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Cover: Tim Bradstreet

The Punisher #1

Apr 2000 · Marvel · 2.99 USD; 4.50 CAD

📊 ~110,726 copies sold its debut month

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Contains 2 stories

Welcome Back, Frank

22 pp · Crime, Superhero

Bobbie Gnucci (introduction, dies)Carlo Gnucci (introduction, dies)

Bullpen Bits #40

0.2 pp · Humor, Superhero

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Cast · 6 characters

Colossus Frank Castle Joan the Mouse Mr. Bumpo Spacker Dave Wolverine

Full credits

writer, artist, inker, letterer Chris Giarrusso

cover pencils, inks Tim Bradstreet

Reprints

Reprinted in 100% Marvel : Punisher #1 (2000), Mega Marvel #5/2001 (2001), 100% Marvel : Punisher #2 (2001), Punisher #[1] (2001), Marvel Actionalbum #1 (2004), Punisher #[nn] (2005), The Punisher by Garth Ennis Omnibus #[nn] (2008), Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank #[nn] (2011), Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank #[nn] (2011), The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection #18 (2012), Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung #18 (2014), Marvel Comics - La collection #14 (2014), A Coleção Oficial de Graphic Novels Marvel #18 (2015), True Believers: Marvel Knights 20th Anniversary - Punisher by Ennis, Dillon & Palmiotti #1 (2018), Marvel Knights Punisher by Garth Ennis: The Complete Collection #1 (2018), Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank #[nn] (2021), The Punisher by Ennis & Dillon Omnibus #1 (2023), Punisher: Bestrafer und Vollstrecker #[nn] (2024), Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank [Marvel Premier Collection] #[nn] (2025), Marvel Knights Magazine #1, The Punisher #1

Key issues in The Punisher

#2 1st appearance — The Holy

#5 1st appearance — Mr. Payback

Variants (4)

Dynamic Forces Exclusive Chrome Cover

Dynamic Forces Exclusive - Dan Jurgens Cover

Second Printing

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