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In English the issue named "The Punisher Strikes Twice!"{{cite book| last = DiPaolo| first = Marc| title = War, Politics and Superheroes: Ethics and Propaganda In Comics and Film | year = 2011| publisher = McFarland| isbn = 978-0-7864-8579-6| page = 124 }}{{cite book |last=Mengel, Bradley|publisher= McFarland |title =Serial Vigilantes of Paperback Fiction: An Encyclopedia from Able Team to Z-Comm |date =September 15, 2009 |page =7 |isbn =978-0786441655 }}{{cite book |last=Wright, Bradford W.|publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press |title =Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America |date =September 18, 2003 |page =328 |isbn =978-0801874505 }} was released with the tagline "He's Different! He's Deadly! He's -- The Punisher! The Most Lethal Hired Assassin Ever! His Assignment: Kill Spider-Man! And Behind the Most Murderous Plot of All Times, There Lurks... The Jackal!".

In other countries the comic was first published in 1974 in Canada; in June 1974 in Brazil; September 24, 1974 in Mexico; 1975 in the Netherlands; January 14, 1976 in Italy; 1978 in Colombia; August 1978 in Greece; February 1979 in Germany; November 29, 1979 in Sweden; December 4, 1979 in Norway; December 1980 in Spain; June 3 1993 in Denmark; November 2006 in France. It was also published in Yugoslavia and Britain at some points.{{cite web |title= The Amazing Spider-Man #129|url=https://www.comics.org/issue/27163/ |publisher=Grand Comics Database|website=comics.org |access-date=March 26, 2017}}

File:Thejackalamazingspiderman146.jpg #146 (July 1975) also debuted in this comic, art by Ross Andru.]]

A new costumed character called the Jackal has appeared and hired a vigilante, the Punisher, to kill Spider-Man. Spider-Man, meanwhile, is web-slinging through the city contemplating the recent death of his girlfriend Gwen Stacy; he stops to take some pictures of a robbery and stop it along the way. He takes the photos to the Daily Bugle as Peter Parker, where J. Jonah Jameson has a fit that Parker has not been able to get any photos of the Punisher, and that all the competition is snapping up photos of him in action.{{cite web |last=G, Agent |title=Famous First Fridays: The Punisher in Amazing Spider-Man #129 |url=http://diversionsofthegroovykind.blogspot.se/2009/05/famous-first-fridays-punisher-in.html |publisher=Diversions of the Groovy Kind |date=May 1, 2009 |access-date=March 27, 2017}}{{cite book |last=Booker, M. Keith. |title= Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels|isbn=978-0313357466 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K2J7DpUItEMC&q=spider+man+punisher+first+appearance&pg=PA490 |publisher=Greenwood |date=May 11, 2010 |via=Google Books |access-date=March 29, 2017}}{{Cite book|title=Marvelous Mythology: How the world's greatest superheroes were created |last= Frye, Todd |publisher=Amazon Digital Services LLC |date= December 20, 2014 |isbn= 9780989135467 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V68jBQAAQBAJ&q=Amazing+Spider-Man+129&pg=PT191 }}

Peter leaves and changes back to Spider-Man, and soon finds himself attacked by the Punisher, who thinks that Spider-Man is a regular crook just like everyone else he kills. The vigilante does not have much of an upper hand against Spider-Man, and the Jackal (who was hiding near the battle) decides to attack him. When his claws rake the back of Spider-Man's head, the Punisher calls the Jackal on his "unjust" methods of killing Spider-Man. Spider-Man manages to get away when he stumbles off the edge of the building they are fighting on, gains control, and swings away. When the Jackal and Punisher depart, Spider-Man returns to the scene, collecting the Punisher's weapon that was left behind and seeing that it was made by a company named Reiss Armories.{{cite book |last=Booker, M. Keith. |title= Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels|isbn=978-0313357466 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K2J7DpUItEMC&q=spider+man+punisher+first+appearance&pg=PA490 |publisher=Greenwood |date=May 11, 2010 |via=Google Books |access-date=March 29, 2017}}

As he returns to his apartment, now dressed as Peter Parker, he mends his costume, unaware that his friend Harry Osborn is listening and suspecting that Peter may know that he has decided to take up the mantle of the Green Goblin after his father. While at ESU, Miles Warren has sought out Mary Jane Watson to see if she can pass along an apology to Peter over their brief run-in while he was trying to get help for her when the Vulture had captured her.Amazing Spider-Man #127-128 At the secret hideout of the Jackal, the Punisher lashes out at the Jackal over their methods of elimination. The Punisher leaves to go to the Mechanic, his gun supplier, to resupply.{{cite web |url = https://screenrant.com/superheroes-didnt-know-debuted-other-comic-books/|last= Lovell, Jason|title =16 Iconic Superheroes You Didn't Know Started In Other Comic Books |website =Screen Rant |date = May 25, 2017|access-date=2017-06-23}}

