Dates
- Cover date
- September 2010
- On sale
- July 21, 2010
- In stores
- July 21, 2010
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #88 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition$2.99 cover
Direct Edition
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Barcode 75960605458908811
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition$3.99 cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07165802254608
This edition’s page
Story arc: Punishment
This is part 1 of 4. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Dark Wolverine #88
- Franken-Castle #19
- Dark Wolverine #89
- Franken-Castle #20
Creators
Stories
- Punishment Chapter 1 · 22 pages
On orders from Norman Osborn during the Dark Reign, Daken killed the Punisher but Frank is back from the dead with a patchwork body and eagerly seeking a rematch.
Publisher’s description
A DARK WOLVERINE/FRANKEN-CASTLE CROSSOVER! Daken, reeling from his father’s betrayal, heads to Japan in search of Muramasa, the legendary mystic swordsmith…only to come face-to-face with a ghost from his recent past—the monstrous Franken-Castle! The last time these two met, it ended with Frank Castle in pieces, lying dead in the sewer. It’s time for revenge. And Daken couldn’t agree more…
Reprinted in
Punisher: Franken-Castle (2010), Punisher: Franken-Castle (2011), Punisher by Rick Remender Omnibus (2012), Daken: Dark Wolverine - Punishment (2017), Daken: Dark Wolverine Omnibus (2026)