Mickey Fondozzi
| Mickey Fondozzi | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Punisher War Zone Vol. 1, #1 (March 1992) |
| Created by |
Chuck Dixon John Romita Jr. |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Mickey Fondozzi |
| Species | Human |
| Place of origin | Earth |
| Partnerships |
Punisher Microchip |
| Supporting character of | Punisher |
| Notable aliases | Number Eight |
Mickey Fondozzi is a fictional character, and ally of the Marvel Comics antihero the Punisher. He was created by Chuck Dixon and John Romita Jr., and first appeared in The Punisher War Zone Vol. 1, #1 (March 1992).
The character made his inaugural appearance in The Punisher War Zone Vol. 1, #1-6, and was also present in #9-10, #23, #31, #41, and both of The Punisher War Zone Annuals. Fondozzi's appearances in other titles include The Punisher War Journal Vol. 1, #45-47, #60-61, #64, #68, and #78-79, The Punisher Vol. 2, #86, #97-100, and #102-104, The Punisher Summer Special #4, and Marvel Knights Vol. 1, #5 and #10-11.
A career criminal living in Sheepshead Bay, Mickey claims to be Italian, but is in fact Armenian.
While robbing a Chinese restaurant where Triad money is being held, Mickey and his gang are attacked by the Punisher, who guns down all of the thieves save Mickey. Via psychological torture, the Punisher coerces Mickey into sponsoring him (under the alias "Johnny Tower") for membership in the Carbones, a Brooklyn crime family. When Salvatore, the younger brother of the head of the Carbones, becomes suspicious of Mickey and "Johnny" the two frame him for disloyalty, and are given permission to kill him by Salvatore's brother, Julius. The attempt on Salvatore's life goes awry, and ends with him falling through the ice of a frozen lake, where he is later found by the authorities, who admit him to a hospital as a John Doe.
Mickey and the Punisher's identities as saboteurs are later discovered by Julius, who orders their execution, though the two are saved by Shotgun. The Punisher allows Mickey to live, on the condition that he become an informant for him, after Mickey helps him and Shotgun massacre the Carbones and the European syndicate that the Carbones had planned on uniting with on La Isla de Tiburones Durmientes.
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