| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: John Romita; colors: Avalon Studios | Frank Castle, Peter Parker, Punisher, Spider-Man |
| 1 | - | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Mike Zeck | |
| 2 | - | table of contents | 3 | letters: typeset | |
| 3 | He's Different! He's Deadly!! He's--The Punisher! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: John Romita; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Spider-Man; The Punisher |
| 4 | The Punisher Strikes Twice | comic story | 19 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Frank Giacoia, Dave Hunt; letters: John Costanza | Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; the Punisher (introduction); the Jackal; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Betty Brant; Harry Osborn; Mary Jane Watson; Miles Warren |
| 5 | Danger Is a Man Called Tarantula! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Danny Crespi | Spider-Man; Tarantula |
| 6 | Danger Is a Man Named...Tarantula | comic story | 18 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Frank Giacoia, Dave Hunt; letters: Artie Simek | Spider-Man; Mary Jane Watson; Flash Thompson; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Liz Allen; Betty Brant; Harry Osborn; Tarantula (introduction); Hildago; Juan; Aunt May Parker (cameo flashback); Dr. Octopus (cameo flashback); Molten Man (cameo flashback); the Punisher |
| 7 | Origin of the Punisher! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Danny Crespi | Spider-Man; the Punisher; Tarantula; Liz Allen; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Harry Osborn; Mary Jane Watson; Flash Thompson |
| 8 | Shoot-out in Central Park! | comic story | 18 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Artie Simek | Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; the Punisher; Mary Jane Watson; Flash Thompson; Liz Allen; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Betty Brant; Harry Osborn; Tarantula (origin) |
| 9 | If This Be Death's Day! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Denise Wohl | Spider-Man; the Punisher |
| 10 | To Sow the Seeds of Death's Day! | comic story | 27 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Joe Rosen | Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; the Punisher; Moses Magnum (introduction) |
| 11 | - | illustration | 1 | pencils: John Romita | |
| 12 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gray Morrow; inks: Gray Morrow | The Punisher |
| 13 | Death Sentence | comic story | 32 | script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Tony DeZuniga; inks: Tony DeZuniga | The Punisher (origin) |
| 14 | - | illustration | 1 | pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Howard Chaykin | The Punisher; Dominic Fortune |
| 15 | Gulf-Coast Gundown! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bob Larkin; inks: Bob Larkin | The Punisher |
| 16 | Accounts Settled... Accounts Due! | comic story | 20 | script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: Tony DeZuniga; inks: Rico Rival | The Punisher |
| 17 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: John Romita; letters: Danny Crespi | Spider-Man; Nightcrawler |
| 18 | ..And the Nightcrawler Came Prowling, Prowling | comic story | 17 | script: Len Wein; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito, Dave Hunt; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Irving Watanabe | Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; X-Men [Nightcrawler; Colossus; Wolverine]; the Punisher; Mary Jane Watson; Robbie Robertson; J. Jonah Jameson; Jigsaw (introduction, in shadows only) |
| 19 | Spidey... Nightcrawler... and the Punisher Makes Three! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ross Andru; inks: John Romita; letters: Danny Crespi, John Costanza | Spider-Man; Nightcrawler; the Punisher |
| 20 | Let the Punisher Fit the Crime! | comic story | 18 | script: Len Wein; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito, Dave Hunt; letters: John Costanza | Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; the Punisher; Nightcrawler; Mary Jane Watson; Flash Thompson; J. Jonah Jameson; Marla Madison; Harry Osborn; Flash Thompson; Jigsaw (full appearance) |
| 21 | The Hitman's Back in Town! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Danny Crespi | Spider-Man; the Punisher; the Hitman; J. Jonah Jameson |
| 22 | The Hitman's Back in Town! | comic story | 17 | script: Len Wein; pencils: Ross Andru, Jim Mooney, Tony DeZuniga; inks: Jim Mooney, Tony DeZuniga; letters: Joe Rosen | Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; the Punisher; Harry Osborn; Flash Thompson; Bart Hamilton; Glory Grant; Marla Madison; Robbie Robertson; the Hitman |
| 23 | Vengeance of the Hitman! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Irv Watanabe | Spider-Man; the Punisher; the Hitman; J. Jonah Jameson |
| 24 | Big Apple Battleground! | comic story | 17 | script: Len Wein; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Joe Rosen | Spider-Man; The Punisher (partial origin); J. Jonah Jameson; Marla Madison; Robbie Robertson; Glory Grant; Bart Hamilton; Harry Osborn; the Hitman (origin, death) |
| 25 | Powerless Before the Punisher! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Bob McLeod | The Punisher; Captain America |
| 26 | Fear Grows in Brooklyn! | comic story | 17 | script: Mike W. Barr; pencils: Frank Springer; inks: Pablo Marcos; letters: John Costanza | Captain America [Steve Rogers]; The Punisher; Cynthia Maxwell Kramer (introduction); Mike (Steve Rogers's neighbor, introduction); Little John Giovanni; Shark Armstrong |
| 27 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Romita; inks: Bob McLeod; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Spider-Man; the Punisher |
