The Punisher
#18
[Newsstand]
(April 1989)
Marvel,
1987 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1988-12-20
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- Brand
-
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
- Barcode
- 071486028604 04
- Editing
- Carl Potts (editor); Marc McLaurin (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of The Punisher (Marvel, 1987 series) #18.
Face off with the Kingpin!
Punisher / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Whilce Portacio (signed)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (signed as SW)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero; crime
- Characters
- Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]; Punisher [Frank Castle]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Reprints
-
in The Punisher Magazine (Marvel, 1989 series) #12 (July 1990), #12 (July 1990) -
in Superaventuras Marvel (Editora Abril, 1982 series) #105 - in Punisher Epic Collection (Marvel, 2018 series) #3 - Kingpin Rules (2019)
-
![Cover Thumbnail for The Punisher (Marvel, 1987 series) #18 [Newsstand]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1413/w200/1413805.jpg?2250092686547933251)
Face Off
Punisher / comic story / 23 pages
- Script
- Mike Baron (credited)
- Pencils
- Whilce Portacio (credited) (layouts)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (credited) (finishes)
- Colors
- John Wellington (credited)
- Letters
- Ken Bruzenak (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Punisher's war journal -- my war with the Kingpin has reached a critical phase,
- Genre
- superhero; crime
- Characters
- Anna Marie (cameo); Alison Blaire (cameo); Board [Jeremy Wilson] (death); Vernon Brooks; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk] (villain); Logan (cameo); Longshot (Mojoverse) (cameo); Microchip [David Lieberman]; Ororo Munroe (cameo); Punisher [Frank Castle]; Piotr Rasputin (cameo); Alex Summers (cameo); Kurt Wagner (cameo); George Wong (villain); Mr. Wong (villain); Wildech
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Super hacker, Jeremy, contacts Micro and tells him that he is tired of working for the Kingpin and wants to switch sides. They set a meet but Jeremy is killed by his young rival, George, as he leaves. The Punisher, Microchip and Vernon infiltrate the Kingpin's tower but have to make an uneasy truce with him to walk away with their lives.
- Reprints
in Welcome to the 25th Century!
Buck Rogers Battle for the 25th Century Board Game / advertisement / 1 page
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Face off with the Kingpin!
Punisher -
1.
Face Off
Punisher -
2.
Quick Shots for Hot Shots
QuickShot Joysticks -
3.
Comic Books for Sale!
J & S Comics -
4.
["Hey… wait a minute!"]
Bullpen Bulletins; ProFile -
5.
["A one-time offer for Marvel addicts!"]
New World Video -
6.
Santa Claws?
-
7.
Campbell's Can-Do Puzzle Page
Campbell's Soup -
8.
Welcome to the 25th Century!
Buck Rogers Battle for the 25th Century Board Game
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- Lionel Majot
- Vlad R.
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