WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- George Wong (from Punisher) — first appearance
Dates
- Cover date
- March 1989
- On sale
- November 15, 1988
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #17 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 07148602860403
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: Whilce Portacio, Hector Collazoinks: Scott Williams, Hector Collazoscript: Mike Baron, Glenn Herdling, Marc McLaurincolors: JayJay Jacksonletters: Ken Bruzenak
Stories
- Computer War · 21 pages
The Punisher has to destroy his battle van to get away from Kingpin's battle tank. Kingpin hires Mr. Wong and his nephew, George, to crunch his numbers while his computer is down and they bring along an assassin to deal with the Punisher as well. Lem infiltrates Punisher's house and kills Conchita before the Punisher can take him down.
Characters
Frank CastlePunisherWilson FiskKingpinDavid LiebermanMicrochipVernon BrooksConchita OrtizBoardJeremy WilsonGeorge Wong
Reprinted in
The Punisher Magazine (1989), Essential Punisher (2004), Punisher Epic Collection (2018)