Set Description:
Punisher Classics! We've got the gun's a blazin'!!! The Punisher is out for the vengeance as a lone gun, and he often works alone. If with others, he is usually the leader and mission planner of the team and can hold his own. Most often with the Punisher, when teamed up, he goes his own path regardless. Nothing seems to stop his will and what he feels to be correct. Often right, often wrong, because he really often finds himself in "situations!" Going with his gut, he usually finds a way or a turning point.
This story is as old as the Punisher himself, and the origin that starts and finishes has kept it expounding into modern times. Many artists and creators have come and gone; the Punisher is what he is.
Being fast isn't always the safest notion when also needing to be calculated with precision, it takes the will to be all that you can with purpose driven focusing of will and attitude. Overcoming the odds usually means to sit and count the cost, but when in a heap of mess, Frank Castle also can start praying and spraying. He being a well-off marksman just ends up hitting more targets than a common man, but that doesn't mean his blood isn't spilled as well. Being such as the Punisher entails to not have a weak stomach for pain, or even becoming your own doctor when needed. Sometimes with no anesthesia save the concussion you have already obtained, to then take out a bullet or put bones in a splint to then get back out and shoot or still escape quickly the presumed villain.
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Amazing Spider-Man #129 |
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Amazing Spider-Man 129 Signature |
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CGC |
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1407548002
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Owner Comments
1st appearance of the Punisher (Frank Castle) and the Jackal. Signature Series by Stan Lee. Mark Jeweler insert and one of the first 4 books I got signed on 6/4/16. I dropped them all off at the Fan Expo Dallas 2016, which was my first bigger comic con. A 3.0, but with white pages. Many years from now, I hope mine is still as unique as it is today, no matter the grade! A great story, as the Punisher thinks Spidey is the bad guy. At the behest of a character named the "Jackal" there is seemingly information that is being fed to the Punisher, to get him to try to take the Amazing Spider-man down. Fast on his feet, Spidey escapes the bullet meant for him, among rooftops and talks some smack! Not to be out done the book wraps up as a plan foiled, but maybe foiled for another day, which means coming to terms with new enemies and friends.
Complete with a back cover picture of the ongoing adventures involving the Punisher, in gallery statue form. Hoping always to protect, and yet casualties happen, all in a day's work! Some grim exiles to last see the Punisher before their demise! Such a dynamic personality that spoke to the times. $467 Cost.
Grader Notes:
insert/poster;
light creasing to cover;
light staining to cover;
moderate tears to cover;
moderate wear full right of front cover;
small piece out right bottom of back cover;
tape residue interior spine.
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Amazing Spider-Man #134 |
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Amazing Spider-Man 134 Universal |
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CGC |
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1344620002
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Owner Comments
Punisher cameo. Cameo in a 2nd Appearance? Maybe it is more the 1st appearance of the Tarantula, and some details are needed to stop him. I enjoyed reading this issue. With the Tarantula Party crashing a boat and Peter Parker on board with his mates, it shapes the story. Not knowing how to secretly become Spider-man to stop the jewelry theft, chaos ensues. With a Punisher cameo, until the end he still wants to find the Spidey or the Tarantula and lay it all down for the web-crawler! Harry has been listening and putting a puzzle together, will this further his ambition? A lovely Very Fine Plus copy, glad to have added it, as I had speculated on it a bit. I bought this at a smaller con in Irving, Texas, early on when coming back to collecting for like $10. It looked in great condition and I had a gut feeling that it contained a Punisher appearance. I wasn't sure at the time being real new back to the hobby, and I mainly bought it to find out, at the time. I also bought another yellow cover with it, in 2017, an X-force #11 that came back CGC 9.6. Believe it or not they were both from the same price $10 BIN back then! $103 Cost with slab.
Complete with a back cover picture of the "screen for photos", featuring an Assassins Creed outfit where it looks like a shell-back TMNT, and with a Ralph Macchio and William Zabka guest appearance, at the prescreen before released publicly of, "Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 2!" In the film as well this issue of Amazing Spider-man the kicks fly but not without acting in haste and repenting in leisure. It takes the will to survive this world, and when calling it as you see it to make sure there is something still worth fighting for, after all the time to do good, make good, and keep it well enough off in this world of cobras or tarantulas.
