(December 1989)
Marvel,
1989 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 4.95 USD; 6.25 CAD
- Pages
- 68
- On-sale Date
- 1989
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- Brand
-
Marvel Comics
- ISBN
-
0-87135-583-3
- Barcode
- 024885250107 95
- Editing
- Marc McLaurin (assistant editor); Carl Potts (reprint editor); Marv Wolfman (original editor); Archie Goodwin (original editor)
- Color
- color cover; black and white interiors
- Dimensions
- standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock
- glossy cardstock cover
- Binding
- Deluxe format squarebound
- Publishing Format
- one-shot
Issue Notes
Reprints Marvel Super Action #1 and Marvel Preview #2 with some new content.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
[no title indexed]
Punisher / cover / 2 pages
- Pencils
- Larry Stroman (signed as Stroman)
- Inks
- Larry Stroman (signed as Stroman)
- Colors
- Frank Cirocco
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- crime; superhero
- Characters
- Punisher [Frank Castle]
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Wraparound cover.
[Title and Credits]
credits, title page / 2 pages
- Characters
- Punisher
Indexer Notes
Consists of title page with the Blevins illustration and credits page with a generic wall and ripped paper design.
Death Sentence
Punisher / comic story / 32 pages
- Genre
- crime; superhero
- Characters
- Punisher [Frank Castle] (origin); Mr. Christianson (villain, first appearance, death); International Industrial Alliance (villains)
- Synopsis
- Punisher's old Marine buddies are turning into deadly snipers and as he investigates the mystery, the trail leads him to to a shady arms dealer and his crew.
- Reprints
- from Marvel Preview (Marvel, 1975 series) #2 ([June] 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Story reprints the 4th full Punisher appearance and his first full origin story.
[Cover to Marvel Preview #2]
Punisher / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Gray Morrow (signed as
GRAY MORROW) - Inks
- Gray Morrow (signed as GRAY MORROW)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- crime; superhero
- Characters
- Punisher [Frank Castle]
- Reprints
- from Marvel Preview (Marvel, 1975 series) #2 ([June] 1975)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover printed between pages 12 and 13 of the first story.
Accounts Settled...Accounts Due!
Punisher / comic story / 20 pages
- Genre
- crime; superhero
- Characters
- Punisher [Frank Castle]; The Mob (villains)
- Synopsis
- The Punisher hunts down the gangsters that killed his family.
- Reprints
- from Marvel Super Action (Marvel, 1976 series) #1 (January 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Reprints 5th full Punisher appearance.
Kites
Punisher / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- crime; superhero
- Characters
- Punisher [Frank Castle]; Microchip (guest star)
- Synopsis
- Punisher gets into a kite battle in the park.
Indexer Notes
Original story; Credits page incorrectly lists Russ Heath as the artist, but the story credits correctly identify Vosburg.
[Cover to Marvel Super Action #1]
Punisher / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bob Larkin (painting)
- Inks
- Bob Larkin (painting)
- Colors
- Bob Larkin (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- crime; superhero
- Characters
- Punisher [Frank Castle]
- Reprints
- from Marvel Super Action (Marvel, 1976 series) #1 (January 1976)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Punisher -
1.
[Title and Credits]
-
2.
Death Sentence
Punisher -
3.
[Cover to Marvel Preview #2]
Punisher -
4.
Accounts Settled...Accounts Due!
Punisher -
5.
Kites
Punisher -
6.
[Cover to Marvel Super Action #1]
Punisher
This issue was modified by, among others
- Henry Andrews
- Peter Croome
- Kelly Langston-Smith
- Vlad R.
- Derek Reinhard
- Jim Van Dore
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