Yet Another Memo To The Punisher...

Folks, lets us meet the greatest Western hero of all:

Yes, Ham Gravy!!

And by the way, if you want to know the real reason that DC won't bring back Ralph Dibny...

...it's to avoid the massive lawsuit for stealing Ham's shtick.

Anyway, Ham's crime-sensing nose leads him to a nearly empty town ,with a note taped to the sheriff's door:

Well, Ham qualifies, and takes the job to put down the awful Boom Brothers.Which he does thusly:

BAM!!

SHAZAM!!

You said it, Ham!!

So listen up, Frank Castle, David Goyer-written Kal-El, and all you other "anti-heroes" with your "I must kill the bad guys" coolness: If a man knows how to use a gun, there's no need to shoot anyone.

Thus endeth the lesson.

From Popeye #15 (1951), as reprinted in Classic Popeye #15 (2013)