The Punisher vol. 2 is the first ongoing comic book

Comic book

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 series starring the fictional Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...

 vigilante

Vigilante

A vigilante is a private individual who legally or illegally punishes an alleged lawbreaker, or participates in a group which metes out extralegal punishment to an alleged lawbreaker....

 The Punisher

Punisher

The Punisher is a fictional character, an anti-hero appearing in comic books based in the . Created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita, Sr., and Ross Andru, the character made its first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 .The Punisher is a vigilante who employs murder,...

, following a limited series

Limited series

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 published the previous year. The series ran 104 issues from July 1987 to July 1995. It became the flagship of a popular franchise that would grow to include such titles as The Punisher War Journal

The Punisher War Journal

The Punisher War Journal is the title of two Marvel Comics comic book series featuring the character Frank Castle, also known as the Punisher...

and The Punisher War Zone

The Punisher War Zone

The Punisher War Zone is a comic book spin-off series featuring the Punisher, a fictional character published by Marvel Comics. The first installment of the series ran for 41 issues with two 64-page annuals. Multiple writers contributed to this series during its three-year run from 1992 to 1995...

, as well as several miniseries. This series also spawned seven annuals

Annual publication

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from 1988–1994, as well as the annuals The Punisher Summer Special #1-4 (1991–1994), The Punisher: Back to School Special #1-3 (1992–1994), and The Punisher Holiday Special #1-3 (1993–1995).

Collected editions

• Essential Punisher, Vol. 2 (collects The Punisher vol. 2, #1-20, Annual #1), 2007, ISBN 978-0785127345
• Essential Punisher, Vol. 3 (collects The Punisher vol. 2, #21-40, Annual #2-3), 2009, ISBN 978-0785130734