List of The Punisher titles

The Punisher has appeared in numerous comic book series since his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (February 1974), including a number of eponymous titles starting in the mid-1980s.

Primary series

• The Punisher was a five-issue comic book limited series (January to May 1986). It was written by Steven Grant, with art by Mike Zeck and Mike Vosburg.
• The Punisher vol. 2 was the first ongoing series featuring the character. It ran for 104 issues (July 1987 - July 1995) with 7 annuals (1988 – 1994).
• The Punisher War Journal was a spin-off series which ran for 80 issues (November 1988 – July 1995). It was noted for featuring early art by Jim Lee.
• The Punisher War Zone was the second spin-off series for the character. The series ran for 41 issues (March 1992 – July 1995), and included 2 annuals (1993 – 1994).
• Punisher vol. 3 was an ongoing series under the Marvel Edge imprint which ran for 18 issues (November 1995 – April 1997). All issues were written by John Ostrander.
• The Punisher vol. 4 was a four-issue limited series under the Marvel Knights imprint (November 1998 – February 1999). Also known as The Punisher: Purgatory, it was written by Christopher Golden and Tom Sniegoski, with art by Bernie Wrightson.
• The Punisher vol. 5 was a twelve-issue limited series under the Marvel Knights imprint (April 2000 – March 2001). It was written by Garth Ennis, with art by Steve Dillon.
• The Punisher vol. 6 was an ongoing series under the Marvel Knights imprint which ran for 37 issues (August 2001 – February 2004). Garth Ennis wrote all but six issues.
• The Punisher vol. 7 was an ongoing series created by Garth Ennis under the MAX imprint which ran for 75 issues (March 2004 – October 2009) with one annual (2007). Though often referred to as The Punisher MAX, it was initially published as The Punisher, and changed to The Punisher: Frank Castle MAX with issue #66.
• Punisher War Journal vol. 2 was an ongoing series written by Matt Fraction which ran for 26 issues (January 2007 – January 2009) with one annual (2009).
• Punisher: War Zone vol. 2 was a six-issue limited series under the Marvel Knights imprint (February to March 2009). It was written by Garth Ennis, with art by Steve Dillon.
• Punisher vol. 8 was an ongoing series written by Rick Remender, which ran for 21 issues (March 2009 – November 2010) with one annual (2009). The series was retitled Franken-Castle with issue #17.
• PunisherMAX was an ongoing series under the MAX imprint which ran for 22 issues (January 2010 – February 2012). It was written by Jason Aaron, with art by Steve Dillon.
• The Punisher vol. 9 was an ongoing series which ran for 16 issues (August 2011 – September 2012). It was written by Greg Rucka, with art by Marco Checchetto.
• Punisher: War Zone vol. 3 was a five-issue limited series beginning in October 2012 and ending February 2013. It was written by Greg Rucka, with art by Carmine di Giandomenico.
• The Punisher vol. 10 was an ongoing series which ran for 20 issues (February 2014 – July 2015). It was written by Nathan Edmondson, with art by Mitch Gerads.
• The Punisher vol. 11 is an ongoing series (May 2016 – Present) with one annual (2016). It is written by Becky Cloonan, with art by Steve Dillon.

Limited series

• The Punisher Magazine #1-16 (November 1989 – September 1990). Collects stories from Punisher, Punisher vol. 2, Punisher War Journal, Daredevil, and Punisher annuals.
• The Punisher Armory #1-10 (July 1990 – November 1994)^[1][2]
• Punisher P.O.V. #1-4 (May – August 1991)
• The Punisher: Summer Special #1-4 (1991 – 1994)
• The Punisher: Back to School Special #1-3 (1992 – 1994)
• The Punisher/Captain America: Blood and Glory #1-3 (October – December 1992)
• The Punisher: Holiday Special #1-3 (1993 – 1995)
• The Punisher: The Ghosts of Innocents #1-2 (January – March 1993)
• The Punisher: The Origin of Microchip #1-2 (July – August 1993)
• Wolverine/Punisher: Damaging Evidence #1-3 (October – December 1993)
• The Punisher: Year One #1-4 (December 1994 – March 1995)
• Spider-Man/Punisher: Family Plot #1-2 (February 1996)
• Wolverine/Punisher: Revelation #1-4 (Marvel Knights; June – September 1999)
• Born #1-4 (MAX; June – October 2003)
• Wolverine/Punisher #1-5 (Marvel Knights; May – September 2004)
• Daredevil vs. the Punisher: Means and Ends #1-6 (Marvel Knights; September 2005 – January 2006)
• Punisher vs. Bullseye #1-5 (Marvel Knights; January – May 2006)
• Punisher MAX Presents: Barracuda #1-5 (MAX; April – August 2007)
• Punisher: In the Blood #1-5 (January – May 2011)
• Untold Tales Of The Punisher MAX #1-5 (MAX; June 2012 – October 2012)
• Punisher: Nightmare #1-5 (January 2013)
• Punisher: Trial of the Punisher #1-2 (September 2013 - October 2013)
• Daredevil/Punisher: Seventh Circle Infinite Comic #1-8 (March 2016 - June 2016); released in print as Daredevil/Punisher #1-4 (May 2016 - August 2016)

