The Punisher (1987 series)

The Punisher (1987 series)
Cover to The Punisher vol. 2, #1.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing (cancelled)
Publication date	July 1987 – July 1995
Number of issues	104, 7 annuals
Main character(s)	Punisher
Creative team
Writer(s)	Various
Artist(s)	Various

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.

It became the flagship of a popular franchise that would grow to include such titles as The Punisher War Journal and The Punisher War Zone, as well as several miniseries. This series also spawned seven annuals from 1988–1994, as well as the annuals The Punisher Summer Special #1-4 (1991–1994), The Punisher: Back to School Special #1-3 (1992–1994), and The Punisher Holiday Special #1-3 (1993–1995).

Bibliography

• Punisher vol. 2, #1-104 (July 1987 – July 1995)
• Punisher Annual #1-7 (1988–1994)
• The Punisher Summer Special #1-4 (1991–1994)
• The Punisher: Back to School Special #1-3 (1992–1994)
• The Punisher Holiday Special #1-3 (1993–1995)

Collected editions

• Essential Punisher, Vol. 2 (collects The Punisher vol. 2, #1-20, Annual #1), 2007, ISBN 978-0-7851-2734-5
• Essential Punisher, Vol. 3 (collects The Punisher vol. 2, #21-40, Annual #2-3), 2009, ISBN 978-0-7851-3073-4
• Essential Punisher, Vol. 4 (collects The Punisher vol. 2, #41-59, Annual #4-5), 2012, ISBN 978-07851-6351-0

External links

• The Punisher (1987) at the Comic Book DB