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CGC certified: NM (9.4). Off-white to white pages. Not cleaned and pressed. Cover: Gil Kane pencils, John Romita inks. Story: Gerry Conway, Ross Andru. Ross Andru pencils, Frank Giacoia and Dave Hunt inks. Lettering: John Costanza. 1st app: The Punisher. GPAnalysis: A 9.4 sold for $5701 in 8/22. In response to changing times and the easing of Comics Code strictures, a new wave of anti-heroes began cropping up in Marvel mags in the 1970s. The Punisher was introduced by Gerry Conway as a vigilante in the mold of Charles Bronson's Death Wish character and paperback writer Don Pendleton's Mack Bolan, alias "The Executioner." "Drawing inspiration from Don Pendleton's popular Executioner novels, Conway created a new character called the Punisher. Like Pendleton's Mack Bolan, the Punisher was a Vietnam War veteran who exacted revenge on the mob after it murdered members of his family.... Conway cast the Punisher as a paranoid and dangerous, if somewhat sympathetic, antagonist." — Sean Howe, Marvel Comics: The Untold Story. Harper: 2012, p. 138. Enjoying the Spidey Sale? Order a fully-illustrated softcover catalogue for 30 bucks. Only about 100 copies were printed and they're going fast. To reserve a copy, contact PBA's Director of Comics: [email protected] Consign to PBA Galleries. Our comic sales average a 98% sell-through rate, our prices realized are top-of-the-market, and our research-intensive catalogues are the best in the business. Seeking Silver Age Marvel, Golden Age superheroes, and pre-Code horror. Contact [email protected]