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With this issue I started officially collecting (putting comics in bags and boards and trying to read them carefully and store them.) -Didn’t succeed, in preserving them in high grades 🤣🤣🤣 mostly good to VG condition for another 4+ years… but at least I started trying 👍 great book @ADAMANTIUM

Some of my recent raw pickups/upgrades.

👏 You picked that copy up!! @Parabellum great cover!!

Honestly like them all, and Ray Stevenson definitely had the look! I have to go with Dolph Lundgren though, you never forget your first 😆— I was so excited that they were making that movie and seemed like forever before I had the VHS copy in hand. Love that movie!! 💀

So the story I’ve heard was that The Punisher Limited (1986) Mini series was originally supposed to be 4 issues book ended by bigger issues as the #1 (and then #4) but sales were stronger than expected for issue 1, so Marvel extended the series to 5 issues after seeing the sales. 💰 …So Grant and Zeck were only contacted to do 4 issues of content, and had other titles deadlines to meet, therefore Vosburg, and Jo Duffy we’re called in by Marvel to help out (Grant and Zeck) fill in the excess material to fill a 5th issue scripted by Grant. again just what I’ve heard. @Ryan. 💀

I also really liked Frank Teran -gritty artwork for the Punisher, when I look at his work now I see a slight resemblance to the Jon Bernthal portrayal of the character.

Classic Zeck variant cover for another modern age comic ... Punisher Kill Krew #1

Elman Brown (L-MAN) also provided these Punisher covers ...

Does not work for all sellers unfortunately.

Yeah sucks paying $4 extra shipping each on a $5-$10 comic especially when only adding on extra books to compensate for shipping when expecting combined as stated. Spend $45 on comics + $25 shipping + taxes on both. 😜 around $76+ 🤦‍♂️

If you can get a seller to respond. I’m going through this situation now, in descriptions the seller states combined shipping. Contacted the seller about combined shipping, no response.committed to Purchasing the items (as items ending) with request total from seller with combined shipping. No responses still, even asked a couple more times in messages for an invoice ( I hate having outstanding commitments) nothing from seller, just messages from eBay stating I need to pay soon. Sucks as shipping and taxes will be over to 1/3 of the total cost of the 5 raw items I have committed to purchase 😒

Yes for me. Arcade room was cool. 👍

Picked up @Parabellum leftovers on eBay that I still needed for my graded collection. 😆 I need to send in my submissions soon, always doubting/removing them 🙃 Punisher (2000 series) #5 💀

Yes, still have it ASM 129, well loved copy that was purchased off the spinner rack with my father. ❤️ … Great memories with this book through almost 50 years.

A decision you think it’s worth to you as a collector, what are you willing to obtain it..can you find a raw copy at convention easily, LCS raw that looks good, graded copy isn’t everything out there. Know the details, and know what you want. Best of wishes, but the decision is yours..

Value to me is what you are willing to pay to obtain the item. Personally I collect, don’t sell. I have my graded collection, and raw. choose my own value as what the graded item is worth to add to my black hole. A modern 8.0 I’d probably stay away from in high dollar, as can find raw copies in grade or better. Don’t know what you’re planning on purchasing so.. Just my - Each collector is different as their collection focuses. Buy what makes you happy 👍

I'll go with The Punisher Limited series (Circle of Blood story from 1986), although the first comic I ever purchased off a spinner rack was ASM #129, I never really cared about the character until the limited series was released, upon this I was hooked, and suspect many others were as well. This series begged for more appearances from this character...and we as fans got them. Great story, along with Classic covers to boot from Zeck...

I like it as well, granted not The Frank I grew up with, also don’t like the retro Frank a killer since childhood 🤔 However I’m enjoying the read, seeing it bashed on Punisher groups on Facebook. Waiting until the story is completed to make my judgement. I just wondered if I was the only one that thought this was a fascinating read. 👍

Anybody have any thoughts on the latest (2022) Punisher series? 🧐

Class of 2006