The Punisher #40 (1990) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Jigsaw Puzzle Part 6 of 6: He Who Lives...Wins!	cover	1	pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Bill Reinhold	Frank Castle, Punisher
1	The End of the Game	comic story	22	script: Mike Baron; pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Mark Farmer; colors: Gregory Wright; letters: Chris Eliopoulos, Ken Lopez	Joy Adams, Frank Castle, Jigsaw, Lucifer, Punisher, The Rev, Billy Russo, Sammy Smith
2	The Perfect Fighting Machine	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Joe Jusko; inks: Joe Jusko; colors: Joe Jusko
3	Subscribe Now and Save!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset

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 ›
Jigsaw Puzzle ISBN 978-1-302-92275-7	2019	On eBay ›

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