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Cover of The Punisher #42
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The Punisher #42

Marvel · Series began 1987 · November 1990

Dates

Cover date
November 1990
On sale
September 18, 1990
Pages
36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #42 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition$1.00 cover

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

    Source ↗
  • Newsstand edition$1.00 cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07148602860414

    This edition’s page
  • Australian edition1.50 AUD cover

    Australian

    Printed cover price 1.50 AUD.

    Barcode 07148602860402

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Ron Wagner, Mark Texeirainks: Andy Kubert, Mark Texeirascript: Mike Baron, Stan Leecolors: Bob Budianskyletters: Ken Lopez

Stories

  • St. Paradine's · 22 pages

    The Punisher investigates a military school that has a sideline in creating kiddie porn.

Publisher’s description

Castle infiltrates a military institution that may be a producer and supplier of child pornography.

Characters

Frank CastlePunisherDavid LiebermanMicrochip

Reprinted in

Essential Punisher (2004), Punisher Epic Collection (2018)

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