This quest brings him to Reiss Armories, where he finds Spider-Man, who just stumbled upon the Mechanic's dead body. Believing that Spider-Man was the one who had killed the Mechanic, the Punisher attacks him. During their fight, Spider-Man manages to get the upper hand and bind the Punisher. He then makes the vigilante see that the Jackal's trademark clawings were the cause of the Mechanic's death. Realizing that the Jackal had been manipulating him to do his dirty work and then intended to frame him for murder, the Punisher vows to get revenge against the Jackal and storms out, leaving Spider-Man alone at the crime scene. When Spider-Man hears police sirens on their way there, he leaves as well. The Jackal, watching on, vows that he will eventually destroy Spider-Man.

The magazine Complex ranked the cover by Kane and Romita as both the number 32nd-most iconic Spider-Man image ever{{cite magazine |last=Serafino, Jason |title=The 50 Most Iconic Spider-Man Images |url= http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/08/the-50-most-iconic-spider-man-images/20|magazine=Complex|date=August 22, 2012 |access-date=March 26, 2017}} and the fourth-best The Amazing Spider-Man cover of all time.{{cite magazine |last=Serafino, Jason |title=The 15 Best "Amazing Spider-Man" Covers Of All Time |url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/07/the-15-best-amazing-spider-man-covers-of-all-time/13 |magazine=Complex|date=July 4, 2012 |access-date=March 26, 2017}} Comic Book Resources named the cover to be the twelfth-greatest Spider-Man cover of all time in 2012{{cite web |last=Cronin, Brian |title=50 GREATEST SPIDER-MAN COVERS OF ALL-TIME MASTER LIST |url=http://www.cbr.com/50-greatest-spider-man-covers-of-all-time-master-list/ |publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=March 11, 2012 |access-date=March 26, 2017}} and again in 2017.{{cite web |last=Smith, Gary |title=THE 15 MOST ICONIC SPIDER-MAN COVERS |url=http://www.cbr.com/the-15-most-iconic-spider-man-covers/ |website=Comic Book Resources|date= March 16, 2017 |access-date=March 26, 2017}} The issue was voted by fans as the 50th-greatest Marvel Comics issue of all time in 2001 and therefore was included in the trade paperback 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time, and the 57th-greatest single Marvel comic book issue ever in 2017.{{cite web |last=Morse, Ben |title=FIND OUT THE 75 GREATEST MARVEL COMICS OF ALL-TIME |url= https://news.marvel.com/comics/23034/find_out_the_75_greatest_marvel_comics_of_all-time/ |publisher=Marvel.com |date=August 8, 2014 |access-date=March 27, 2017}} Comic Book Resources ranked the story "The Punisher Strikes Twice" as the 32nd-greatest Punisher story of all time.{{cite web |last=Cronin, Brian |title=40 GREATEST PUNISHER STORIES: #35-31 |url=http://www.cbr.com/40-greatest-punisher-stories-35-31/ |publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=March 12, 2016 |access-date=March 26, 2017}}{{cite web |last=Kim, Charlie |title=Investment Books, Part 2 |url=https://www.comicbookdaily.com/columns/nut-shell/investment-books-part-2/ |publisher=Comic Book Daily |date=February 16, 2017 |access-date=March 27, 2017}}

The Punisher's unusual behavior for a character in a superhero comic made his debut controversial, with very few characters being willing to kill at that time in the medium.{{cite web |last=Hoare, James |title=THE PUNISHER IS "THE WORST IMPULSE OF THE SUPERHERO"|work=The Punisher's comic-book creator Gerry Conway on ageing in Marvel time, Punisher movies and not being Spider-Man's best pal |url=https://www.scifinow.co.uk/interviews/the-punisher-is-“the-worst-impulse-of-the-superhero”/ |publisher=SciFiNow|date=December 28, 2011 |access-date=March 29, 2017}} Greg Turner of Back to the Past stated in his review that as far as an introduction goes, it was good for the Punisher and that it was no surprise that the character showed up soon again in issue #134, since he proved very popular.{{cite web |last=Turner, Greg |title=RETRO REVIEW: Spider-Man # 129 |url=http://gobacktothepast.com/retro-review-spider-man-129/ |publisher=BACK TO THE PAST|work= Pop culture collectibles|date=May 8, 2015 |access-date=March 26, 2017}} Todd Frye, the author of the book Marvelous Mythology, asserted that the Punisher was unusual even as a super-villain at the time, stating that the character's willingness to kill with conventional military weaponry, as opposed to using technological sci-fi gadgets which instead stunned the hero like most antagonists, was something new.