| 28 | Man-Hunt! | comic story | 17 | script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Joe Rosen | Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; the Punisher; Aunt May Parker; Robbie Robertson; J. Jonah Jameson; Marla Madison; Barney Bushkin; April Maye; Mary Jane Watson; Lorenzo Jacobi; mobsters |
| 29 | One for Those Long Gone! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Joe Rubinstein | Spider-Man; the Punisher; April Maye |
| 30 | One for Those Long Gone! | comic story | 17 | script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: John Costanza | Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; the Punisher; April Maye; Barney Bushkin; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Lu Sing; Glory Grant; Lorenzo Jacobi (dies); mobsters |
| 31 | Spider-Man vs. the Punisher! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Klaus Janson | Spider-Man; the Punisher; Doctor Octopus |
| 32 | Spider-Man: Threat or Menace? | comic story | 30 | script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Jim Novak | Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; the Punisher; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Ben Urich; Doctor Octopus |
| 33 | The Punisher | character profile | 1 | script: Roger Stern; pencils: Greg LaRocque; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Jim Novak | the Punisher |
| 34 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Klaus Janson | Daredevil |
| 35 | - | comic story | 8 | script: Frank Miller; pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Joe Rosen | the Punisher; Turk; Grotto |
| 36 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Klaus Janson | Daredevil; the Punisher |
| 37 | Child's Play | comic story | 22 | script: Roger McKenzie, Frank Miller; pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Joe Rosen | Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; the Punisher; Ben Urich; Heather Glenn; Mary Elizabeth O'Koren (death); Billy O'Koren; Coach Donahue; Hogman |
| 38 | No More Mister Nice Guy | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Klaus Janson | Daredevil |
| 39 | Good Guys Wear Red! | comic story | 22 | script: Roger McKenzie, Frank Miller; pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Joe Rosen | Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; the Punisher; Heather Glenn; Foggy Nelson; Becky Blake; Billy O'Koren; Coach Donahue; Hogman; Mr. Spindle |
| 40 | Stalkers in the Shadows! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al Milgrom | Spider-Man; Cloak; Dagger |
| 41 | Stalkers in the Shadows | comic story | 22 | script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Joe Rosen | Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; the Punisher; Cloak; Dagger; Felicia Hardy; Jean DeWolff; Fred Myers [Boomerang]; Mrs. Muggins |
| 42 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al Milgrom | Spider-Man; the Punisher; Cloak; Dagger; the Kingpin |
| 43 | Crime and Punishment | comic story | 22 | script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Diana Albers | Spider-Man; The Punisher; Cloak; Dagger; Black Cat; Vanessa Fisk; the Kingpin |
| 44 | This Issue's Got Everything! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Greg LaRocque; inks: Al Milgrom | Spider-Man; Black Cat; The Punisher |
| 45 | Delusions | comic story | 22 | script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Greg LaRocque; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Joe Rosen | Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Punisher (origin flashback); Black Cat; Jean DeWolff; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Ben Urich |
| 46 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Phil Zimelman | The Punisher |
| 47 | Circle of Blood | comic story | 40 | script: Steven Grant; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: John Beatty; letters: Ken Bruzenak | The Punisher [Frank Castle, born Castiglione] (name given, origin retold); Jigsaw; The Trust; Don Cervello; Gregario; Charlie Siciliano; Tony Massera; Aleric |
| 48 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Phil Zimelman | The Punisher |
| 49 | Back to the War | comic story | 24 | script: Steven Grant; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: John Beatty; letters: Ken Bruzenak | The Punisher [Frank Castle]; Morgan; Injun Joe (dies); Georgie Porgy (dies); Bo Barrigan (dies); Killer Croesus (dies); Angela; Tony Massera; Charlie Siciliano |
| 50 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Phil Zimelman | The Punisher |
| 51 | Slaughterday | comic story | 23 | script: Steven Grant; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: John Beatty; letters: Ken Bruzenak | The Punisher; Tony Massera; Angela; the Trust; Marcus Coriander (dies) |
| 52 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Phil Zimelman | The Punisher |
| 53 | Final Solution | comic story | 22 | script: Steven Grant; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: John Beatty; letters: Ken Bruzenak | The Punisher [Frank Castle]; the Trust; Angela; Aleric; Tony Massera; Jigsaw |
| 54 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Phil Zimelman | The Punisher |
| 55 | Final Solution Part 2 | comic story | 22 | script: Steven Grant, Mary Jo Duffy; pencils: Mike Vosburg; inks: John Beatty; letters: Ken Bruzenak | The Punisher [Frank Castle]; the Trust; Alaric; Jigsaw; Angela; Tony Massera |
| 56 | Punisher | character profile | 2 | script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson, Steve Saffel; pencils: Mike Zeck, Frank Miller; inks: Joe Rubinstein, Klaus Janson; letters: Brenda Mings | The Punisher [Frank Castle] |
| 57 | - | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Mike Zeck; colors: Phil Zimelman | The Punisher |