Punisher (1st Series)

    (Marvel, 1986, 2008)
™ and ©1986 Marvel Entertainment Group

Having first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #129, Frank Castle, a.k.a. the Punisher, got his own title at last with the premiere of this five-part limited series. Following up on this title’s popularity, Marvel later introduced several other titles featuring the death-dealing vigilante, including Punisher, Punisher: War Zone, and Punisher War Journal.

The limited series begins when Castle is sentenced to serve out a long term in the Rykers Island maximum security facility. As can be expected, he makes no friends among his fellow inmates, and the resulting violence threatens to tear the prison apart. When Castle stops a mass-jailbreak, the warden recruits him into a secret organization which promises to free the Punisher to do what he does best—fight crime with deadly finality.
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Punisher (1st Series) #1

January, 1986
Cover Price: $1.25
2 copies available from $79.95 		Steven GrantMike Zeck
Punisher (1st Series) #1 Variation A

April, 2026
Cover Price: $6.99
1 copy available for $6.99 		2025 Facsimile Edition with cover A by Mike Zeck; Double-size Steven GrantMike Zeck
Punisher (1st Series) #1 Variation B

April, 2026
Cover Price: $6.99
1 copy available for $6.99 		2025 Facsimile Foil Edition with Cover B by Mike Zeck; Double-size Steven GrantMike Zeck
Punisher (1st Series) #2

February, 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
11 copies available from $5.81 		Steven GrantMike Zeck
Punisher (1st Series) #2 Newsstand Edition

February, 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
1 copy available for $44.98 		Steven GrantMike Zeck
Punisher (1st Series) #3

March, 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
8 copies available from $17.00 		Steven GrantMike Zeck
Punisher (1st Series) #4

April, 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
11 copies available from $13.50 		Steven GrantMike Zeck
Punisher (1st Series) #5

May, 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
13 copies available from $9.00 		Steven Grant, Mary Jo DuffyMike Vosburg
Punisher (1st Series) #5 Newsstand Edition

May, 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
1 copy available for $19.99 		Steven Grant, Mary Jo DuffyMike Vosburg
Punisher (1st Series) Book #1

January, 1988
Cover Price: $7.95
1 copy available for $7.00 		Steven Grant, Mary Jo DuffyMike Zeck, Mike Vosburg