CATALOG RECORD

The Punisher Annual #2

Marvel · Series began 1988 · [August] 1989

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Dates

Cover date: [August] 1989
On sale: May 9, 1989
Pages: 68

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #2 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 07148602191995
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Creators

pencils: Bill Reinhold, Tod Smith, Jim Lee, Jon Bogdanove, Mark Bagleyinks: Bill Reinhold, John Beatty, Scott Williams, Jon Bogdanove, Keith Williams, The Dudesscript: Mike Baron, Roger Salick, Peter Sandersoncolors: Gregory Wrightletters: Janice Chiang, Ken Bruzenak, Ken Lopez, Jade Moedeediting: Gregory Wright, Tom DeFalco, Mark Gruenwald

Stories

Knight Fight · 25 pages
Punisher and Moon Knight take down an operation where Viper is turning drug addicts into snake soldiers.
Dark Seeker · 15 pages
Microchip tries to help out his neighborhood restaurant owner and gets tangled up in Asian gangs and war criminals.
Punisher's Fighting Techniques · 6 pages
Punisher takes the reader through a typical vigilante workout.
The Saga of the Serpent Crown Chapter Five: Heirs Apparent · 6 pages
Conan keeps Thoth-Amon from obtaining the Serpent Crown. Seth takes center stage in the saga.

Characters

Frank CastlePunisherConanMarc SpectorMoon KnightUatuThe WatcherOphelia SarkissianViperDavid LiebermanMicrochipJean-Paul DuchampSetThoth-AmonSethThe God-SlayerGrogVillagroFerdrugo

Reprinted in

Punisher Epic Collection (2018), The Punisher Magazine (1989), Atlantis Attacks Omnibus (2011), Atlantis Attacks: The Original Epic (2021), Essential Punisher (2004), Moon Knight Epic Collection (2014), Punisher War Journal by Carl Potts and Jim Lee (2016), Moon Knight: Marc Spector Omnibus (2022)