Punisher #6 (285) for Sale - First Appearance of Ken Skilling - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Punisher (Marvel, 2026 series)
Issue: #6 (285)
Publication date: September 2026
Key date: 2026-09-00
On-sale date: 2026-07-01
Indicia publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Price: $4.99
Pages: 36
Barcode: 75960621516400611
Rating: Parental Advisory

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ken Skilling - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Collateral Damage - 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	-	cover	1	pencils: David Marquez; inks: David Marquez; colors: Guru-eFX	Frank Castle, Punisher
1	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	The Long Bullet	comic story	20	script: Benjamin Percy; pencils: Farid Karami; inks: Farid Karami; colors: Frank D'Armata; letters: VC's Cory Petit	Frank Castle, Punisher, David Lieberman, Microchip, Collateral Damage First, Ken Skilling First
3	Next	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: David Marquez; inks: David Marquez; colors: Guru eFX

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Josemaria Casanovas Virgin Cover	barcode 75960621516400617
Cory Smith Cover	barcode 75960621516400616
Justin Mason First Appearance Cover	barcode 75960621516400661
Giuseppe Camuncoli Connecting Cover	barcode 75960621516400651
David Marquez Skull Cover	barcode 75960621516400641
Josemaria Casanovas Cover	barcode 75960621516400631
Clayton Crain Knullbuster Cover	barcode 75960621516400621

Where to read it

Collection	Year
X-Men #30 (339) [330]	2026	On eBay ›
Generation X-23 #4	2026	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #5 (284)6 of 7#7 (286) ›

Sources

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

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