The Punisher Annual
#1
[Newsstand]
(August 1988)
Marvel,
1988 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- annually
- On-sale Date
- 1988
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- Brand
-
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
- Barcode
- 071486021919 85
- Editing
- Carl Potts (Editor); Tom DeFalco (Editor-in-Chief)
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of The Punisher Annual (Marvel, 1988 series) #1 [Direct].
The Evolutionary War [Part Two]
Punisher / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bret Blevins (signed as B)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (signed as SW)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- crime; superhero
- Characters
- Punisher [Frank Castle]; Eliminators
- Reprints
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Evolutionary Jihad
Punisher / comic story / 30 pages
- Genre
- crime; superhero
- Characters
- Punisher [Frank Castle]; Eliminators (villains); El Caiman (villain, death)
- Synopsis
- Punisher is in Bogata to take down a drug lord but ends up fighting with him against men in Eliminator power suits.
- Reprints
-
in Magnum (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1988 series) #2/1993 ([2. februar] 1993) -
in Evolutionary War Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) (2011) - in Punisher Epic Collection (Marvel, 2018 series) #3 - Kingpin Rules (2019)
-
Indexer Notes
The Evolutionary War continued from X-Factor Annual (Marvel, 1986 series) #3.
The Evolutionary War continues in Silver Surfer Annual (Marvel, 1988 series) #1.
3 Hearts
Microchip / comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- crime; superhero
- Characters
- Microchip; Felicia; Rudy (Microchip's godson, appears on photo only); Jim Nugent (dies)
- Synopsis
- The widow of Microhip's old friend has remarried a Jim Nugent, who is revealed to be an assassin. When Felicia leaves him, Nugent tries to kill her. Microchip intervenes.
- Reprints
- in The Punisher Magazine (Marvel, 1989 series) #14 (September 1990)
- in Magnum Spesial (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1988 series) #1/1992 ([januar] 1992) [1 page removed]
-
in Magnum Special (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1989 series) #1/1992 ([januari] 1992) -
in Superaventuras Marvel (Editora Abril, 1982 series) #142 (Abril de 1994) - in Punisher Epic Collection (Marvel, 2018 series) #3 - Kingpin Rules (2019)
-
The Punisher's Warehouse
Punisher / character profile / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero; crime
- Synopsis
- In Paterson, NJ
- Reprints
The High Evolutionary Chapter Two: Pet Project
High Evolutionary / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald
- Pencils
- Paris Cullins
- Inks
- Tony DeZuniga
- Colors
- Gregory Wright
- Letters
- Ken Lopez
- Editing
- Ralph Macchio
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jessica Drew (as a child); High Evolutionary [Herbert Edgar Wyndham]; Professor Rearden; Jonathan Drew; Miriam Drew
- Synopsis
- Wyndham joins with the Drews and scouts out a remote retreat for his genetic experiments.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Continued from X-Factor Annual (Marvel, 1986 series) #3.
Continues in Silver Surfer Annual (Marvel, 1989 series) #1.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Evolutionary War [Part Two]
Punisher -
1.
Evolutionary Jihad
Punisher -
2.
3 Hearts
Microchip -
3.
The Punisher's Battle Van
Punisher -
4.
The Punisher's Warehouse
Punisher -
5.
The High Evolutionary Chapter Two: Pet Project
High Evolutionary
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