{"product_id":"punisher-red-band-1-foil-variant-polybagged","title":"Punisher: Red Band # 1 Foil Variant Polybagged","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePunisher: Red Band # 1\u003c\/b\u003e (September 10, 2025) is the first issue in a five-part, polybagged limited series for mature readers. The story centers on an amnesiac Frank Castle who, after waking up wounded with no memory, inadvertently sparks a massive gang war in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe narrative begins with Frank Castle found critically injured and memory-less on a burning boat in the New York City harbor. Though he doesn't know his name, his violent instincts are fully intact. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eMemory Loss and Instinct: Frank washes ashore and breaks into an elderly woman's apartment to perform crude, self-surgery to remove the bullets. His actions demonstrate a primal adherence to a violent code despite his lack of identity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Gang War: His reappearance and subsequent actions draw the immediate attention of the city's criminal underworld. He disrupts established operations, sparking a power struggle between major crime bosses, including the Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) and Tombstone (Lonnie Lincoln).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eA Force of Nature: The issue portrays Frank less as a calculating vigilante and more as an unstoppable force of nature, moving with brutal efficiency and creating chaos in the vacuum of his memory loss. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePunisher: Red Band is notable for its explicit content and mature rating: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eWriter: Benjamin Percy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eArtist: Julius Ohta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003ePublisher: Marvel Comics (explicit content imprint)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47751508099172,"sku":"BK413","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_01_23_14_36_36_745.jpg?v=1769200686","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/punisher-red-band-1-foil-variant-polybagged","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}