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Cover by DENNIS CALERO. Written by FRANK TIERI. Art by ANTONIO FUSO. The Punisher has torn through the New York underworld and now there's only one man standing between him and the man he's been aching to kill for years. But this man's got a major bone to pick with Frank. It all comes to a head in one violent night at the Bronx Zoo. The Punisher is about to experience what it's like to be on the receiving end of some payback...from Russia with love. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. Get the Punisher's complete history from his earliest solo miniseries all the way to the present day! This book comes packed with synopses - introducing you to the characters, teams, places and equipment that appeared within, and providing vital information about all things Punisher! Softcover, 248 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Written by PETER MILLIGAN Pencils by PAT OLLIFFE MOVIE PHOTO COVER Marvel presents the official comic book adaptation of their latest big-screen blockbuster starring John Travolta, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and Thomas Jane as Frank Castle, the Punisher! 32 PGS. Cover price $2.99.

Written by PETER MILLIGAN Pencils by PAT OLLIFFE MOVIE PHOTO COVER Marvel presents the official comic book adaptation of their latest big-screen blockbuster starring John Travolta, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and Thomas Jane as Frank Castle, the Punisher! 32 PGS.(each)/ALL AGES...$2.99 (each) Issue #1 UPC: 5960605502-00111; #2: 5960605502-00211; #3: 5960605502-00311 · THREE ISSUES! Cover price $2.99.

1st printing. Collects Punisher (2009 8th Series) #1-16, Punisher (2009 8th Series) Annual#1 Dark Reign The List Punisher (2009) #1, Franken-Castle (2010 Marvel) #17-21, Dark Wolverine (2009)#88-89, and Punisher In the Blood (2010 Marvel)#1-5. Frank Castle has dedicated his life to killing evil men. So when former Green Goblin Norman Osborn becomes the head of U.S. security, what do you expect Frank to do? But when his assassination attempt fails, Osborn's flunky the Hood resurrects several long-dead super villains to hunt down the Punisher - and Daken, twisted son of Wolverine, finally manages to kill him. But even death won't keep Frank Castle down! When the Legion of Monsters stitch his remains back together, the Punisher is reborn as the terrifying Franken-Castle! Does any humanity remain beneath this husk of a man? And can Frank regain his life, with the vindictive Jigsaw Bothers waiting to kill him again? Hardcover, 768 pages, full color. Cover price $99.99.

painted cover by joe jusko garth ennis/joe jusko ? THE SCOOP: The term "bleeding hearts" takes on a new definition as comics' two most violent vigilantes make a love connection! ? THE STORY: One saw his family gunned down?and became a one-man army. The other was blown out of a 12-story building?but rose again to gain revenge. So what happens when two of the most prolific killing machines to ever live finally come face-to-face? It's love at first sight, of course! That is, it is for Painkiller Jane?much to Frank Castle's dismay! Can the Punisher end this blind date in a painless manner, or will it be guns and roses for these two lovebirds? And more importantly, can the world survive this rifle-totting romance? ? THE CREATORS: Talk about your killer couples! Is anyone hotter?or better suited?than PUNISHER's own Garth Ennis to write this vicious valentine? And you know painter Joe Jusko will deliver the goods! ? THE FORMAT: This one-shot is 32 pages, with ads, and features a cardstock cover. FC, 32pg Cover price $3.50.

Jim Starlin and Bernie Wrightson combine their macabre talents once again (see Batman The Cult (1988), Weird (1988) & Hulk and Thing The Big Change (1987 Marvel GN)) to pit the Punisher against an ex-convict who accidentally turns himself into a grotesque menace. Written by Jim Starlin, with art and painted cover by Bernie Wrightson. Cover price $4.95.

Written by GARTH ENNIS Pencils and Cover by GORAN PARLOV 'OH THE %^$%^%$%^ PLACES YOU'LL GO' What? You didn't actually think that a load of buckshot to the chest in shark-infested waters was gonna put him down for good, did you? The Punisher's wildest foe is back -- give or take a few boy parts -- this time he's embarking on a solo mission: playing bodyguard to the hemophiliac son of a dangerous mob boss. First stop: A Banana Republic whose dictator owes a thing or two to Barracuda. With rebels storming the palace and bullets flying -- where could be safer? 32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content ...$3.99 Cover price $3.99.

