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The Punisher #85

Marvel · Series began 1987 · December 1993

Dates

Cover date
December 1993
On sale
October 19, 1993
Pages
36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #85 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition$1.25 cover

    Direct Edition

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

    Barcode 75960602860308511

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  • Newsstand edition$1.25 cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 00928102860412

    This edition’s page
  • Australian edition1.95 AUD cover

    Australian

    Printed cover price 1.95 AUD.

    Barcode 07148602860403

    This edition’s page

Story arc: Suicide Run

This is part 2 of 10. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. The Punisher War Journal #61
  2. The Punisher #85
  3. The Punisher War Journal #62
  4. The Punisher #86
  5. The Punisher War Journal #63
  6. The Punisher #87
  7. The Punisher: War Zone #24
  8. The Punisher #88
  9. The Punisher War Journal #64
  10. The Punisher: War Zone #25

Creators

pencils: Hugh Haynesinks: Mark McKenna, Mick Gray, Jon Holdredgescript: Steven Grantcolors: John Kalisz, Kevin Tinsleyletters: Michael Higgins

Stories

  • Smoke & Fire · 22 pages

    Blackwell and Jessup begin their crusade to take down the Punisher.

Publisher’s description

V.I.G.I.L. takes aim at Punisher after their funding is threatened for failing to come up with any major arrests. Lt. Blackwell blames one man: Frank Castle. The Punisher must escape a web of smugglerss and an organization with a vendetta against him.

Reprinted in

Punisher: Suicide Run (2017)

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