The Punisher debuts… again!
Marvel in January will be releasing The Amazing Spider-Man #129 — featuring the Punisher’s first appearance — as a Facsimile Edition for the second time.
There will also be a foil variant.
Dig the solicitation info, which will be officially released later this month:
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #129 FACSIMILE EDITION – NEW PRINTING!
Written by GERRY CONWAY
Penciled by ROSS ANDRU
Cover by GIL KANE • FOIL VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
He’s different…he’s deadly…he’s the Punisher! But why does he have Spider-Man in his sights? Find out as Frank Castle makes his mighty Marvel debut in an all-time classic from legendary creators Gerry Conway and Ross Andru! The Punisher’s relentless war on crime has enthralled readers for decades – but it all began here, as the lethal vigilante is manipulated by the scheming Jackal into targeting Spidey! Frank only kills those who deserve to die – and he believes the “web-slinging menace” has earned just such a fate! Now, as Spider-Man and the Punisher clash for the first time, a rivalry for the ages is born! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #129.
32 PGS./All Ages… $4.99
On Sale 1/22
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A few thoughts:
— Marvel in 2025 will also continue its yearlong Facsimile Edition concept, with Fantastic Four and The X-Men getting the kind of treatment that Secret Wars and The Amazing Spider-Man did in 2024.
— Specifically, we’ll see the first 12 issues of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s Fantastic Four — which in 1961 launched the Marvel Age (and Marvel’s Silver Age) — monthly, beginning in January. For The X-Men, it will be the Dark Phoenix Saga. (Links below for more details.)
— ASM #129 fits into that extra wild-card spot Marvel’s been using for other titles. (This year, it was an assortment of mutants, Godzilla, Kraven the Hunter and Captain America.)
— Hopefully, Marvel will take a cue from DC and move the UPC symbol to the back.
— Obligatory Price Comparison: An unslabbed, high-grade 1973 original recently sold on eBay for $3,600. A 2023 Facsimile went for $41.
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MORE
— First 12 Issues of LEE and KIRBY’s FANTASTIC FOUR to Be Re-Released as FACSIMILE EDITIONS. Click here.
— X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX SAGA to Be Reprinted as FACSIMILE EDITIONS Through 2025. Click here.