Written by GARTH ENNIS Pencils and Cover by GORAN PARLOV The Punisher's wildest foe is back --and this time he's embarking on a solo mission: playing bodyguard to the hemophiliac son of a dangerous mob boss. First stop: A Banana Republic ensnared in bloody revolution whose dictator -- Leopoldo Luna -- goes back a ways with Barracuda, and then some. With rebels storming the palace, 'Cuda's gonna need someone to watch his back. Enter: An old friend. 32 PGS./CARDSTOCK COVER/Explicit Content ...$3.99 THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES PLEASE CHECK YOUR ORDERS AND PLACE THEM BY THE FOC Cover price $3.99.

Written by GARTH ENNIS Pencils and Cover by GORAN PARLOV 'A WARM PLACE TO $%^&' The Punisher's wildest foe is back -- give or take a few boy parts- embarking on a solo mission that has him playing bodyguard to the son of a dangerous mob boss. Only one problem: Junior's a hemophiliac -- just one little scratch, and he's a goner. If Barracuda wants to collect his paycheck (not to mention keep his dome attached to his shoulders), he's gonna have to dig deep into his bag of dirty tricks. And when it's empty, find a bigger bag. 32 PGS./Explicit Content ...$3.99 THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES PLEASE CHECK YOUR ORDERS AND PLACE THEM BY THE FOC . Cover price $3.99.

Written by JIMMY PALMIOTTI & JUSTIN GRAY Art & Cover by MARK TEXEIRA 'Tis the season... for revenge. Following an eight casket funeral, a group of vengeful mob widows go holiday shopping for the perfect assassin to take down the man responsible -- and enlist the services of the lovely and lethal Sicilian assassin known as Suspiria. 48 PGS. / PARENTAL ADVISORY Cover price $3.99.

1st printing.

Written by Steven Grant. Art and cover by Mike Zeck.

Reuniting the creative team behind the Punisher's first solo series, Frank has a run-in with an old sergeant that takes him back to his Vietnam days - but this time they're on opposite sides!

This beautiful graphic novel takes a look at how Vietnam affected Frank Castle.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.95.

2nd and later printings.

Written by Steven Grant. Art and cover by Mike Zeck.

Reuniting the creative team behind the Punisher's first solo series, Frank has a run-in with an old sergeant that takes him back to his Vietnam days - but this time they're on opposite sides!

This beautiful graphic novel takes a look at how Vietnam affected Frank Castle.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color.

Cover price $12.95.

1st printing.

Written by Steven Grant. Art and cover by Mike Zeck.

Reuniting the creative team behind the Punisher's first solo series, Frank has a run-in with an old sergeant that takes him back to his Vietnam days - but this time they're on opposite sides!

This beautiful graphic novel takes a look at how Vietnam affected Frank Castle.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.95.

2nd and later printings.

Written by Steven Grant. Art and cover by Mike Zeck.

Reuniting the creative team behind the Punisher's first solo series, Frank has a run-in with an old sergeant that takes him back to his Vietnam days - but this time they're on opposite sides!

This beautiful graphic novel takes a look at how Vietnam affected Frank Castle.

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, full color.

Cover price $16.95.

1st printing. Collects Punisher War Zone (1992-1995) #31-36. Written by CHUCK DIXON. Art and cover by JOE KUBERT. The Punisher faces the Russian mob on its home turf, and the legendary Joe Kubert is there to lend his distinctive style to every explosive detail! Out of his element and outgunned, can the scourge of the American underworld hold his own in Mother Russia? Softcover, 166 pages, full color. Cover price $15.99.