Grader Notes:
light creasing to cover;
light finger bends cover.
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Amazing Spider-Man #135 |
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Amazing Spider-Man 135 Universal |
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CGC |
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0332077019
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Owner Comments
2nd punisher officially. The web thickens, I picked up a raw copy to read too. it is such a dynamic issue! These are picking up in value yet get that story and see the Punisher beginnings! Yes, the read is well intertwined. Got to have the plot twist and the people going off the deep end! Origin of the Tarantula with his spikes and acrobats, and the fun ensues with people tracking Parker the Spider-man. Drama, a Soap Opera, and a bit of investigating, as the plot thickens for Amazing Spider-man, once again! It takes a broad road to get the viewpoint sometimes, while trusting that still small voice to stay on the straight and narrow. When it comes down to our personal actions, we all have to individually take responsibility, and that means the narrow path may be more the direct path but also the hardest. It is at its tipping point in this issue!
Complete with a raw copy in good condition, now added as back cover picture. It really is a great story of spin out, and a lot of questions asked that demand answers! The Punisher displayed in a splash page would be some great original art and a fine addition. I can dream! He still has an abrupt appearance and will be more thought out in following issues. Still knowing that at first the Spidey was his initial "mark?" Makes for some riveting collecting! $182 Cost.
Grader Notes:
foxing back cover;
spine stress lines;
very small crease right top of front cover breaks color.
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Amazing Spider-Man #162 |
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Amazing Spider-Man 162 Modern |
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CGC |
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4168732003
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Owner Comments
Punisher & Nightcrawler appearance. 1st appearance of Jigsaw (William Russo) & Doctor Marla Madison. Two 1st appearances for the price of ONE! William Russo was seemingly portrayed in the Punisher Netflix seasons, and he captivated the role by bringing a set of creepiness to it. Jon Bernthal wasn't a bad actor as the Punisher either, and here in the comics Frank Castle is coming to terms with just what is "Jigsaw!" Who tends to think that the cause of everything wrong in his life is due to the Punisher. While it may mostly be true, actions have consequences and God help us! Complete with a 1st appearance of Dr. Marla who has come to help, but for how long? It is somewhat a Soap Opera at first, until the feelings get hashed out, then it is an all-out brawl of a conspiracy! The Punisher who is Frank Castle even has somewhat a beef with Spider-man and Nightcrawler on the cover! Jigsaw had an ugly mug and got it in an ugly way, such is that life that turns to naught.
Complete with a back cover picture of, "Escape from New York!" Portrays what it must feel like to evade the Punisher with the clock ticking and it all on the line. These stories and the premise of the bigger stick, it's what made many an era!
Grader Notes Unavailable.
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Amazing Spider-Man #201 |
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Amazing Spider-Man 201 Modern |
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CGC |
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2042434018
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Owner Comments
Punisher appearance. Marv Wolfman story with Keith Pollard & Jim Mooney art, and a John Romita & Bob McLeod cover. Is Spidey standing in the way of a man and his armory? That was new for me as a kid reading the fun loving "friendly neighborhood Spider-man." Believe it or not Spidey used to question the means by which good overcame evil, and not that it is all irrelevant today, but those questions he posed to himself in thought bubbles would intrigue a young reader. To not always give in to an easy solution, but find the effective ways to right a wrong, with simple understanding, and not to give too permanent a solution to temporary problems! Peter Parker under the mask has met the understanding within himself many times, and as for his usual sarcastic self, it would serve as a backdrop to portraying him as a real thinking person with life issues. He has lost his temper at times too, and not always gone too far, using restraint! A beautiful CGC 9.6!
Complete with a back cover picture of the prescreen pass before released to theaters of, "The Kid Who Would Be King!" Garnishing those that would find the head strong will to be head of the pack, with new "powers" come new attitudes, but strength in numbers is real. Spidey like Excalibur, here in this issue, teaches that with power comes great responsibility! A moral with a "Sword in the Stone" kind of vibe! That is the permanent solution to any problem, however temporary or not, to not give in to one's weakness in justice!
