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1August 1988
$1.75; 2.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP

The Punisher Annual #1

Marvel · August 1988 · on sale 1988-04-19

First appearance: Dempsey1 variantStoryline: The Evolutionary War
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Identification plate

Series
The Punisher Annual (Marvel, 1988 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
August 1988
Key date
1988-08-00
On-sale date
1988-04-19
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.75; 2.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dempsey - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Evolutionary War [Part Two]cover1pencils: Bret Blevins; inks: Scott WilliamsFrank Castle, Punisher
1Evolutionary Jihadcomic story30script: Mike Baron; pencils: Mark Texeira; inks: Scott Williams; colors: Janet Jackson; letters: Jim NovakFrank Castle, Punisher
23 Heartscomic story15script: Roger Salick; pencils: Mike Vosburg; inks: Mike Vosburg; colors: Max Scheele; letters: Ken BruzenakDavid Lieberman, Microchip
3The Punisher's Battle Vancharacter profile2script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown
4The Punisher's Warehousecharacter profile1script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown
5The High Evolutionary Chapter Two: Pet Projectcomic story6script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Paris Cullins; inks: Tony DeZuniga; colors: Gregory Wright; letters: Ken Lopez; editing: Ralph MacchioJessica Drew, Dempsey First, Jonathan Drew, Miriam Drew, Herbert Edgar Wyndham

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD; barcode 07148602191985

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Punisher Magazine #141990On eBay ›
Essential Punisher #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-2734-5		2007On eBay ›
Evolutionary War Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5548-5		2011On eBay ›
Kingpin Rules
ISBN 978-1-302-91641-1		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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