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1November 1988
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The Punisher War Journal #1

Marvel · November 1988 · on sale 1988-07-05

First appearance: Hector MontoyaDeath of Frank Castle Jr.1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Punisher War Journal (Marvel, 1988 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
November 1988
Key date
1988-11-00
On-sale date
1988-07-05
Indicia publisher
Marvel Entertainment Group Inc.
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Hector Montoya - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Frank Castle Jr., Lisa Castle, Maria Castle.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Carl Potts; inks: Scott WilliamsFrank Castle, Punisher
1An Eye for an Eye Chapter One Sunday in the Parkcomic story28script: Carl Potts; pencils: Carl Potts, Jim Lee; inks: Jim Lee; colors: John Wellington; letters: Jim NovakFrank Castle, Microchip, Punisher, David Lieberman, Frank Castle Jr. Death, Lisa Castle Death, Maria Castle Death, Hector Montoya First, Matt Murdock
2-illustration1pencils: Carl Potts; inks: Jim Lee
3Punishing Profilestext article1script: Don Daley
4-in-house column1script: Gregory Wright

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD; barcode 07148601031911

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Punisher Magazine #141990On eBay ›
Punisher: An Eye for an Eye #[nn]
ISBN 0871357771		1991On eBay ›
Punisher War Journal Classic #1
ISBN 9780785131182		2008On eBay ›
Punisher War Journal by Carl Potts and Jim Lee #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90107-3		2016On eBay ›
Punisher: Shadowmasters #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91202-4		2018On eBay ›
True Believers: Marvel Knights 20th Anniversary - Punisher War Journal by Potts & Lee #12018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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