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7July 1989
$1.50; 2.00 CAD

The Punisher War Journal #7

Marvel · July 1989 · on sale 1989-03-21

First appearance: Rikichi1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Punisher War Journal (Marvel, 1988 series)
Issue
#7
Publication date
July 1989
Key date
1989-07-00
On-sale date
1989-03-21
Indicia publisher
Marvel Entertainment Group Inc.
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Rikichi - 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
0Survival of the Fittest!cover1pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Carl PottsFrank Castle, Logan, Punisher, Wolverine
1-credits, title page1pencils: ? (half-skull design); inks: ? (half-skull design); letters: typeset
2Endangered Speciescomic story22script: Carl Potts; pencils: Carl Potts, Jim Lee; inks: Jim Lee; colors: Gregory Wright; letters: Jim NovakFrank Castle, Logan, Punisher, Wolverine, Rikichi First
4-in-house column1script: Stan Lee, Marc McLaurinMarc McLaurin
5Punisher's Arsenalcharacter profile1script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown
7First Time Ever!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typesetHulk; Spider-Man; Wolverine
8-letters page1letters: typeset

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07148601031907

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Punisher and Wolverine in African Saga #[nn]
ISBN 0-87135-611-2		1989On eBay ›
Wolverine Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-785-13477-0		2009On eBay ›
Punisher War Journal Classic #1
ISBN 9780785131182		2008On eBay ›
X-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-5822-6		2012On eBay ›
Punisher War Journal by Carl Potts and Jim Lee #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90107-3		2016On eBay ›
Wolverine vs. the Punisher #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90387-9		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #67 of 80#8 ›

Sources

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