1st printing. Collects Punisher: The Movie (2004) #1-3, Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #129, and Punisher (2000 5th Series) #1. Written by PETER MILLIGAN. Art by PAT OLLIFFE. MOVIE PHOTO COVER. Presenting the official comic book adaptation of Marvel's 2004 blockbuster motion picture - starring John Travolta, Thomas Jane and Rebecca Romjin-Stamos. Frank Castle is an undercover government special agent pushed over the edge when his family is executed. Left for dead, Castle is reborn with one all-consuming mission - to PUNISH the murderers! Also collected in this volume: the VERY FIRST appearance of the Punisher, and writer Garth Ennis' first Punisher story! Softcover, 128 pages, full color. Cover price $12.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Army of One!" Collects Punisher (2001-2044 6th Series) #1-6. Written by Garth Ennis. Art by Steve Dillon and Jimmy Palmiotti. Cover by Tim Bradstreet. Frank Castle reloads for his one-man war on scum! Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon, and Jimmy Palmiotti keep the high-octane mayhem running strong in their follow-up to last year's hit! When the miraculous appearance of an old adversary raises a few questions, the Punisher finds himself en route to an island fortress, populated with hundreds of the world's deadliest mercenaries and killers. No problem for Frank Castle, right? Guest appearance by Spider-Man. Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $15.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Confederacy of Dunces!" Collects Punisher (2001-2004 6th Series) #33-37. Written by GARTH ENNIS. Art by JOHN McCREA. Cover by TIM BRADSTREET. Dareddevil, the Man without Fear, the Amazing Spider-Man, and the feral X-Man, Wolverine, unite together to bring Frank Castle's killing spree to an end. And things go from bad to worse when the Incredible Hulk shows up. Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $13.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Punisher (2011 9th Series) #1-5 and material from Spider-Island: I Love New York City (2011 Marvel).

Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Marco Checchetto and Max Fiumara. Cover by Bryan Hitch.

For Frank Castle, death comes easy. Life is where things gets complicated.

Fully loaded with Eisner Award-winning writer Greg Rucka (Batwoman, Queen and Country, WOLVERINE) and neo-superstar artist Marco Checchetto (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, DAREDEVIL), the biggest gun of all is back with blood on his hands and vengeance in his eyes to serve his own brand of justice with everything's he's got - but can he survive the darkness stored in his own arsenal?

Plus: a violent look at how the Punisher deals with a world where every criminal is now a super hero. (Here's a hint: He doesn't deal with it pleasantly.)

Softcover, 136 pages, full color. Parental Advisory

Cover price $16.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Punisher (2011 9th Series) #11-16.

Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Mirko Colak, Marco Checchetto and Mico Suayan. Cover by Mico Suayan.

The streets run red in the aftermath of Spider-Man, Daredevil and Punisher's search for the Omega Drive. The Omega Effect has reshuffled the deck; now, it's time for Frank Castle to lay down the law. Rachel Cole isn't going to like what she hears, but even punishment has a code.

A friend switches sides, Cole becomes the hunted, and the Punisher takes on the NYPD. It's a situation nobody can win.

Prepare for the WAR ZONE!

Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Parental Advisory

Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. Collects Punisher: Red X-Mas (2004), Punisher: Bloody Valentine (2006), and Punisher: Silent Night (2005). Written by JIMMY PALMIOTTI, JUSTIN GRAY & ANDY DIGGLE. Penciled by MARK TEXEIRA, PAUL GULACY & KYLE HOTZ. Cover by MARK TEXEIRA - Spend the holidays with the Punisher! In RED X-MAS, 'tis the season - for revenge. Following an eight-casket funeral, a group of vengeful mob widows go holiday shopping for the perfect assassin to take down the man responsible - and enlist the services of the lovely and lethal Sicilian assassin known as Suspiria! In BLOODY VALENTINE, something sparks the little black pit in Frank Castle's chest - the one that used to be a heart! Suspiria's back, and she wants to kiss and make up. It seems the murderous pair have a mutual enemy, an arch-villain whose pursuit will take them to Suspiria's home turf of Rome. Can Frank withstand his partner's charms? Does he want to? And finally, are you ready for a little holiday cheer? No? Neither is Frank Castle. In SILENT NIGHT, he's more interested in tracking down a mob rat in the witness protection program and punishing him. But to do that, he'll have to face his greatest foe. Hint: He's fat, dresses in red and sports a white beard! Softcover, 120 pages, full color. Cover price $12.99.

