The Punisher #26 (1989) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Operation: Whistle Blower	cover	1	pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath	Frank Castle, Punisher
1	The Whistle Blower	comic story	22	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath; colors: J. Wellington; letters: K. Bruzenak	Frank Castle, Punisher
2	-	in-house column	1	script: Stan Lee, D. G. Chichester

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602860412

Collection	Year
Essential Punisher #3 ISBN 978-0-7851-3073-4	2009	On eBay ›
Return to Big Nothing ISBN 978-1-302-93085-1	2021	On eBay ›

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