Ongoing series

• The Punisher was a five-issue comic book
  Comic book
  A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
  
   limited series
  Limited series
  A limited series is a comic book series with a set number of installments. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is determined before production and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues....
  
  . Published between January and May 1986
  1986 in comics
  -Year overall:* Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, a four-issue limited series written and drawn by Frank Miller and published by DC Comics, debuts...
  
  , the series was written by Steven Grant
  Steven Grant
  Steven Grant is an American comic-book writer best known for his 1985-1986 Marvel Comics mini-series Punisher, with artist Mike Zeck and for his creator-owned character Whisper.-Biography:...
  
  , with artwork by Mike Zeck
  Mike Zeck
  Mike Zeck is an American comic book illustrator.-Biography:Zeck was born in Greenville, Pennsylvania to Michael and Kathryn Jean Zeck...
  
   and Mike Vosburg
  Mike Vosburg
  Mike Vosburg is an American comic book artist primarily known for his work on the Tales from the Crypt TV series.-Biography:...
  
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• The Punisher
  The Punisher (1987 series)
  The Punisher vol. 2 is the first ongoing comic book series starring the fictional Marvel Comics vigilante The Punisher, following a limited series published the previous year. The series ran 104 issues from July 1987 to July 1995...
  
   vol. 2 was the first ongoing series
  Ongoing series
  The term "ongoing series" is used in contrast to limited series , a one shot , a graphic novel, or a trade paperback...
  
   featuring the character. It began in July 1987
  1987 in comics
  - Year overall :* Independent publishers continue to enter the comics arena, including Amazing, CFW Enterprises, Imperial Comics, Matrix Graphic Series, New Comics Group, and Rebel Studios...
  
   and ran for 104 issues with 7 annuals (1988–1994), ending in 1995
  1995 in comics
  -January:*After Xavier: The Age of Apocalypse is launched. All X-titles change to different names for the next four months.* Thor marks his 400th appearance in Marvel Comics with issue #482....
  
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• The Punisher War Journal
  The Punisher War Journal
  The Punisher War Journal is the title of two Marvel Comics comic book series featuring the character Frank Castle, also known as the Punisher...
  
   was a spin-off
  Spin-off (media)
  In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
  
   comic book series that began in November 1988
  1988 in comics
  -Events and publications:* Jack Binder, creator of the original Daredevil, dies at c. age 86.* Tarpé Mills, creator Miss Fury, dies at c. age 73....
  
   and ran for 80 issues, including 2 annuals (March 1992 – July 1995). The first volume was noted for including early artwork by Jim Lee
  Jim Lee
  Jim Lee is a Korean-American comic book artist, writer, editor and publisher. He first broke into the industry in 1987 as an artist for Marvel Comics, illustrating titles such as Alpha Flight and Punisher War Journal, before gaining a great deal of popularity on The Uncanny X-Men...
  
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• The Punisher War Zone
  The Punisher War Zone
  The Punisher War Zone is a comic book spin-off series featuring the Punisher, a fictional character published by Marvel Comics. The first installment of the series ran for 41 issues with two 64-page annuals. Multiple writers contributed to this series during its three-year run from 1992 to 1995...
  
   was the third spin-off series for the character. The series ran from 1992–1995, and included 2 annuals (1993–1994).
• Punisher vol. 3 was published in November 1995 under the Marvel Edge
  Marvel Edge
  Marvel Edge was a short-lived Marvel Comics imprint lasting from 1995 to 1996, right before the Onslaught Saga. Some of Marvel's "edgier" titles were moved into the Marvel Edge imprint. These included titles featuring such characters as Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Ghost Rider, the Hulk, Nick Fury,...
  
   imprint
  Imprint
  In the publishing industry, an imprint can mean several different things:* As a piece of bibliographic information about a book, it refers to the name and address of the book's publisher and its date of publication as given at the foot or on the verso of its title page.* It can mean a trade name...
  
  . The series ran for 18 issues and ended in April 1997
  1997 in comics
  -January:*Avengers #3 - Marvel Comics*Captain America #3 - Marvel Comics*Fantastic Four #3 - Marvel Comics*Iron Man #3 - Marvel Comics-February:...
  
  . All issues were written by John Ostrander
  John Ostrander
  John Ostrander is an American writer of comic books. He is best known for his work on Suicide Squad, Grimjack and Star Wars: Legacy, series he helped create.-Career:...
  