Written by DANIEL WAY Penciled by STEVE DILLON Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU 'Massacre on 34th Street': Marvel's top two relentless psychopaths square off - and pity the fool who gets between them. Like, say, mobster Nico Patrillo, who's sprawled on the floor of a five-ton city bus that's careening down Sixth Avenue, with Bullseye behind the wheel, the Punisher in hot pursuit, and virtually the entire NYPD converging on them all. This is gonna hurt. Cover price $2.99.

Written by DANIEL WAY Penciled by STEVE DILLON Cover by PAUL GULACY 'Profit and Loss': What's more idiotic than putting out a contract on the Punisher? Hiring Bullseye to do the dirty deed. Uncle Fonzie Patrillo is about to learn that the hard way. Step back a few feet, ladies and gentlemen, it's gonna get messy. Bulleye's about to reveal his master plan. Cover price $2.99.

Cover art by Carl Potts and Scott Williams. An Eye for an Eye Chapter One Sunday in the Park, script by Carl Potts, pencils by Carl Potts and Jim Lee, inks by Jim Lee; Punisher shoots some criminals and recalls his family's death in Central Park. Profiles of this issue's creators. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

"Panhandle!" Story by Mike Baron. Art by Neil Hansen and Mark Texeira. Cover by Mark Texeira. Frank heads to Texas to deal out some justice, Punisher-style. Includes a B&W poser of Punisher and Captain America by Scott Williams. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.50.

Cover art by Tod Smith. Snowstorm, script by Carl Potts, pencils by Tod Smith, inks by Kim DeMulder; Punisher battles a Peruvian drug dealer on his home turf. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

Cover art by Michael Golden. Get Out of Town, script by Mark Baron, art by Mark Texeira; while in Italy, Punisher meets an arms-dealing uncle he didn't know he had, part one of The Sicilian Saga. 40 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Cover art by Michael Golden. Saracen With the Clock!, script by Mike Baron, art by Mark Texeira; with Frank's uncle's life on the line, Punisher battles Saracen, part three of The Sicilian Saga. Punisher pinup, pencils by Mark Bagley, inks by Don Hudson. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Cover art by Michael Golden. Meat, script by Mike Baron, art by Mark Texeira; Frank Castle hooks up with an old friend whose husband (a crack dealer) is being pestered by animal rights activists. Ad for Punisher 29, art by Mark Texeira. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Cover art by Michael Golden. Crash and Burn, script by Mike Baron, art by Mark Texeira; Punisher battles Ghost Rider. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Cover art by Joe Jusko. Pipe Line, script by Mike Baron, pencils by Andy Kubert, inks by Joe Kubert; The Kamchatkan Konspiracy part one, taking place in the Alaskan wastes. 40 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Cover art by Joe Jusko. Fire in the Hole, script by Mike Baron, pencils by Ron Wagner, inks by Dan Green; The Kamchatkan Konspiracy part three. Stan's Soapbox, script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Cover art by John Beatty. Blackout, script by Mike Baron, pencils by Ron Wagner, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti, Michael Bair, Rodney Ramos, Ariane Lenshoek, Ed Lazellari, Don Hudson, and Bud LaRosa; Punisher deals with racial tensions and drug dealers during a blackout. Punisher pinup by Mark Pacella and John Beatty. 40 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

"Motivation!" Story by Mike Baron. Art by Ron Wagner, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Michael Witherby. Frank goes under cover as a stunt on a movie set to bring a director whose films seem to cause a lot of deaths to justice. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.75.

"Controversy!" Story by Mike Baron. Art by Mike Harris and Art Nichols. When the life of a radio talk show host is threaten, the Punisher steps in to protector the host's freedom of speech. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.75.