One-shots

• Marvel Preview #2: Featuring the Punisher (1975). Black-and-white magazine. First appearance of origin and family killed by mob.
• Marvel Super Action #1: Featuring the Punisher (January 1976). Black-and-white magazine.
• The Punisher: No Escape (1990)
• Punisher: The Prize (1990)
• Punisher Bloodlines (1991)
• Punisher: Die Hard in the Big Easy (1992)
• The Punisher: G-Force (1992)
• The Punisher: Ashcan Edition (1994)
• The Punisher: Empty Quarter (November 1994)
• Double Edge Alpha (August 1995). Chrome cover comic.
• Double Edge Omega (October 1995). Chrome cover comic.
• Punisher: Red X-Mas (Marvel Knights; February 2005)
• Punisher: The Cell (MAX; July 2005)
• Punisher: Silent Night (Marvel Knights; February 2006)
• Punisher: The Tyger (MAX; February 2006)
• Punisher: Bloody Valentine (Marvel Knights; April 2006)
• Punisher: X-Mas Special (Marvel Knights; January 2007)
• Punisher MAX: Force of Nature (April 2008)
• Punisher MAX Special: Little Black Book (August 2008)
• Punisher MAX: X-Mas Special (February 2009)
• Punisher MAX: Naked Kill (August 2009)
• Dark Reign: The List - Punisher (December 2009)
• Punisher MAX: Get Castle (March 2010)
• Punisher MAX: Butterfly (May 2010)
• Punisher MAX: Happy Ending (October 2010)
• Punisher MAX: Hot Rods of Death (November 2010)
• Punisher MAX: Tiny Ugly World (December 2010)

Crossovers

• Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: Hearts of Darkness (December 1991)
• Black Widow/Punisher: Spinning Doomsday's Web (December 1992)
• Spider-Man/The Punisher/Sabretooth: Designer Genes (1993)
• Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire (June 1994)
• The Punisher Meets Archie (August 1994)
• Punisher/Batman: Deadly Knights (October 1994)
• Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: Dark Design (December 1994)
• Spider-Man vs. the Punisher: No One Here Gets Out Alive (July 2000)^[3]
• The Punisher/Painkiller Jane (Marvel Knights; January 2001)
• Witchblade/The Punisher (June 2007)
• Punisher/Eminem (May 2009)

Graphic novels

• The Punisher: Assassin's Guild (1988) (ISBN 0871354608)
• The Punisher: Intruder (1989) (ISBN 0871355442)
• The Punisher: Return to Big Nothing (1989) (Epic Comics; ISBN 0-87135-553-1)
• The Punisher: Kingdom Gone (August 1990) (ISBN 087135652X)
• The Punisher: Blood on the Moors (December 1991) (ISBN 0871358549)

Other versions

• The Punisher Movie Special (June 1990)
• The Punisher: A Man Named Frank (June 1994)
• The Punisher 2099 #1-34 (February 1993 – November 1995). Last 7 issues become The Punisher 2099 AD.
• Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe (November 1995)
• Bullets and Bracelets (Amalgam Comics; April 1996)
• Marvel Mangaverse: The Punisher (March 2002)
• The Punisher: Official Movie Adaptation #1-3 (May 2004)
• Punisher: The End (MAX; June 2004)
• The Punisher: Countdown (September 2004)
• The Punisher 2099 vol. 2 #1 (Marvel Knights; November 2004)
• Punisher: Noir #1-4 (August–November 2009)
• Marvel Universe vs. the Punisher #1-4 (August – September 2010)
• Space: Punisher #1-4 (July–October 2012)

Collected editions

The various series have been collected into individual volumes:

Title	Material collected	Year	ISBN
Daredevil and the Punisher: Child's Play	Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #182-184	1988	978-0871353511
The Punisher: Circle of Blood	Punisher #1-5	1988	978-0871353948
The Punisher: Circle of Blood (hardcover)	Punisher #1-5	2006	978-0785123316
Classic Punisher	Marvel Super Action #1; Marvel Preview #2	1989	978-0871355836
The Punisher: An Eye for an Eye	Punisher War Journal #1-3	1991	978-0871357779
The Punisher and Wolverine: African Saga	Punisher War Journal #6-7	1989	978-0871356116
Punisher War Journal Classic, Vol. 1	Punisher War Journal #1-8	2008	978-0785131182
Punisher: Barbarian with a Gun	Punisher War Zone #26-30	2008	978-0785134282
Punisher: River of Blood	Punisher War Zone #31-36	2005	978-0785115427
The Punisher Invades the 'Nam: Final Invasion	The 'Nam #84, 85-86 (unpublished)	1994	978-0785100089
Essential Punisher, Vol. 1 (B&W)	The Amazing Spider-Man #129, 134-135, 161-162, 174-175, 201-202, Annual #15; Giant-Size Spider-Man #4; Marvel Preview Presents #2; Marvel Super Action #1; Captain America #241; Daredevil #182-184; Spectacular Spider-Man #81-83; The Punisher #1-5	2006	978-0785123750
Essential Punisher, Vol. 2 (B&W)	Punisher vol. 2, #1-20, Annual #1; Daredevil #257	2007	978-0785127345
Essential Punisher, Vol. 3 (B&W)	Punisher vol. 2, #21-40, Annual #2-3	2009	978-0785130734
Essential Punisher, Vol. 4 (B&W)	Punisher vol. 2, #41-59, Annual #4-5	2012	978-0785163510
The Punisher; Vol. 1: Welcome Back Frank	Punisher vol. 5, #1-12	2001	978-0785107835
The Punisher, Vol. 2: Army of One	Punisher vol. 6, #1-7	2002	978-0785108399
Punisher: War Zone	Punisher War Zone #1-6	2002	978-0785109235
The Punisher, Vol. 3: Business as Usual	Punisher vol. 6, #13-18	2003	978-0785110149
The Punisher, Vol. 4: Full Auto	Punisher vol. 6, #20-26	2003	978-0785111498
The Punisher, Vol. 5: Streets of Laredo	Punisher vol. 6, #19, 27-32	2003	978-0785110965
The Punisher, Vol. 6: Confederacy of Dunces	Punisher vol. 6, #33-37	2004	978-0785113447
Punisher Omnibus by Garth Ennis	Punisher vol. 5, #1-12; Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe; Marvel Knights Double Shot #1; Punisher vol. 6, #1-7, 13-37	2008	978-0785133834
The Punisher: Born	Born #1-4	2004	978-0785112310
Punisher MAX, Vol. 1: In the Beginning	Punisher vol. 7, #1-6	2004	978-0785113911
Punisher MAX, Vol. 2: Kitchen Irish	Punisher vol. 7, #7-12	2004	978-0785115397
Punisher MAX, Vol. 3: Mother Russia	Punisher vol. 7, #13-18	2005	978-0785116035
Punisher MAX, Vol. 4: Up is Down and Black is White	Punisher vol. 7, #19-24	2005	978-0785117315
Punisher MAX, Vol. 5: The Slavers	Punisher vol. 7, #25-30	2006	978-0785118992
Punisher MAX, Vol. 6: Barracuda	Punisher vol. 7, #31-36	2006	978-0785120230
Punisher MAX, Vol. 7: Man of Stone	Punisher vol. 7, #37-42	2007	978-0785121657
Punisher MAX, Vol. 8: Widowmaker	Punisher vol. 7, #43-49	2007	978-0785124542
Punisher MAX, Vol. 9: Long Cold Dark	Punisher vol. 7, #50-54	2008	978-0785128144
Punisher MAX, Vol. 10: Valley Forge, Valley Forge	Punisher vol. 7, #55-60	2008	978-0785127550
Punisher MAX: From First to Last	Punisher: The Tyger; Punisher: The Cell; Punisher: The End	2008	978-0785117155
Punisher MAX, Vol. 11: Girls in White Dresses	Punisher vol. 7, #61-65	2009	978-0785125204
Punisher: Frank Castle MAX - Six Hours to Kill	Punisher: Frank Castle MAX #66-70; Punisher: Force of Nature	2009	978-0785131823
Punisher: Frank Castle MAX - Welcome Back to the Bayou	Punisher: Frank Castle MAX #71-74	2009	978-0785133780
Daredevil vs. Punisher: Means and Ends	Daredevil vs. Punisher: Means and Ends #1-6	2006	978-0785117452