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• The Punisher vol. 4 was a twelve-issue limited series published under the Marvel Knights
  Marvel Knights
  Marvel Knights is an imprint of Marvel Worldwide, Inc. that contains material taking place within the mainstream Marvel Universe .-Production:...
  
   imprint, running from April 2000
  2000 in comics
  -February:*Strange Adventures vol. 2, #4, final issue cover-dated February - January :* January 5: Goseki Kojima, co-creator of Lone Wolf and Cub, dies at age 71.* January 6: Mad magazine fixture Don Martin dies at age 68....
  
   through March 2001
  2001 in comics
  -Year overall:* Marvel Comics withdraws from the Comics Code Authority and established its own rating system for its publications.- January :* January 23: Fred Ray, Superman's primary cover artist of the 1940s, passes away at age 80.- September :...
  
  . The series was written by Garth Ennis
  Garth Ennis
  Garth Ennis is a Northern Irish comics writer, best known for the Vertigo series Preacher with artist Steve Dillon and his successful nine-year run on Marvel Comics' Punisher franchise...
  
  , with artwork by Steve Dillon
  Steve Dillon
  Steve Dillon is a British comic book artist, from Luton, Bedfordshire, best known for his work with writer Garth Ennis on Hellblazer, Preacher and The Punisher.-Biography:...
  
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• The Punisher vol. 5 was an ongoing series published under the Marvel Knights imprint. The series ran for 37 issues from August 2001 through February 2004
  2004 in comics
  -February:*February 6: Marvel Enterprises and Electronic Arts announce a multi-year agreement in which EA will develop a new generation of fighting video games pitting Marvel superheroes against a new, original set of EA heroes....
  
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• The Punisher
  The Punisher: Frank Castle
  The Punisher: Frank Castle is a comic book ongoing series published under the MAX imprint of Marvel Comics, featuring vigilante anti-hero, the Punisher....
  
   vol. 6 was an ongoing series created by Garth Ennis, published under the MAX
  MAX (comics)
  MAX is an imprint of Marvel Comics aimed at a niche 'adults only' audience, launched in 2001 after Marvel broke with the Comics Code Authority and established its own rating system...
  
   imprint. The series ran for 75 issues between March 2004 and October 2009
  2009 in comics
  -January:*January 1: The direct-to-DVD movie Hulk Vs was released.*January 6: The third and final volume of Hollow Fields has been released.-February:...
  
  . It is often referred to as The Punisher MAX. Initially published as The Punisher, the title was changed to The Punisher: Frank Castle following issue #66. One annual (2007) was published for the series.
• Punisher War Journal vol. 2 was an ongoing series written by Matt Fraction
  Matt Fraction
  Matt Fritchman, better known by the pen name Matt Fraction, is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book writer, known for his work as the writer of The Invincible Iron Man, The Immortal Iron Fist and Uncanny X-Men for Marvel Comics and Casanova for Image Comics.-Career:Fraction wrote two...
  
   which ran from January 2007
  2007 in comics
  -January:*January 10: Superman & Batman vs. Aliens & Predator released.*January 24: The Boys is canceled with issue #6.-February:*February 2: Newsarama reports that The Boys has been picked up by Dynamite Entertainment....
  
   until January 2009. The series published 26 issues, with one annual (2008).
• Punisher
  Punisher (2009 series)
  Punisher, retitled Franken-Castle from issue #17 on, is a Marvel Comics comic book series featuring the character Frank Castle, also known as the Punisher...
  
   vol. 7 was an ongoing series written by Rick Remender
  Rick Remender
  Rick Remender is an American comic book writer and artist who resides in Portland, Oregon. He is best known for his work on Marvel Comics' Punisher series, as well as Fear Agent, Uncanny X-Force, and Venom.-Career:...
  
  . Beginning in March 2009, the series ran until issue #16 in June 2010. Retitled as Franken-Castle with issue #17 until ending with issue #21 in November 2010.
• PunisherMAX
  PunisherMAX
  PunisherMAX is the second comic book ongoing series published under the MAX imprint of Marvel Comics featuring the vigilante anti-hero the Punisher.-Publication history:...
  
   is an ongoing series published under the MAX imprint. The series began in January 2010
  2010 in comics
  -Events:*February 18: Jim Lee and Dan DiDio were announced as the new Co-Publishers of DC Comics, both replacing Paul Levitz.-January:*January 3: Tibet dies at age 78...
  
   and is written by Jason Aaron
  Jason Aaron
  Jason Aaron is an American comic book writer, known for his work on titles such as The Other Side, Scalped, Ghost Rider, Wolverine and PunisherMAX.-Early life:Jason was born in Jasper, Alabama...
  
