Punisher #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Henry Russo - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Punisher (Marvel, 2009 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: March 2009
Key date: 2009-03-00
On-sale date: 2009
Indicia publisher: Marvel Publishing Inc.
Price: $4.99; 4.99 CAD
Pages: 52
Barcode: 07480803242603
Rating: Parental Advisory

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Henry Russo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Sentry!	cover	1	pencils: Mike McKone; inks: Mike McKone; colors: Morry Hollowell	Frank Castle, Punisher, Robert Reynolds, The Sentry
1	Living in Darkness	comic story	22	script: Rick Remender; pencils: Jerome Opeña; inks: Jerome Opeña; colors: Dan Brown; letters: Virtual Calligraphy, Joe Caramagna	Frank Castle, Norman Osborn, Punisher, Robert Reynolds, Henry Russo First, The Sentry
2	Next Issue	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Mike McKone; inks: Mike McKone; colors: Morry Hollowell	Frank Castle, Punisher
3	The Punisher Saga	text article	13	script: Ronald Byrd; editing: Alex Starbuck, Jeff Youngquist	Blade, Johnny Blaze, Blue Marvel, Tandy Bowen, Eric Brooks, Vernon Brooks, Bullseye, Cable, Captain Marvel, Frank Castle, Michael Collins, Counterweight, Dagger, Daredevil
4	Agents of Atlas Preview	preview (from the publisher)	6	script: Jeff Parker; pencils: Carlo Pagulayan, Art Adams; inks: Jason Paz, Art Adams; colors: Jana Schirmer, Guru eFX; letters: Blambot, Nate Piekos	Gorilla-Man, Ken Hale, M-11, the Human Robot, Namora, Venus, Jimmy Woo

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Variant Edition - 'Norman Osborn'	price 3.99 USD; barcode 75960606671100111
Variant Edition - Atomic Comics / Hero Initiative Exclusive - Black and White Cover	price 3.99 USD; barcode 75960606671100131
2nd Printing Variant	price 3.99 USD; barcode 75960606671100141
Direct Edition - 'Sentry'	price 3.99 USD; barcode 75960606671100111

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Dark Reign ISBN 978-0-7851-4069-6	2009	On eBay ›
Punisher by Rick Remender Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-6213-1	2012	On eBay ›
Punisher: Dark Reign #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-3997-3	2009	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Pressable defects (spine stress, corner blunting) matter to graders; ask for photos at an angle.

Series context

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Sources

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

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