By Mike Haran
A curious courtship involving a stolen bottle of liquor. Russ strikes first, jabbing a cigarette into an eye. Russ and Red then press home the attack. It is all over in a few minutes, one of the bottle thieves lying in a wreaked kitchen with a broken leg, the others frantically running down the stairs as Russ throws wild punches at their backs and at their heads.
They adjourn to Red’s minute bed-sitter. He is ecstatic as he voices the qualities of his newly acquired damsel in distress—much like an Athenian hoplite in ancient Persia after having over-run a village.
Dramatically clever!
These guys are real Punishers. You might want to explore more of their adventures, Mike. I think you could come up with a good series.
Yes that would be a good idea as they are interesting characters.