  , with artwork by Steve Dillon.
• The Punisher vol. 8 is an ongoing series published by Marvel Comics began on August 3, 2011 and is written by Greg Rucka
  Greg Rucka
  Gregory "Greg" Rucka is an American comic book writer and novelist, known for his work on such comics as Action Comics, Batwoman: Detective Comics, and the miniseries Superman: World of New Krypton for DC Comics, and for novels such as his Queen & Country series.-Career:Rucka's writing career...
  
  , with artwork by Marco Checchetto.

Limited series

• The Punisher Magazine #1-16 (November 1989 – September 1990). Collects selected stories from Punisher, Punisher vol. 2, Punisher War Journal, Daredevil
  Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
  Daredevil is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Daredevil #1 .Living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood...
  
  , and Punisher annuals.
• The Punisher Armory #1-10 (July 1990 – November 1994)
• The Punisher P.O.V
  The Punisher P.O.V
  The Punisher P.O.V. is a four-issue comic book limited series featuring Frank Castle, also known as the Punisher. The series was published in 1991 and written by Jim Starlin with art by Bernie Wrightson.-Plot:...
  
   #1-4 (May–August 1991)
• The Punisher: Summer Special #1-4 (1991–1994)
• The Punisher: Back to School Special #1-3 (1992–1994)
• The Punisher/Captain America
  Captain America
  Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...
  
  : Blood and Glory #1-3 (October–December 1992)
• The Punisher: Holiday Special #1-3 (1993–1995)
• The Punisher: The Ghosts of Innocents #1-2 (January–March 1993)
• The Punisher: The Origin of Microchip #1-2 (July–August 1993)
• Wolverine
  Wolverine (comics)
  Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...
  
  /Punisher: Damaging Evidence #1-3 (October–December 1993)
• The Punisher: Year One #1-4 (December 1994 – March 1995)
• Spider-Man
  Spider-Man
  Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
  
  /Punisher: Family Plot #1-2 (February 1996)
• The Punisher: Purgatory
  The Punisher: Purgatory
  The Punisher: Purgatory is a Marvel Comics comic book series featuring the character Frank Castle, also known as the Punisher. This limited series consists of four issues and was written by Christopher Golden. It was published as part of the Marvel Knights imprint...
  
   vol. 2, #1-4 (Marvel Knights; November 1998 – February 1999)
• Wolverine/Punisher: Revelation #1-4 (Marvel Knights; June–September 1999)
• Born #1-4 (MAX; June–October 2003)
• The Punisher: Official Movie Adaptation #1-3 (May 2004)
• Wolverine/Punisher #1-5 (Marvel Knights; May–September 2004)
• Daredevil vs. the Punisher: Means and Ends #1-6 (Marvel Knights; September 2005 – January 2006)
• Punisher vs. Bullseye
  Bullseye (comics)
  Bullseye is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe.A psychopathic assassin, Bullseye uses the opportunities afforded by his line of work to exercise his homicidal tendencies and to work out his own personal vendetta against Daredevil.Although he possesses no...
  
   #1-5 (Marvel Knights; January–May 2006)
• The Punisher Presents: Barracuda #1-5 (MAX; April–August 2007)
• Punisher: War Zone #1-6 (Marvel Knights; December 2008 – January 2009)
• Punisher: Noir #1-4 (August–November 2009)
• Marvel Universe
  Marvel Universe
  The Marvel Universe is the shared fictional universe where most comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Entertainment take place, including those featuring Marvel's most familiar characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers.The Marvel Universe is further...
  
   vs. the Punisher #1-4 (June–September 2010)
• Punisher: In the Blood #1-5 (January– May 2011)

One-shots

• Marvel Preview
  Marvel Preview
  Marvel Preview was a magazine-sized black-and-white showcase comic book published by Curtis Magazines, an imprint of Marvel....
  
   #2: Featuring the Punisher (1975). Black-and-white magazine. First appearance of origin and family killed by mob.
• Marvel Super Action #1: Featuring the Punisher (January 1976). Black-and-white magazine.
• The Punisher: No Escape (1990)
• The Punisher: The Prize (1990)
• The Punisher: Movie Special (June 1990)
• The Punisher: Bloodlines (1991)
• The Punisher: Blood on the Moors (December 1991)
• The Punisher: Die Hard in the Big Easy (1992)
• The Punisher: G-Force (1992)
• The Punisher: Ashcan Edition (1994)
• The Punisher: Anniversary Magazine (February 1994)
• The Punisher: Invades the Nam (February 1994)
• The Punisher: A Man Named Frank (June 1994)
• The Punisher: Empty Quarter (November 1994)
• Double Edge Alpha (August 1995). Chrome cover comic.
• Double Edge Omega (October 1995). Chrome cover comic.
• The Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe
  The Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe
  Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe is a 1995 one-shot comic book written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Doug Braithwaite with most inking done by Michael L...
  
