and The Pussycats
Music	The Archies \| "Sugar, Sugar" \| Josie and The Pussycats (album) \| The Veronicas \| Jughead's Revenge
Other publications	Mighty Comics \| Red Circle Comics \| Sonic The Hedgehog \| Knuckles the Echidna \| Sonic X \| Sonic Spin City \| Adventures of the Fly/Fly-Man \| Mighty Crusaders \| The Shield \| Terrific Three \| The Comet \| Adventures of the Jaguar \| The Web