Graders Notes Unavailable.
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Giant-Size Spider-Man (1974) #4 |
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Giant-Size Spider-Man 4 Modern |
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CGC |
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1343268001
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Owner Comments
1st Appearance of Moses Magnum, and while it is the 3rd "full" appearance of the Punisher, there was a cameo type in between the 1st and 2nd full appearance, which the cameo is in ASM #134. This particular copy of GSSP #4 has no Mark jeweler insert for this issue. Sigh! My Mark jeweler run ends at 3 with the 1st full appearance issue then the cameo, along with the 2nd full appearance issues. That, however, is too be expected, as bound books such as these rarely have "inserts." I've read this issue as it is action packed! Spider-man and the Punisher make nice in this story to realize who the real enemy is and team up! Frank Castle and Spidey have a plan! Moses Magnum behind well supplied sentries and a fortified dwelling, where Magnum is stockpiling weapons! Punisher takes aim, Spidey isn't in for the kill, and figures to talk old Mr. Castle out of shooting the enemy. The whole place goes up in flames and the Punisher, did he get his way? Spidey stays to the end and double checks.
Complete with a back cover picture of the prescreen pass before released to theaters of, "Operation Fortune!" Where another arms deal is to be stopped and is something that plays out quite well on screen and in comic book format. These are high risk takers to get their man or woman!
Grader Notes:
Back Cover Multiple Bend;
Front Cover Multiple Bend;
Right Bottom Front Cover Tear Breaks Color;
Right Top Front Cover Crease;
Spine Multiple Stress Lines.
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Marvel Preview #2 |
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Marvel Preview 2 Universal |
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CGC |
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0502455015
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Owner Comments
First origin of The Punisher. First Dominic Fortune appearance. Don Pendleton interview. This was the first Magazine that I ever bought slabbed. Glad to add the 1st origin of the Punisher even in 7.5. The Dominic is a gangster file, lol the Punisher gets his man, most often. Still the coming up with the idea of the Punisher is fun and a bit imaginative at the time, one could argue it has now been done to death. On TV and movies etc., the real story doesn't start until they find the dead body, or it seems like. That is what the shock and awe, of TV especially, seems to be. The Punisher Netflix tried at least to have some substance, which was a sweet job by John Bernthal! There are really a lot of songs about "big guns" too. One by Nine Inch Nails, AC/DC, and so on, you would think a show like the Punisher would come with a pretty heavy soundtrack!
Complete with back cover picture of the dollar finds of Punisher that went on to get his "own" title in magazine form, big splash pages! Some complete whole stories and NOT to be continued, but it sums it up totally within one issue. Makes it worth buying one issue at a time to read, like Marvel Preview is a teaser, the world couldn't get enough of the Punisher! 70's & 80's Big Guns.
Grader Notes:
Back Cover Foxing;
Front Cover Foxing;
Front Cover Lite Multiple Scuff Breaks Color;
Front Cover Small Wear All Corners Breaks Color.
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Punisher Limited Series #1 |
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Punisher Limited Series 1 Modern |
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CGC |
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2121525003
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Owner Comments
Early Punisher from his 1st Limited Series! A Duncanville Bookstore find but advertised as a 9.4 lol. When in hand, it looked pressed. Thought it was a decent price though, glad to have this long-needed addition to the collection and registry! Punisher!!! Not sure if the LCS had it pressed before selling raw, I myself did not press. Classic Mike Zeck cover, with the Punisher (Frank Castle) going into a rain of bullets. That was the 80's for you though! It meant the bigger the gun, the bigger the fun! Whoa, what an explosion we had for the anti-hero and the vigilante back then. Taking it to the streets, no that was a 70's song, I think. Good times, that was the 70's too, but with your usual Terminator 2's and other shotgun toting anecdotes. The 80's! Again, the bigger the stick or firepower, it was on like Alderaan even in the 80's with 90s following in rapid fire succession.
Complete with a Bowen statue as a back cover picture of protecting the family, as it is a Punisher certified must! Complete with automatics on the shoulder, a firm stance and trigger finger, with a bit of squint down the sights!
Graders Notes Unavailable.
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