Publishers / Marvel / The Punisher (1987) / #37
37Late August 1990
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP

The Punisher #37

Marvel · Late August 1990 · on sale June 19, 1990

First appearance: Joy Adams1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Punisher (Marvel, 1987 series)
Issue
#37
Publication date
Late August 1990
Key date
August 1990
On-sale date
June 19, 1990
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Joy Adams - 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
0Jigsaw Puzzle Part 3 of 6cover1pencils: Tom Morgan; inks: Tom MorganFrank Castle, Punisher
1Perilous Passagecomic story22script: Mike Baron; pencils: Mark Texeira; inks: Mark Texeira; colors: Bob Budiansky; letters: Ken LopezJoy Adams First, Frank Castle, Jigsaw, Punisher, The Rev, Billy Russo, Sammy Smith
2-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
3-letters page1letters: typeset
43 Issues Freepromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602860409

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Punisher #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-3073-4		2009On eBay ›
Jigsaw Puzzle
ISBN 978-1-302-92275-7		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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