Peter Parker And Frank Castle Take A Walk Down Memory Pain in Punisher / Spider-Man #1

By Chad Burdette

on July 10, 2026

THE PUNISHER AND SPIDER-MAN, two of the most notorious names in New York City with very different approaches to making the Big Apple safer (or not, depending on who you ask!). Join us now for a trip to the days of their earliest encounters with returning fan-favorite writer DAN ABNETT (PUNISHER: YEAR ONE) and your new favorite artist, MATTEO DELLA FONTE!

Peter Parker and Frank Castle take a walk down memory pain in PUNISHER VS. SPIDER-MAN, an all-new five issue limited series detailing some of the duo’s earliest encounters in the Marvel Universe.

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Taking place shortly after Punisher’s debut dust-up with Spider-Man in the pages of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #129, writer Dan Abnett (IMPERIAL GUARDIANS) and artist Matteo Della Fonte (NOVA: CENTURION) force Peter Parker and Frank Castle to set aside their differences for the greater good… until they inevitably turn on one another once again.

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PUNISHER VS. SPIDER-MAN #1 (OF 5)

THE PUNISHER AND SPIDER-MAN, two of the most notorious names in New York City with very different approaches to making the Big Apple safer (or not, depending on who you ask!).

Brought together by happenstance and forced to stay that way by an ally from Frank Castle’s past in need, will the web-slinger and the gunslinger be able to begrudgingly set aside their differences before they find themselves at one another’s throats?!

Creative Team

Writer: Dan Abnett
Artist: Matteo Della Fonte
Colorists: Rachel Rosenberg
Letterer: Corey Petit
Cover Artist: Jonas Scharf & Alex Guimarães
Variant Cover Artists: Dave Johnson; Dike Ruan; Netho Diaz; Whilce Portacio; Fabrizio De Tommaso
Retailer Variant Cover Artists: Tyler Kirkham
Senior Editor: Wil Moss
Editor: Devin Lewis and Danny Khazem
Associate Editor: Drew Baugartner
Format: Limited Series
Cover Price/Page Count: $4.99/32 pages