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CATALOG RECORD

The Punisher War Journal #3

Marvel · Series began 1988 · February 1989

Dates

Cover date
February 1989
On sale
October 4, 1988
In stores
October 4, 1988
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #3 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.

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  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07148601031902

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Creators

pencils: Carl Potts, Jim Lee, Eliot R. Brown, Jon J. Muthinks: Carl Potts, Jim Lee, Eliot R. Brown, Jon J. Muthscript: Carl Potts, Eliot R. Browncolors: Gregory Wright, Jon J. Muthletters: Jim Novak

Stories

  • An Eye For an Eye Chapter Three: A Dish Best Served Cold · 24 pages

    Punisher, Jason and Montoya clash and the true story of the mob hit in the park that killed Frank's family is finally brought to light.

Publisher’s description

Daredevil pulls Punisher’s fat from the fire after the vigilante gets a deadly dose of Montoya’s poison. But how will Jason Hunt escape the mobster’s grasp? Plus, the origin of Hector Montoya. Who is the mastermind responsible for a trail of death as bloody as it is wide?

Characters

Matt MurdockDaredevilFrank CastlePunisherDavid LiebermanMicrochipMaria CastleLisa CastleFrank Castle Jr.Hector MontoyaJason HuntForrest Hunt

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), Punisher: Shadowmasters (2018)

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