The Punisher #2 [Newsstand]
(August 1987)

Marvel, 1987 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
published every six weeks
On-sale Date
1987
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
071486028604 08
Editing
Carl Potts (editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of The Punisher (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 [Direct].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Punisher / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Klaus Janson (signed as Janson)
Inks
Klaus Janson (signed as Janson)
Colors
Klaus Janson (signed as Janson)
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero; crime
Characters
Punisher [Frank Castle]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Bolivia (Table of Contents: 1)

Punisher / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Baron (credited)
Pencils
Klaus Janson (credited)
Inks
Klaus Janson (credited)
Colors
Klaus Janson (credited)
Letters
Ken Bruzenak (credited)
Genre
superhero; crime
Characters
Punisher [Frank Castle]; Valencia (death); Curtis Hoyle (villain, death); General Buktir Van Tranh (villain, death)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Thinking that he is disaffected with his lot in life and wants to join their drug operation, Hoyle brings the Punisher to Bolivia to meet with a South Vietnamese general turned cocaine drug lord. When General Tranh commands Frank to shoot a Bolivian DEA agent to prove his loyalty, the Punisher rescues Valencia and the pair try to take out the heavily armed drug ring.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; ProFile / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Creative Support Team For the Punisher (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Carl Potts
Pencils
Carl Potts
Inks
Carl Potts
Letters
typeset
Genre
biography
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Indexer Notes

Short bios of Baron, Janson and Potts.

Cheaper by the Dozen (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Punisher
  2. 1. Bolivia
    Punisher
  3. 2. ["Blast! That holographic image projector cost a fortune!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; ProFile
  4. 3. The Creative Support Team For the Punisher
  5. 4. Cheaper by the Dozen
This issue was modified by
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Vlad R.
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Eric Rom
  • Tony R. Rose
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