List of The Punisher comics

The Punisher has appeared in numerous comic book series since his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (February 1974), including a number of eponymous titles starting in the mid-1980s.

Contents 1 Ongoing series 2 Limited series 3 One-shots 3.1 Crossovers 3.2 Graphic novels 4 Other versions 5 Collected editions 6 References 7 External links

Ongoing series

• The Punisher was a five-issue comic book limited series. Published between January and May 1986, the series was written by Steven Grant, with artwork by Mike Zeck and Mike Vosburg.
• The Punisher vol. 2 was the first ongoing series featuring the character. It began in July 1987 and ran for 104 issues with 7 annuals (1988–1994), ending in 1995.
• The Punisher War Journal was a spin-off comic book series that began in November 1988 and ran for 80 issues, including 2 annuals (March 1992 – July 1995). The first volume was noted for including early artwork by Jim Lee.
• The Punisher War Zone was the third spin-off series for the character. The series ran from 1992–1995, and included 2 annuals (1993–1994).
• Punisher vol. 3 was published in November 1995 under the Marvel Edge imprint. The series ran for 18 issues and ended in April 1997. All issues were written by John Ostrander.
• The Punisher vol. 4 was a twelve-issue limited series published under the Marvel Knights imprint, running from April 2000 through March 2001. The series was written by Garth Ennis, with artwork by Steve Dillon.
• The Punisher vol. 5 was an ongoing series published under the Marvel Knights imprint. The series ran for 37 issues from August 2001 through February 2004.
• The Punisher vol. 6 was an ongoing series created by Garth Ennis, published under the MAX imprint. The series ran for 75 issues between March 2004 and October 2009. It is often referred to as The Punisher MAX. Initially published as The Punisher, the title was changed to The Punisher: Frank Castle following issue #66. One annual (2007) was published for the series.
• Punisher War Journal vol. 2 was an ongoing series written by Matt Fraction which ran from January 2007 until January 2009. The series published 26 issues, with one annual (2008).
• Punisher vol. 7 was an ongoing series written by Rick Remender. Beginning in March 2009, the series ran until issue #16 in June 2010. Retitled as Franken-Castle with issue #17 until ending with issue #21 in November 2010.
• PunisherMAX is an ongoing series published under the MAX imprint. The series began in January 2010 and is written by Jason Aaron, with artwork by Steve Dillon.
• The Punisher vol. 8 is an ongoing series published by Marvel Comics began on August 3, 2011 and is written by Greg Rucka, with artwork by Marco Checchetto.

Limited series

• The Punisher Magazine #1-16 (November 1989 – September 1990). Collects selected stories from Punisher, Punisher vol. 2, Punisher War Journal, Daredevil, and Punisher annuals.
• The Punisher Armory #1-10 (July 1990 – November 1994)^[1][2]
• The Punisher P.O.V #1-4 (May–August 1991)
• The Punisher: Summer Special #1-4 (1991–1994)
• The Punisher: Back to School Special #1-3 (1992–1994)
• The Punisher/Captain America: Blood and Glory #1-3 (October–December 1992)
• The Punisher: Holiday Special #1-3 (1993–1995)
• The Punisher: The Ghosts of Innocents #1-2 (January–March 1993)
• The Punisher: The Origin of Microchip #1-2 (July–August 1993)
• Wolverine/Punisher: Damaging Evidence #1-3 (October–December 1993)
• The Punisher: Year One #1-4 (December 1994 – March 1995)
• Spider-Man/Punisher: Family Plot #1-2 (February 1996)
• The Punisher: Purgatory vol. 2, #1-4 (Marvel Knights; November 1998 – February 1999)
• Wolverine/Punisher: Revelation #1-4 (Marvel Knights; June–September 1999)
• Born #1-4 (MAX; June–October 2003)
• The Punisher: Official Movie Adaptation #1-3 (May 2004)
• Wolverine/Punisher #1-5 (Marvel Knights; May–September 2004)
• Daredevil vs. the Punisher: Means and Ends #1-6 (Marvel Knights; September 2005 – January 2006)
• Punisher vs. Bullseye #1-5 (Marvel Knights; January–May 2006)
• The Punisher Presents: Barracuda #1-5 (MAX; April–August 2007)
• Punisher: War Zone #1-6 (Marvel Knights; December 2008 – January 2009)
• Punisher: Noir #1-4 (August–November 2009)
• Marvel Universe vs. the Punisher #1-4 (June–September 2010)
• Punisher: In the Blood #1-5 (January– May 2011)

