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Amazing Spider-Man 129 |
| Item: |
Amazing Spider-Man 129 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1200612002
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Owner Comments
"The Punisher Strikes Twice!"
A new costumed being known as the Jackal has appeared and has hired the Punisher -- a costumed vigilante that loves death -- to destroy Spider-Man. The wall-crawler, is meanwhile web-slinging through the city, he stops to take some pictures of a robbery and busts it up as well. He takes the photos to the Bugle, where Jameson has a fit that Parker has not been able to get any photos of the Punisher, and that all the competition is snapping up photos of him in action.
Peter leaves and changes back to Spider-Man, and soon finds himself attacked by the Punisher, who thinks that Spider-Man is a common crook just like everyone else he kills. The vigilante doesn't have much of an upper hand against Spider-Man, and the Jackal (hiding near the battle) decides to strike out. When his claws rake the back of Spider-Man's head, the Punisher calls the Jackal on his "unjust" methods of killing Spider-Man. The wall-crawler manages to get away when he stumbles off the edge of the building they are fighting on, gain control, and swing away. When the Jackal and Punisher depart, Spider-Man returns to the scene and collects on the Punisher's weapons that was left behind and sees that it was made by Reiss Armories.
As Spider-Man returns to his apartment, as Peter Parker he mends his costume, unaware that Harry Osborn is listening and suspecting that Peter may know that he's decided to become the Green Goblin. While at ESU, Miles Warren has sought out Mary Jane to see if she can pass along an apology to Peter over their brief run-in while he was trying to get help for her when the Vulture had captured her. And at the secret hide out of the Jackal, the Punisher lashes out at the Jackal over their methods of elimination. The Punisher leaves to go the Mechanic, his gun supplier to resupply.
This brings him to the Reiss Armories, where he finds Spider-Man who just stumbled upon the Mechanic's dead body. Thinking that the wall crawler had killed the Mechanic, the Punisher attacks him. During their fight, Spider-Man manages to get the upper hand and bind the Punisher. He then makes the vigilante see that the Jackal's trademark clawings were the cause of the Mechanics death. Realizing that the Jackal had been manipulating the Punisher to do his dirty work and then intended to frame the Punisher for murder. The Punisher vows to get revenge against the Jackal and storms out. When Spider-Man hears police sirens he leaves as well. The Jackal, watching on vows that he will eventually destroy Spider-Man.
... This book is truly a milestone in my collection. I've always been a big fan of Punisher and Spider-Man so to me this book was a win, win. I was fortunate enough to get it before Frank Castle was announced to be in Daredevil Season 2. Great to see Punisher finally getting some attention he deserves again. I've always loved reading Punisher books growing up. Last year I was able to complete a few of his volumes. I will be submitting more Punisher books for grading soon. So happy to have these books in my collection.
- Art
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| Slot: |
Punisher Limited Series 1 |
| Item: |
Punisher Limited Series 1 |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1199294017
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Owner Comments
"Circle of Blood" The Punisher arrives at the prison on Ryker's Island. He is watched by every prisoner, and also by the warden Gerty and his aid, who both talk about the possibility to use the Punisher in their plans (which we do not know still).
After smashing down his cell's partner, the Mule, the Punisher starts investigating who might had poisoned him in his past time in prison. Looking after the cook he gets to the one who got him drugged him: Jigsaw.
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They fight and the Punisher crashes a bottle in Jigsaw's hand, but then Don Cervello enters and stops the fight. Cervello is the boss among the prisoners and he also has some guards in his pocket. The Punisher figures out there is an escape in progress and makes Cervello include him in the pack of escaping prisoners.
But the following days the Punisher sees that Cervello has other plans for him and suspects Cervello is planning his death. The night of the escape arrives and Cervello sends Gregario, one of his men, to kill the Punisher. But the latter simulates his death and follows them.
The Punisher could escape alone, but decides to stay and stop all the prisoners escaping before they get out of the prison and endanger innocent people in NY. So he assaults a security tower, shoots down Gregario and avoids the escape.
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Only Jigsaw and Cervello keep running, kill a guard, and arrive at the warden's office.
The Punisher gets to the warded's office, too. Jigsaw threatens to kill the warden and his aide, unless the Punisher surrender his weapon. The Punisher puts a bullet that is too big for the gun in the chamber and throws it to Jigsaw, who fires it, exploding the gun and injuring himself. Cervello threatens the warden, but the Punisher does not care about the warden's life, so Cervello surrenders and is caught by the arriving police officers.
Then the warden tells the officers to leave the Punisher with him, and tells the Punisher about the Trust, a secret organization of industrialists, financiers, ex-military, movie stars, journalists and more, who want to fight criminals with methods beyond the law, like the Punisher himself. The Punisher agrees to to work for the Trust to get his equipment back and get out of prison.
In the end, the gangster boss Charlie Siciliano meets his nephew Tony Massera, the son of a gangster killed by the Punisher some months ago and hands him a gun to kill the Punisher himself.
... This is one of the books that start it all for me. Great cover. great story. I even had the poster on my wall growing up. Mike Zeck at his finest
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| Slot: |
Punisher (2004) 1 |
| Item: |
Punisher 1 Signature |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1324120004
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Owner Comments
SS Bradstreet
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