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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published January 1986
Cover Price 1.25
Pages 52
Editing Carl Potts
Notes Double-sized issue. Cover erroneously says #1 of 4 as this was a 5 issue mini-series. Zimelman paints over Zeck art.

Cover Details

Characters Punisher
Genre superhero
Pencils Mike Zeck
Inks Mike Zeck
Colors Phil Zimelman
Notes Double-sized issue. Cover erroneously says #1 of 4 as this was a 5 issue mini-series. Zimelman paints over Zeck art.
Reprinted in Punisher: Circle of Blood, The (Marvel, 1988 series) #[nn]; in Essential Punisher (Marvel, 2004 series) #1

40 page Punisher story "Circle of Blood"

Characters FEATURE: Punisher (Origin retold); VILLAINS: Jigsaw; The Trust (I); Don Cervello (I); Gregario (I); Charlie Siciliano (I); Tony Massera (I); Aleric (I)
Synopsis The Punisher is in prison and runs up against Jigsaw; Punisher takes place in a prison break-out but prevents the criminals from escaping; The warden is a member of The Trust and promises to free the Punisher if he will fight for them.
Genre superhero
Script Steven Grant
Pencils Mike Zeck
Inks John Beatty
Colors Mike Zeck
Letters Ken Bruzenak
Reprinted in Punisher: Circle of Blood, The (Marvel, 1988 series) #[nn]; in Essential Punisher (Marvel, 2004 series) #1