The Punisher, Vol. 5 #2 (Cvr B) (2000) Variant
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Variant
Badaboom, Badabing
Ma Gnucci, furious at the Punisher's killing of her three sons, orders her consigliori to place a hit on the Punisher. Gnucci's consigliori; Joe Malizia, meets three hitmen and assigns them their new target clueless that Frank listens in on their briefing. While Frank continues his war on the Gnuccis, political pressure forces the creation of a new police task force to arrest the Punisher. The "task force" consists of the department's biggest loser, Det. Soap and newly hired behavioral psychologist Buddy Plugg. Finally we are introduced to the mentally disturbed Father Redondo who has a very bad habit of judging sinners with his axe when they come to confession. The Punisher kills 5 people this issue: Two by vehicular manslaughter, one by Uzi SMG, one by subway rail accident, and one by knife.
Release Date: 2000
Badaboom, Badabing
Ma Gnucci, furious at the Punisher's killing of her three sons, orders her consigliori to place a hit on the Punisher. Gnucci's consigliori; Joe Malizia, meets three hitmen and assigns them their new target clueless that Frank listens in on their briefing. While Frank continues his war on the Gnuccis, political pressure forces the creation of a new police task force to arrest the Punisher. The "task force" consists of the department's biggest loser, Det. Soap and newly hired behavioral psychologist Buddy Plugg. Finally we are introduced to the mentally disturbed Father Redondo who has a very bad habit of judging sinners with his axe when they come to confession. The Punisher kills 5 people this issue: Two by vehicular manslaughter, one by Uzi SMG, one by subway rail accident, and one by knife.
Release Date: 2000
THE HIGH GRADES (Investment Quality)
- 9.9 – 10.0 MINT: Near perfect. No discernible defects.
- 9.8 NM/MT: High-end; negligible stress or bindery tears.
- 9.6 NM+: Nearly perfect; very minor surface wear.
- 9.4 NM: Standard high-grade; minor corner blunting.
- 9.2 NM-: Excellent; small stress lines (no color break).
- 9.0 VF/NM: Great eye appeal; minor spine stress.
THE MID GRADES (Collector Quality)
- 8.5 VF+: Clean copy; small amount of wear/creasing.
- 8.0 VF: Very attractive; minor surface wear or foxing.
- 7.5 VF-: Slight accumulation of defects; minor blunting.
- 7.0 FN/VF: Solid copy; minor creases or color breaks.
- 6.0 FN: Average mid-grade; small spine splits or tears.
- 5.0 VG/FN: Significant wear; small pieces may be missing.
THE LOW GRADES (Reader Quality)
- 4.0 VG: Average used copy; heavy creasing or scuffing.
- 3.0 GD/VG: Heavily read; major creases or staple rust.
- 2.0 GD: Well-worn; covers may be detached but present.
- 1.0 FR: Heavily damaged; large chunks missing.
- 0.5 PR: Fragile; missing pages or severe degradation.
Our raw grading is an opinion based on 30+ years of experience. We do not guarantee a specific numeric grade from 3rd party services (CGC/CBCS) but strive for maximum accuracy.