One-shots

• Marvel Preview #2: Featuring the Punisher (1975). Black-and-white magazine. First appearance of origin and family killed by mob.
• Marvel Super Action #1: Featuring the Punisher (January 1976). Black-and-white magazine.
• The Punisher: No Escape (1990)
• The Punisher: The Prize (1990)
• The Punisher: Movie Special (June 1990)
• The Punisher: Bloodlines (1991)
• The Punisher: Blood on the Moors (December 1991)
• The Punisher: Die Hard in the Big Easy (1992)
• The Punisher: G-Force (1992)
• The Punisher: Ashcan Edition (1994)
• The Punisher: Anniversary Magazine (February 1994)
• The Punisher: Invades the Nam (February 1994)
• The Punisher: A Man Named Frank (June 1994)
• The Punisher: Empty Quarter (November 1994)
• Double Edge Alpha (August 1995). Chrome cover comic.
• Double Edge Omega (October 1995). Chrome cover comic.
• The Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe (November 1995)
• The Punisher: The End (MAX; June 2004)
• The Punisher: Red X-Mas (Marvel Knights; February 2005)
• The Punisher: The Cell (MAX; July 2005)
• The Punisher: Silent Night (Marvel Knights; February 2006)
• The Punisher: The Tyger (MAX; February 2006)
• The Punisher: Bloody Valentine (Marvel Knights; April 2006)
• The Punisher: X-Mas Special (MAX; January 2007)
• The Punisher: Force of Nature (MAX; April 2008)
• The Punisher: Little Black Book (MAX; August 2008)
• The Punisher: X-Mas Special (MAX; February 2009)
• The Punisher: Naked Kill (MAX; June 2009)
• Dark Reign: The List - Punisher (October 2009)
• Punisher: Get Castle #1 (MAX; January 2010)
• Punisher: Butterfly #1 (MAX; March 2010)
• Punisher: Happy Endings #1 (MAX; August 2010)
• Punisher: Tiny Ugly World #1 (MAX; October 2010)

Crossovers

• Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: Hearts of Darkness (December 1991)
• Black Widow/Punisher: Spinning Doomsday's Web (December 1992)
• Spider-Man/The Punisher/Sabretooth: Designer Genes (1993)
• Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire (June 1994)
• The Punisher Meets Archie (August 1994)
• Punisher/Batman: Deadly Knights (October 1994)
• Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: Dark Design (December 1994)
• Spider-Man vs. the Punisher: No One Here Gets Out Alive (July 2000)^[3]
• The Punisher/Painkiller Jane (Marvel Knights; January 2001)
• Witchblade/The Punisher (June 2007)
• Punisher/Eminem (May 2009)

Graphic novels

• The Punisher: Assassin's Guild (1988) (ISBN 0871354608)
• The Punisher: Intruder (1989) (ISBN 0871355442)
• The Punisher: Return to Big Nothing (1989) (Epic Comics; ISBN 0871355531)
• The Punisher: Kingdom Gone (August 1990) (ISBN 087135652X)

Other versions

• The Punisher 2099 #1-34 (February 1993 – November 1995). Last 7 issues become The Punisher 2099 AD.
• Marvel Knights 2099: The Punisher #1 (November 2004)

Collected editions

The various series have been collected into individual volumes:

Title	Material collected	Year	ISBN
Daredevil and the Punisher: Child's Play	Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #182-184	1988	978-0871353511
The Punisher: Circle of Blood	Punisher #1-5	1988	978-0871353948
Classic Punisher	Marvel Super Action #1; Marvel Preview #2	1989	978-0871355836
The Punisher and Wolverine: African Saga	Punisher War Journal #6-7	1989	978-0871356116
The Punisher: An Eye for an Eye	Punisher War Journal #1-3	1991	978-0871357779
The Punisher Invades the 'Nam: Final Invasion	The 'Nam #84, 85-86 (unpublished)	1994	978-0785100089
The Punisher; Vol. 1: Welcome Back Frank	Punisher vol. 4, #1-12	2001	978-0785107835
The Punisher, Vol. 2: Army of One	Punisher vol. 5, #1-7	2002	978-0785108399
Punisher: War Zone	Punisher War Zone #1-6	2002	978-0785109235
The Punisher, Vol. 3: Business as Usual	Punisher vol. 5, #13-18	2003	978-0785110149
The Punisher, Vol. 4: Full Auto	Punisher vol. 5, #20-26	2003	978-0785111498
The Punisher, Vol. 5: Streets of Laredo	Punisher vol. 5, #19, 27-32	2003	978-0785110965
The Punisher, Vol. 6: Confederacy of Dunces	Punisher vol. 5, #33-37	2004	978-0785113447
Punisher MAX, Vol. 1: In the Beginning	Punisher vol. 6, #1-6	2004	978-0785113911
Punisher MAX, Vol. 2: Kitchen Irish	Punisher vol. 6, #7-12	2004	978-0785115397
The Punisher: Born	Born #1-4	2004	978-0785112310
Punisher MAX, Vol. 3: Mother Russia	Punisher vol. 6, #13-18	2005	978-0785116035
Punisher MAX, Vol. 4: Up is Down and Black is White	Punisher vol. 6, #19-24	2005	978-0785117315
Punisher: River of Blood	Punisher War Zone #31-36	2005	978-0785115427
Punisher MAX, Vol. 5: The Slavers	Punisher vol. 6, #25-30	2006	978-0785118992
Punisher MAX, Vol. 6: Barracuda	Punisher vol. 6, #31-36	2006	978-0785120230
Daredevil vs. Punisher: Means and Ends	Daredevil vs. Punisher: Means and Ends #1-6	2006	978-0785117452
Essential Punisher, Vol. 1 (B&W)	The Amazing Spider-Man #129, 134-135, 161-162, 174-175, 201-202, Annual #15; Giant-Size Spider-Man #4; Marvel Preview Presents #2; Marvel Super Action #1; Captain America #241; Daredevil #182-184; Spectacular Spider-Man #81-83; The Punisher #1-5	2006	978-0785123750
The Punisher: Very Special Holidays	Punisher: Red X-Mas; Punisher: Bloody Valentine; Punisher: Silent Night	2006	978-0785122203
The Punisher: Circle of Blood (hardcover)	Punisher #1-5	2006	978-0785123316
Punisher vs. Bullseye	Punisher vs. Bullseye #1-5	2006	978-0785117353
Essential Punisher, Vol. 2 (B&W)	Punisher vol. 2, #1-20, Annual #1; Daredevil #257	2007	978-0785127345
Punisher MAX, Vol. 7: Man of Stone	Punisher vol. 6, #37-42	2007	978-0785121657
Punisher MAX, Vol. 8: Widowmaker	Punisher vol. 6, #43-49	2007	978-0785124542
Punisher War Journal, Vol. 1: Civil War	Punisher War Journal vol. 2, #1-4	2007	978-0785123156
Punisher MAX, Vol. 9: Long Cold Dark	Punisher vol. 6, #50-54	2008	978-0785128144
Punisher MAX, Vol. 10: Valley Forge, Valley Forge	Punisher vol. 6, #55-60	2008	978-0785127550
Punisher MAX: From First to Last	Punisher: The Tyger; Punisher: The Cell; Punisher: The End	2008	978-0785117155
Punisher Omnibus by Garth Ennis	Punisher vol. 4, #1-12; Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe; Marvel Knights Double Shot #1; Punisher vol. 5, #1-7, 13-37	2008	978-0785133834
Punisher War Journal Classic, Vol. 1	Punisher War Journal #1-8	2008	978-0785131182
Punisher War Journal, Vol. 2: Going Out West	Punisher War Journal vol. 2, #5-11	2008	978-0785128526
Punisher War Journal, Vol. 3: Hunter Hunted	Punisher War Journal vol. 2, #12-17	2008	978-0785126645
Punisher War Journal, Vol. 4: Jigsaw	Punisher War Journal vol. 2, #18-23	2008	978-0785129646
Punisher: Barbarian with a Gun	Punisher War Zone #26-30	2008	978-0785134282
Punisher MAX, Vol. 11: Girls in White Dresses	Punisher vol. 6, #61-65	2009	978-0785125204
Punisher: Frank Castle MAX - Six Hours to Kill	Punisher: Frank Castle MAX #66-70; Punisher: Force of Nature	2009	978-0785131823
Punisher: Frank Castle MAX - Welcome Back to the Bayou	Punisher: Frank Castle MAX #71-74	2009	978-0785133780
Essential Punisher, Vol. 3 (B&W)	Punisher vol. 2, #21-40, Annual #2-3	2009	978-0785130734
Punisher War Journal, Vol. 5: Secret Invasion	Punisher War Journal vol. 2, #24-26, Annual #1	2009	978-0785131700
Punisher: Dark Reign	Punisher vol. 7, #1-5	2009	978-0785139973
Punisher: Dead End	Punisher vol. 7, #6-10	2009	978-0785142782
Punisher War Zone: The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci	Punisher War Zone vol. 2, #1-6	2009	978-0785138228
Punisher: Dead and Alive	Punisher vol. 7, #11-16; Dark Reign: The List - Punisher	2010	978-0785144205
The Punisher, Vol. 1	Punisher vol. 8, #1-6, material from Spider-Island: I Love New York #1)	2012	978-0785163749

References

External links

• Punishers Zone
• The Punisher at the Comic Book DB
• The Punisher at the Grand Comics Database
• List of The Punisher comics issues at Sequart.com
• Punisher.nl

The Punisher Creators Gerry Conway · Ross Andru · John Romita, Sr. Supporting characters G. W. Bridge · Stuart Clarke · Lynn Michaels · Microchip · Henry Russo · Martin Soap · List of other allies Enemies Barracuda · Bushwacker · Hitman · Jigsaw · Ma Gnucci · The Russian · The Rev · List of other enemies Comics Primary series 1986 series · 1987 series · The Punisher War Journal · The Punisher War Zone · The Punisher 2099 · 1995 series · 2000 series · 2001 series · The Punisher: Frank Castle · 2009 series · PunisherMAX Miniseries & one-shots The Punisher P.O.V · Archie Meets the Punisher · Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe · The Punisher: Purgatory · Born · The Punisher: The End · Punisher: Noir · Punisher: In the Blood · 5 Ronin Films The Punisher (1989) · The Punisher (2004) · Punisher: War Zone (2008) Video games The Punisher (1990) · The Punisher (1993) · The Punisher (2005) · The Punisher: No Mercy (2009) Related articles Alternative versions · In other media · "Enter the Punisher" · "Duel of the Hunters" · "The Return of the Green Goblin" · Grand Nixon Island · The 'Nam · Garth Ennis · Big Shot · The Punisher: The Album  · Punisher: War Zone Original Motion Picture Soundtrack