Lynn Michaels
Lynn Michaels | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | The Punisher War Zone #7 (Sept. 1992) |
Created by | Chuck Dixon John Romita Jr. |
In-story information | |
Species | Human |
Place of origin | Earth |
Team affiliations | S.H.I.E.L.D. New York City Police Department |
Partnerships | Punisher |
Supporting character of | Punisher |
Notable aliases | Punisher Diamonelle Lady Punisher |
Lynn Michaels is a fictional
Fictional character biography
She first appeared in The Punisher War Zone #7, as a police officer attempting to catch a serial
Later, Frank asks Lynn for help in tracking down an organization that is kidnapping people and stealing their blood so it can be illegally sold for medical purposes. Lynn kills the organization's leader, Mr. Sandeen, when he gets the drop on Frank,
Everything changes for Lynn when she takes part in the arrest of a suspected
The Punisher apparently kills himself with a
Vigilante murders
Through a "gift" of cigarettes, Lynn causes Durkin to look out his cell window so she can kill him with a sniper rifle. Lynn and Eddie agree to a temporary partnership to take down VIGIL. As part of this agreement, they allow themselves to be arrested after they destroy a Mafia-run numbers racket.[7] Blackwell, an abusive and corrupt member of VIGIL, beats Eddie and Lynn. The two manage to escape; in response, Blackwell murders a straight-arrow VIGIL officer named Jessup and frames the two vigilantes.[8]
Eddie and Lynn travel to the town of Laastekist, where many factions, including the local Mafia, quickly become aware of their presence. Despite his injuries, Eddie assists Lynn in killing several soldiers from the Valducci crime family.[9] However, gunmen from the Cullen family badly injure Lynn in an assassination attempt.[10] Eddie gets her medical treatment and they escape the town.[11]
After recovering from her wounds, Lynn breaks into VIGIL headquarters looking for Blackwell, seemingly unaware he was killed by the "dead" Frank Castle. She rescues the sheriff of Laastekist, Harry Bendix, unjustly imprisoned by VIGIL. Two sympathetic officers, Einhorn and Nails, allow them to escape.[12]
Escaping the city
A former colleague identifies Lynn as the "Lady Punisher", responsible for the deaths of local
Lynn is later recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D., and poses as "Diamonelle" to infiltrate Jigsaw's gang. She shoots the Punisher's newest ally, Stuart Clarke, for being a cop killer.[16] After Jigsaw is arrested, Lynn allows him to be murdered before being taken into custody.[17]
Abilities and training
Lynn is a trained law-enforcement officer which includes proficiency at unarmed and armed combat with various firearms. Like the Punisher, she is not averse to using guns in her war against crime. She wears a Punisher-inspired Kevlar costume.
References
- ISBN 9780786441655. Archived from the originalon 4 April 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ http://comicsalliance.com/female-versions-of-male-superheroes/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170405015341/http://comicsalliance.com/female-versions-of-male-superheroes/
- ^ The Punisher War Zone #7-10
- ^ The Punisher War Journal #57-58
- ^ The Punisher War Journal #59-61
- ^ The Punisher #86
- ^ The Punisher War Journal #62 (1993)
- ^ The Punisher #87
- ^ The Punisher War Zone #25 (March 1, 1994)
- ^ Punisher #88
- ^ The Punisher War Journal #64
- ^ The Punisher War Journal #73
- ^ The Punisher War Journal #74-45
- ^ The Punisher War Journal #76-78
- ^ The Punisher War Journal #80
- ^ The Punisher War Journal vol. 2 #22 (July 2008)
- ^ The Punisher War Journal vol. 2 #23
External links
- Lynn Michaels at Comicvine
- Lynn Michaels at Marvel Wikia
- Lynn Michaels at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Lynn Michaels at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe