Amazing Spider-Man #129 features the first appearance of the Punisher!  This huge key is well known by collectors but you may not know about its foreign editions. Here's your complete collecting guide - does anyone out there own them all?

Jon Bernthal is back!  Set to reprise the role of Frank Castle, The Punisher, along with Charlie Cox as Daredevil in Marvel Studios' new series Daredevil: Born Again.

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Bernthal co-starred with Cox as fellow Marvel heroes on season two of Netflix's Daredevil series in 2016. Bernthal's character would get its own Netflix TV series titled The Punisher, which lasted two seasons.  With the creation of Disney+, these Marvel shows were cancelled and the future of the actors playing their characters was left in the air.

In 2021, Cox's Daredevil made a cameo in Spider-Man: No Way Home, giving hope for Bernthal's Punisher. Their prayers have been answered as a fourth season of Daredevil, set to release in early 2024, has confirmed Bernthal is back as the Punisher!

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This news has sent the well-established comic Amazing Spider-Man #129 to the top of the trending lists.  For foreign comic collectors, this is a staple set to chase. One of GoCollect's first articles on foreign comics (though he calls them international variants) by Patrick Bain highlights an Amazing Spider-Man #129  set.  Even CGC, the top comic grading company, uses this book to illustrate the diversity of foreign comics, but even they don't have them all listed.  So here is the completionist collector's guide to the Amazing Spider-Man #129 cover set.

True first

The first use of the cover and technically the first appearance of Punisher, which predates Amazing Spider-Man #129 (1974) is found in Comic Reader #100 (1973).

American

1) Where it all started, the first print form 1974, 2) Marvel Tales #106 (1979) - there is a direct and newsstand version,          3) Marvel Milestone Edition (1992), 4) Wizard Ace Edition (2002),

5) Lion's Gate Reprint (2004), 6) Marvel's Legends Reprint (2004), 7) Essential Punisher #1 (2004), 8) Hasbro Action Figure Reprint (2006),

Cover Thumbnail for Essential Punisher (Marvel, 2004 series) #1

9) Essential #1 (2006), 10) True Believers: Marvel Knights (2018), 11) the recently released facsimile (2023), 12) a blank facsimile set to release later this year.

Cover Thumbnail for Essential Punisher (Marvel, 2004 series) #1AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #129 FACSIMILE EDITION Exclusive Blank Variant

13) Df Spiderman Punisher Commissioned Haeser Sgn Homage (2023) - this is actually a mix of 4 blank covers by Ken Haeser!

United Kingdom

1) Super Spider-Man #178 (1976) published by Marvel UK , 2) The Mighty World of Marvel #17 (2004) published by Panini UK, and 3) Punisher Strikes Back (2010) published by Panini UK

Cover Thumbnail for Super Spider-Man (Marvel UK, 1976 series) #178Cover Thumbnail for The Mighty World of Marvel (Panini UK, 2003 series) #17The Amazing Spiderman: The Punisher Strikes Twice (Marvel Pocketbooks) by Various (2010) Paperback: Unknown: 0783324939125: Books - Amazon.ca

Canada

1) L'Étonnant Spider-Man #31 (1974) published by Editions Héritage.

Cover Thumbnail for L'Étonnant Spider-Man (Editions Héritage, 1969 series) #31

France

1) Spider-Man L'invincible - This is a sticker book, not a comic, but heym it has the cover! (1978) published by Artima, 2) Spider-man Les incontournables #7 (2007) published by Panini France, 3) Spider-Man Classic #9 (2014) published by Panini France, and 4)) The Punisher L'Intégrale (2021) published by Panini France.

Spider-Man Les Incontournables Punisher Panini Février 1974 RARE | eBayCover Thumbnail for Spider-Man Classic (Panini France, 2012 series) #9Cover of The punisher (Complete) -1- 1974-1981

Italy

1) L'Uomo Ragno #149 (1976) published by Editoriale Corno, 2) L'Uomo Ragno - like the French version this is also a sticker book (1979) published by Malipiero spa editore, 3) L'Uonmo Ragno Gigante #54 (1980) published by Editoriale Corno, 4) L'Uomo Ragno Classic #37 (1994) published by Edizioni Star Comics,
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5) Spider-Man #27 (2007) published by Panini Italy
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Yugoslavia

1) Eks almanah #260 (1981) published by De?je novine.

Cover Thumbnail for Eks almanah (De?je novine, 1975 series) #260

Brazil

1) O Homem-Aranha #63 (1974) published by EBAL, 2) Homem Aranha #22 (1979) published by RGE, 3) A Teia do Aranha #25 (1991) published by Abril,

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4), HOMEM-ARANHA Grandes Desafios #5 (2007) published by Panini Brazil, and 5) Coleção Histórica Paladinos Marvel 4 (2017) published by Panini Brazil.