Cover art by John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson. The Vegas Idea, script by Chuck Dixon, pencils by John Hebert, inks by Fred Fredericks; Viper sends Punisher on a Las Vegas mission to disrupt a meeting of criminals, Dead Man's Hand Part III. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Cover art by John Hebert and Fred Fredricks. Say Goodbye to Vegas, script by Chuck Dixon, pencils by John Hebert, inks by Fred Fredericks; Punisher teams up with Daredevil and Nomad, Dead Man's Hand Part IX, continued from Nomad #6. Punisher pinup by John Czop and Ken Branch. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Walk Through Fire: Part 2 of 3 - "A Gunfight!" Story by Chuck Dixon. Art by Todd Fox and Fred Fredericks. A man that believes the Punisher is responsible for the death of his family assumes the name Payback and sets out to get just that. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: This story continues in Punisher War Journal #51. Cover price $1.75.

Part 1 of 2 - "Heart of Ice!" Guest-starring Ice Phillips (from the pages of Nam). Story by Chuck Dixon. Art by Gary Kwapisz. The Punihser teams up with an old war buddy from Nam to take on a paramilitary terrorist group. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.75.

Part 2 of 2 - "Heart of Stone!" Guest-starring Ice Phillips (from the pages of Nam). Story by Chuck Dixon. Art and cover by Gary Kwapisz. Punisher and one of his old Vietnam pals battle a paramilitary fringe group. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

"Surface Thrill!" Story by Chuck Dixon. Art and cover by Gary Kwapisz. Punisher takes on a drug-dealing hillbilly family. Cue the Deliverance banjos. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $1.75.

Cover art by Gary Kwapisz. Blood Money, script by Chuck Dixon, art by Gary Kwapisz; Punisher and Ghost Rider chase a serial killer who drains his victims' blood. Bullpen Bulletins, art by Rick Parker. 38 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Cover art by Gary Kwapisz. The House that Hate Built, script by Chuck Dixon, art by Gary Kwapisz; the Ghetto Rangers street gang steals Punisher's dog. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Embossed cover art by Michael Golden. Suicide Run Part 1: Terminal Objectives, script by Chuck Dixon, art by Gary Kwapisz; Punisher confronts mob bosses at a private meeting. Punisher Arsenal Page by Eliot R. Brown. Clock's Ticking, script by Mike Lackey, pencils by Phil Gosher, inks by Frank Percy; Punisher confronts child abductor. Punisher illo by Flint Henry and Jimmy Palmiotti. 52 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Dynamic Forces Signed Edition. Signed by Chuck Dixon & Gary Kwapisz and limited to 5,000 copies. Includes certificate of authenticity from Dynamic Forces. Embossed cover art by Michael Golden. Suicide Run Part 1: Terminal Objectives, script by Chuck Dixon, art by Gary Kwapisz; Punisher confronts mob bosses at a private meeting. Punisher Arsenal Page by Eliot R. Brown. Clock's Ticking, script by Mike Lackey, pencils by Phil Gosher, inks by Frank Percy; Punisher confronts child abductor. Punisher illo by Flint Henry and Jimmy Palmiotti. 52 pgs. $2.95.

Cover art by Michael Golden. Suicide Run Part 4: Standing in the Shadows, script by Chuck Dixon, art by Gary Kwapisz; Lynn Payback step in for Punisher, who is thought to be dead. Continued from Punisher #86, Continued in Punisher War Zone #24. 36 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Direct edition. Die Cut cover - Cover art by Michael Golden. Suicide Run Part 10, script by Chuck Dixon, art by Gary Kwapisz; Punisher and the local sheriff kill those who have tracked him to the small town of Lastekist. Tunnelvision, script by Roger Salick, pencils by Bill Wylie, inks by Jay Oliveras; Punisher confronts some bad guys that are picking on the homeless. 56 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

Newsstand edition. Cover price $2.25.

Cover art by Elman Brown and Scott Koblish. Pariah Part 4: Bad Turn, script by Steven Grant, pencils by Hugh Haynes, inks by Mark McKenna, Mick Gray, and Scott Koblish; Spider-Man, thinking Punisher is a cop killer, beats him up. Punisher's Arsenal profile by Eliot R. Brown. Trouble Part Two: Family Values, script by Steven Grant, pencils by Kevin Kobasic and Elman Brown, inks by Eliot R. Brown. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.