   (November 1995)
• The Punisher: The End
  The Punisher: The End
  The Punisher: The End is a one-shot title published by Marvel Comics under the MAX imprint as part of their The End series. The story focuses on the Punisher's final days in a post-apocalyptic future...
  
   (MAX; June 2004)
• The Punisher: Red X-Mas (Marvel Knights; February 2005)
• The Punisher: The Cell (MAX; July 2005)
• The Punisher: Silent Night (Marvel Knights; February 2006)
• The Punisher: The Tyger (MAX; February 2006)
• The Punisher: Bloody Valentine (Marvel Knights; April 2006)
• The Punisher: X-Mas Special (MAX; January 2007)
• The Punisher: Force of Nature (MAX; April 2008)
• The Punisher: Little Black Book (MAX; August 2008)
• The Punisher: X-Mas Special (MAX; February 2009)
• Dark Reign: The List - Punisher (October 2009)
• Punisher: Get Castle #1 (MAX; January 2010)
• Punisher: Butterfly #1 (MAX; March 2010)
• Punisher: Happy Endings #1 (MAX; August 2010)
• Punisher: Tiny Ugly World #1 (MAX; October 2010)

Crossovers

• Ghost Rider
  Ghost Rider (comics)
  Ghost Rider is the name of several fictional supernatural antiheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Marvel had previously used the name for a Western character whose name was later changed to Night Rider and subsequently to Phantom Rider.The first supernatural Ghost Rider is...
  
  /Wolverine
  Wolverine (comics)
  Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...
  
  /Punisher: Hearts of Darkness (December 1991)
• Black Widow/Punisher: Spinning Doomsday's Web (December 1992)
• Spider-Man
  Spider-Man
  Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
  
  /The Punisher/Sabretooth
  Sabretooth (comics)
  Sabretooth is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics supervillain created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. The character first appeared in Iron Fist #14...
  
  : Designer Genes (1993)
• Batman
  Batman
  Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
  
  /Punisher: Lake of Fire (June 1994)
• The Punisher Meets Archie
  The Punisher Meets Archie
  Archie Meets the Punisher, or The Punisher Meets Archie, was a one-shot comic book intercompany crossover published under two separate covers by Marvel Comics and Archie Comics, but with the same interior content. It featured the unlikely meeting of Marvel's murderous vigilante, the Punisher, and...
  
   (August 1994)
• Punisher/Batman: Deadly Knights (October 1994)
• Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: Dark Design (December 1994)
• Spider-Man vs. the Punisher: No One Here Gets Out Alive (July 2000)
• The Punisher/Painkiller Jane
  Painkiller Jane
  Painkiller Jane is a fictional character, a comic book heroine created by Jimmy Palmiotti and Joe Quesada for Event Comics in 1995. Originally a five-issue mini-series, the character went on to star in numerous crossover titles with the likes of the Punisher, Vampirella, and Hellboy. Recently, the...
  
   (Marvel Knights; January 2001)
• Witchblade
  Witchblade
  Witchblade is an American comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint of Image Comics, from 1995 until present. The series was created by Top Cow editors Marc Silvestri and David Wohl, writers Brian Haberlin and Christina Z, and artist Michael Turner.The series follows Sara...
  
  /The Punisher (June 2007)
• Punisher/Eminem (May 2009)

Graphic novels

• The Punisher: Assassin's Guild (1988) (ISBN 0871354608)
• The Punisher: Intruder (1989) (ISBN 0871355442)
• The Punisher: Return to Big Nothing (1989) (Epic Comics
  Epic Comics
  Epic Comics was a creator-owned imprint of Marvel Comics started in 1982, lasting through the mid-1990s, and being briefly revived on a small scale in the mid-2000s.- Origins :...
  
  ; ISBN 0871355531)
• The Punisher: Kingdom Gone (August 1990) (ISBN 087135652X)

Other versions

• The Punisher 2099
  The Punisher 2099
  The Punisher 2099 is a comic book series following the account of Jake Gallows in the year 2099 in an alternate Marvel Universe. The majority of the issues were written by Pat Mills and Tony Skinner, with art by Tom Morgan. The rest were written by Chuck Dixon...
  
   #1-34 (February 1993 – November 1995). Last 7 issues become The Punisher 2099 AD.
• Marvel Knights
  Marvel Knights
  Marvel Knights is an imprint of Marvel Worldwide, Inc. that contains material taking place within the mainstream Marvel Universe .-Production:...
  
   2099: The Punisher #1 (November 2004)

Collected editions

External links

• Punishers Zone
• List of The Punisher comics issues at Sequart.com
• Punisher.nl