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The Punisher

Marvel · 1987–1995 · 104 issues
About the series

Running for 104 issues from 1987 to 1995, Marvel’s The Punisher gave Frank Castle his first solo ongoing series, cementing his transition from guest-star to headliner. Writers Mike Baron, Dan Abnett, and Chuck Dixon, alongside artists like Hugh Haynes, Bill Reinhold, and Rod Whigham, drove the vigilante’s grim, street-level war on crime, often with his tech-savvy ally Microchip at his side. The series deepened the Punisher’s world, pitting him against major foes like the Kingpin while exploring the brutal cost of his one-man crusade. It remains a defining run for the character, shaping the antihero’s modern identity.