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2December 1988
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The Punisher War Journal #2

Marvel · December 1988 · on sale 1988-08-23

First appearance: Maria CastleFirst appearance: Jason HuntDeath of Frank Castle Jr.1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Punisher War Journal (Marvel, 1988 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
December 1988
Key date
1988-12-00
On-sale date
1988-08-23
Indicia publisher
Marvel Entertainment Group Inc.
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Maria Castle - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jason Hunt - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Frank Castle Jr., Lisa Castle.

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
0-cover1pencils: Carl Potts; inks: Jim LeeFrank Castle, Daredevil, Matt Murdock, Punisher
1-credits, title page1pencils: ? (skull illustration); inks: ? (skull illustration); letters: typeset
2An Eye for an Eye Chapter Two: Tie a Yellow Ribboncomic story26script: Carl Potts; pencils: Carl Potts, Jim Lee; inks: Jim Lee; colors: Gregory Wright; letters: Jim NovakFrank Castle, Frank Castle Jr. Death, Lisa Castle Death, Maria Castle First, Daredevil, Jason Hunt First, David Lieberman, Microchip, Hector Montoya, Matt Murdock, Punisher
3Punisher War Journal Equipment Pagecharacter profile1script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown
4-in-house column1script: Mike Rockwitz; pencils: Bob Camp; inks: Bob CampMike Rockwitz
5-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset
6-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Kevin Nowlan; inks: Kevin Nowlan
7A Milestone Monthpromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset
8They Were Bound to Return.promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: ?; typeset
9-illustration1
10Semper Fipromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD; barcode 07148601031912

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Punisher Magazine #151990On eBay ›
Punisher: An Eye for an Eye #[nn]
ISBN 0871357771		1991On eBay ›
Punisher War Journal Classic #1
ISBN 9780785131182		2008On eBay ›
Punisher War Journal by Carl Potts and Jim Lee #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90107-3		2016On eBay ›
Punisher: Shadowmasters #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91202-4		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #12 of 80#3 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q114888777 (Maria Castle), first-appearance property (CC0)

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