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Publishers / Marvel / The 'Nam (1986) / #52

52January 1991
$1.50; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP

The 'Nam #52

Marvel · January 1991 · on sale November 27, 1990

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Identification plate

Series: The 'Nam (Marvel, 1986 series)
Issue: #52
Publication date: January 1991
Key date: January 1991
On-sale date: November 27, 1990
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $1.50; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Punisher Invades The 'Nam Part One of Two	cover	1	pencils: Jorge Zaffino; inks: Jorge Zaffino	Frank Castle [Punisher]
1	The Long Sticks	comic story	20	script: Roger Salick; pencils: Mike Harris; inks: James Palmiotti; colors: Ed Lazellari; letters: Phil Felix, Jade Moede	Colonel Sharps (death); Lieutenant; Gunney; Morris (death); Captain James; Frank Castle [Punisher]; The Monkey (villain); Viet Cong (villains)
2	-	illustration	1	pencils: Wayne Vansant; inks: Wayne Vansant
3	-	in-house column	1	script: Stan Lee	Zombie
4	-	illustration	1	pencils: Wayne Vansant; inks: Wayne Vansant
5	-	letters page	1	pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset	Punisher [Frank Castle]

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Second Printing	See the GCD record for identification notes.
Newsstand	barcode 02488521181801

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Punisher Invades The 'Nam: Final Invasion #[nn] ISBN 0-7851-0008-3	1994	On eBay ›
Punisher Invades the 'Nam #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-91177-5	2018	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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