Mexico

1) El Sorprendente Hombre Araña #9 (1974) published by Editorial OEPISA, 2) El Asombroso Hombre Araña #125 (1982) published by Novedades, and 3) Marvel Clásico Amazing Spider-Man #129 (2008) published by Marvel Mexico.

Cover Thumbnail for El Sorprendente Hombre Araña (Editorial OEPISA, 1974 series) #9Cover Thumbnail for El Asombroso Hombre Araña (Novedades, 1980 series) #125

Colombia

1) El Asombroso Hombre-Araña #34 (1978) published by Editora Cinco.

Cover Thumbnail for El Asombroso Hombre-Araña (Editora Cinco, 1974 ? series) #34

Netherlands

1) De wonderbaarlijke Spinneman #3 (1975) published by Classics/Williams.

Cover Thumbnail for De wonderbaarlijke Spinneman (Classics/Williams, 1974 series) #3

Greece

1) ???????? ??? #18 (1978) published by Kabanas Hellas and 2) ???????? ??? #291 (1986) published by Kabanas Hellas.

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German

1) Die Spinne  #130 (1979) published by BSV - Williams, 2) The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (2000) published by Panini Deutschland, and 3) The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (2004) published by Panini Deutschland.

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Sweden

1) Spindelmannen #12 (1979) published by Atlantic Förlags AB.

Cover Thumbnail for Spindelmannen (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1978 series) #12/1979

Norway

1) Edderkoppen #12 (1979) published by Atlantic Forlag.

Cover Thumbnail for Edderkoppen (Atlantic Forlag, 1978 series) #12/1979

Spain

1)  Spider-Man #68 (1982) published by Editorial Bruguera, 2) Spiderman de John Romita #55 (2003) published by Planeta DeAgostini, and 3) title unknown - similar to the France book (2007) published Panini Spain.

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Danish

1) Da Edderkoppen mødte Punisher (1993) published by Semic Interpresse.

Cover Thumbnail for Da Edderkoppen mødte Punisher (Semic Interpresse, 1993 series) #[1993]

Hungary

1) Peter Parker P?kember #3 (2021) published by Kingpin.

Russia

1) ???????????? ???????-???  #129 (2019) published by Comme il Faut Ltd.

Amazing Spider-Man #129 (Comics, 2021, Softcover) - Russian Edition | eBay

Finland

1) Spider-Man HÄMÄRÄKKIMIES (1994) published by Semic Interpresse.

India

(Date and publisher unknown)

Turkey

1) Amazing Spider-Man #129 (2022) published by Marmara Çizgi.

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Australia

1) Poster - Avengers #13 (1975) published by Newton Comics

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Homages

There are a ton of homages so I'll limit it to containing Punisher himself a Spider-Man title.  And, yes, there are foreign editions of these if you want to get super crazy!

1) What If #58 (1994), 2) Marvel Tales #209 (1988), 3) Comics Values Monthly #60 (1991), 4)  Punisher Meets Archie #1 (1994), 5) Spider-Man vs The Punisher (2000),

Marvel Tales (Vol. 2) #209 (Mike Zeck Cover Art) - March 1988The Punisher Meets ArchieSpider-Man vs The Punisher

6) Wizard The Guide To Comics #115 (2001), 7) Punisher Dark Reign A/B/C (2009), 8) Ultimate Avengers vs New Ultimates #3 (2011)

Wizard Magazine #115Punisher #1Punisher #1 (Osborn Variant)Punisher (Vol 8) #1 (Atomic Comics Hero Initiative) - March 2009Ultimate Avengers vs New Ultimates #3

9) Despicable Deadpool #287 Lenticular Variant – December (2017), 10) Amazing Spider-Man (#789) Dimasi Shattered Exclusive #17 (2017), 11) The Punisher #13 Mary Jane Watson Variant  (August 2017), 12) Punisher #1 Clayton Crain Variant C and B (2018)

Despicable Deadpool #287 (Lenticular Variant) - December 2017The Punisher (Vol 11) #13 (Mary Jane Watson Variant) - August 2017Punisher (Vol 12) #1 (Clayton Crain Scorpion Comics Variant 2 - October 2018Punisher (Vol 12) #1 (Clayton Crain Scorpion Comics Variant 1) - October 2018

13) Punisher #218 Leneil Yu Variant (2018)

Punisher (Vol 11) #218 (Leneil Yu Variant) - January 2018

Conclusion

That's the set! Did I miss any and are you up for the challenge?  Special thank you to Greg, Tony, Franz, Mario, and Matthew for helping me with the information on some of the rarer books.

Happy hunting!  If you want to see what your set could look like check out these collections below:

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And if you're into more than just comics in your set check out Tony (@foreigncomicsetcollector on Instagram)

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