The Punisher War Zone is a comic book

Comic book

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 spin-off series featuring the Punisher

Punisher

The Punisher is a fictional character, an anti-hero appearing in comic books based in the . Created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita, Sr., and Ross Andru, the character made its first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 .The Punisher is a vigilante who employs murder,...

, a fictional character

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 published by Marvel Comics

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. 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. The series served mainly as a vehicle for longtime Marvel artist John Romita, Jr.

John Romita, Jr.

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, who had returned to Marvel after a lengthy hiatus from drawing a monthly title. In 2009, Marvel published a 6-issue limited series

Limited series

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under the same title. The storyline was called "The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci".

Collected editions

• The Punisher: War Zone, Vol. 1 (collects The Punisher War Zone #1-6), September 2002, ISBN 978-0785109235
• The Punisher: Barbarian with a Gun (collects The Punisher War Zone #26-30), November 2008, ISBN 978-0785134282
• The Punisher: River of Blood (collects The Punisher War Zone #31-36), December 2005, ISBN 978-0785115427
• Punisher: War Zone - The Resurrection of Ma Gnucci (collects Punisher: War Zone vol. 2, #1-6), April 2009, ISBN 978-0785138228 (HC), August 2009, ISBN 978-0785132608 (TPB)