The Punisher: Very Special Holidays	Punisher: Red X-Mas; Punisher: Bloody Valentine; Punisher: Silent Night	2006	978-0785122203
Punisher vs. Bullseye	Punisher vs. Bullseye #1-5	2006	978-0785117353
Punisher War Journal, Vol. 1: Civil War	Punisher War Journal vol. 2, #1-4	2007	978-0785123156
Punisher War Journal, Vol. 2: Going Out West	Punisher War Journal vol. 2, #5-11	2008	978-0785128526
Punisher War Journal, Vol. 3: Hunter Hunted	Punisher War Journal vol. 2, #12-17	2008	978-0785126645
Punisher War Journal, Vol. 4: Jigsaw	Punisher War Journal vol. 2, #18-23	2008	978-0785129646
Punisher War Journal, Vol. 5: Secret Invasion	Punisher War Journal vol. 2, #24-26, Annual #1	2009	978-0785131700
Punisher: Dark Reign	Punisher vol. 8, #1-5	2009	978-0785139973
Punisher: Dead End	Punisher vol. 8, #6-10	2009	978-0785142782
Punisher: Franken-Castle	Punisher vol. 8, #11-16; Franken-Castle 17-21; Dark Wolverine 88-89; Dark Reign: The List - Punisher	2010	978-0785147541
Punisher War Zone: The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci	Punisher War Zone vol. 2, #1-6	2009	978-0785138228
The Punisher by Greg Rucka, Vol. 1	Punisher vol. 9, #1-5, material from Spider-Island: I Love New York #1	2012	978-0785163749
The Punisher by Greg Rucka, Vol. 2	Punisher vol. 9, #6-10	2012	978-0785159209
The Punisher by Greg Rucka, Vol. 3	Punisher vol. 9, #11-16	2012	978-0785159216
Punisher: Enter the War Zone	Punisher War Zone vol. 3 #1-5"	2012	978-0785167426
The Punisher Volume 1: Black and White	Punisher; Vol. 10 #1-6	2014	978-0785154433
The Punisher Volume 2: Border Crossing	Punisher; Vol. 10 #7-12, Black Widow #9	2015	978-0785154440
The Punisher Volume 3: Last Days	Punisher; Vol.10 #13-20	2015	978-0785192541
See also List of Marvel Comics publications (N–Z) References ↑ "The Punisher Armory". The Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 2010-08-27.  ↑ Published as a guide to the character's equipment. – Langston-Smith, Kelly. "The Punisher Armory #1". The Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 2010-08-27.  ↑ A reworking of The Amazing Spider-Man #129. – Fischer, Gregory. "Spider-Man vs. Punisher #[nn]". The Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 2010-08-27.  External links The Punisher at the Comic Book DB The Punisher at the Grand Comics Database List of The Punisher comics issues at Sequart.com Punisher.nl The Punisher Gerry Conway Ross Andru John Romita Sr. Characters Supporting G. W. Bridge Rachel Cole-Alves Rampage Lynn Michaels Mickey Fondozzi Microchip Martin Soap Nick Fury Enemies Barracuda Bullseye Bushwacker Damage Hitman Hood Jigsaw Kingpin Lady Gorgon Ma Gnucci Olivier Rapido Rev Russian Saracen Sniper Thorn Comics Primary 1986 series 1987 series 1995 series 1998 series 2000 series 2001 series 2004 series 2009 series 2011 series Spin-offs War Journal War Zone 2099 Punisher Max Other Punisher P.O.V. Archie Meets the Punisher Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe Born The End Noir In the Blood 5 Ronin In other media Films The Punisher (1989) score The Punisher (2004) score soundtrack Punisher: War Zone (2008) score soundtrack Dirty Laundry (2012) Iron Man: Rise of Technovore (2013) Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher (2014) Video games The Punisher (console) (1990) The Punisher (computer) (1990) The Punisher: The Ultimate Payback! (1991) The Punisher (1993) The Punisher (2005) The Punisher: No Mercy (2009) Television Daredevil (season 2) The Punisher (TV series) Spider-Man: The Animated Series The Super Hero Squad Show Related articles Alternative versions Garth Ennis The 'Nam Palm Beach Punishers Shadowmasters Category