(March 1991)

Marvel, 1988 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD; 0.85 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1991-01-29
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Editing
Don Daley (editor); Kevin Kobasic (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Dead Meat! (Table of Contents)

Punisher / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Golden
Inks
Michael Golden
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
crime; superhero
Characters
Punisher [Frank Castle]

Indexer Notes

Cover published with 4 white edges

Cover Thumbnail for The Punisher War Journal (Marvel, 1988 series) #28 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for The Punisher War Journal (1988 series) #28 [Newsstand]
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Meat (Table of Contents: 1)

Punisher / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Baron
Pencils
Vin Evans; Ariane Lenshoek; Jimmy Palmiotti; Santiago Oliveras; Mike Harris; Kevin Kobasic; Ed Lazellari; Ed Murr; Mark Texeira (signed as Tex)
Inks
Vin Evans; Ariane Lenshoek; Jimmy Palmiotti; Santiago Oliveras; Mike Harris; Kevin Kobasic; Ed Lazellari; Ed Murr; Mark Texeira (signed as Tex)
Colors
Gregory Wright
Letters
Jim Novak
First Line of Dialogue or Text
frank, I'm so glad I ran into you!
Genre
crime; superhero
Characters
Punisher [Frank Castle]; Joy Adams; Cole Grist (death)
Synopsis
Frank reconnects with an old friend and ends up trying to protect her meat-packing husband from animal rights activists. Things go wrong when the husband turns out to be a crazy crack addict.

Indexer Notes

The letters page explains that ""Tex" is Mark Texeira--and more! It's his loyal band of java junkies--Vince Evans, Ariane Lenshoek, Jimmy Palmiotti, Santiago Oliveras, Mike Harris, Kevin Kobasic, often with the help of Ed Lazellari and Ed Murr."

Next (Table of Contents: 2)

Punisher / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mark Texeira
Inks
Mark Texeira
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
crime; superhero
Characters
Punisher [Frank Castle]; Ghost Rider [Daniel Ketch]

Indexer Notes

This is a promo for next issue but is an original full page pin-up and not the cover art for PWJ #29.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Punisher War Journal Entries / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Vernon G. Horne, Uncle Elvis, Todd A. Velchek, Christopher Small, Eric Decker, Bryant Wang, and Rob Rowland.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Dead Meat!
    Punisher
  2. 1. Meat
    Punisher
  3. 2. Next
    Punisher
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Punisher War Journal Entries
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