Dates
- Cover date
- November 1988
- On sale
- July 5, 1988
- In stores
- July 5, 1988
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07148601031911
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Creators
Stories
- An Eye for an Eye Chapter One Sunday in the Park · 28 pages
Punisher guns down some bad guys and remembers the anniversary of his family's death in Central Park.
- Punishing Profiles · 1 pages
Don Daley gives a quick bio of the creators of this issue.
Publisher’s description
On the anniversary of his family’s death, Frank Castle flies a kite. With the memory of his loved ones haunting his every breath (and blow), the Punisher remains locked in his quest for vengeance. The next name in Castle’s war journal? Mobster Hector Montoya- the man responsible for Punisher’s loss.
Characters
Reprinted in
The Punisher Magazine (1989), Punisher: An Eye for an Eye (1991), Punisher War Journal Classic (2008), Punisher War Journal by Carl Potts and Jim Lee (2016), True Believers: Marvel Knights 20th Anniversary - Punisher War Journal by Potts & Lee (2018), Punisher: Shadowmasters (2018)