I must spoil it, because it's so entertainment! What little the nineties had to offer (and they weren't all that wonderful, believe me), offered the basics: fun:

Frank has his face carved up, and then he undergoes surgery and, believe it or not, he turns black, temporarily distancing himself from his pursuers and acting alongside Luke Cage. The only rule of the Punisher, black or white, is this: if you're guilty, you're dead!