Dates
- Cover date
- January 1986
- On sale
- October 8, 1985
- In stores
- October 8, 1985
- Pages
- 52
Values
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition$1.25 cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition$1.25 cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860286001 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition1.50 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.50 CAD.
Barcode 0714860286001 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Story arc: Circle of Blood
This is part 1 of 2. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- The Punisher #1
- The Punisher #2
Creators
Stories
- Circle of Blood! · 40 pages
The Punisher is in prison and runs up against Jigsaw. Punisher takes place in a prison break-out but prevents the criminals from escaping. The warden, who is a member of The Trust, promises to free the Punisher if he will fight for them.
Publisher’s description
Punisher goes back to prison. In an attempt to find out who drugged him, Castle comes face-to-face with Jigsaw…and partners up with the warden!
Reprinted in
The Punisher (1987), The Punisher: Circle of Blood (1988), The Punisher Magazine (1989), Essential Punisher (2004), Punisher: Circle of Blood (2008), Punisher: Circle of Blood (2011), Marvel Firsts: The 1980s (2013), Punisher: Back to the War Omnibus (2017), True Believers: Marvel Knights 20th Anniversary - Punisher by Grant & Zeck (2018), Punisher Epic Collection (2018)