Kenny Coburn of ComicVerse expressed that from reading the issue one gets a good grip about the Punisher's philosophy on killing and his code of conduct which is bonded with a strict moral code, which according to Coburn clearly indicates that the character was meant to be sympathetic from the beginning, in contrast to most of Spider-Man's villains who were introduced at the time.{{cite web |last=Coburn, Kenny |title=This Week in Comic Book History: The Punisher Debuts in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #129 |url=https://comicsverse.com/this-week-in-comic-book-history-the-punisher-debuts-in-the-amazing-spider-man-129/ |publisher=ComicsVerse |date=February 26, 2016 |access-date=March 26, 2017}} Coburn also expressed that it was easy to see how the Punisher stood out against other characters of the time, starting: "[after realizing that he's been manipulated by the Jackal] The Punisher punches a wall and walks away, mumbling about how he is fighting a lonely war. It's this type of dark brooding that makes it easy to see why the Punisher didn't fit in after his initial debut, especially juxtaposed against Spider-Man's bright colors and constant quips." In difference from Coburn, Mark Ginocchio, the author of 100 Things Spider-Man Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die believes that the Punisher's success as a character was mostly an accident and that the main focus of the story and the character that was introduced and meant to be a major player for the Marvel Universe was the Jackal.{{cite book|last=Ginocchio, Mark |title =100 Things Spider-Man Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die |year =2017 |series= 100 Things...Fans Should Know|isbn =978-1629374024|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K2k8DgAAQBAJ&q=punisher+jackal&pg=PT165 |via=Google Books}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.batmansbookcase.com/updates/2018/9/4/the-punishers-code-a-look-at-frank-castles-first-appearance-in-amazing-spider-man-129|title = The Punisher's Code: A Look at Frank Castle's First Appearance in Amazing Spider-Man #129| date=6 September 2018 }}

The character of the Punisher was well received at the time and his characterization has stayed largely consistent since his introduction in this issue.{{cite web |url =http://www.cbr.com/the-punisher-his-15-gnarliest-kills/ |last=Hopkins, Evan |title =The Punisher: His 15 GNARLIEST Kills |website =Comic Book Resources |date = May 26, 2017|access-date=2017-06-23}}{{cite web |last= Peterson, Matthew|title=RETRO REVIEW: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #129 (FEBRUARY 1974) |url=http://majorspoilers.com/2015/06/21/retro-review-amazing-spider-man-129-february-1974/ |publisher=Major Spoilers|date=June 21, 2015 |access-date=March 26, 2017}}{{Cite book|title=The Psychology of Superheroes: An Unauthorized Exploration |last1=Canzoneri, Jennifer |last2=Rosenberg, Robin S. |page=169 |publisher= Smart Pop|date=February 9, 2008 |series= Psychology of Popular Culture|isbn=978-1933771311 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=RdXhjmRFCIwC&q=Amazing+Spider-Man+129&pg=PA169}}{{Cite book|title=The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes |last= Misiroglu, Gina|publisher=Visible Ink Press |date= April 1, 2012 |isbn= 978-1578593750|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RgVlCwAAQBAJ&q=Amazing+Spider-Man+129&pg=PR4 }}{{Cite book|title=Sovereignty and superheroes |last=Curtis, Neal |page= 111|publisher=Manchester University Press |date=January 1, 2016 |isbn=978-0719085048 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=yUUFCwAAQBAJ&q=Amazing+Spider-Man+129&pg=PA111}}{{Cite book|title=Comics for Film, Games, and Animation: Using Comics to Construct Your Transmedia Storyworld |last=Weaver, Tyler |page= 152|publisher=Focal Press |date= October 15, 2012 |isbn= 978-0240823782 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=o9Bp5RY-bZoC&q=Amazing+Spider-Man+129&pg=PA152}} None of the character's backstory is given in the issue besides him being a Marine veteran and his core personality would be more refined by later authors.{{cite magazine |last=Williams, Owen |title=The Punisher: a complete history |url= https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/punisher-complete-history/|magazine=Empire |date=January 28, 2016 |access-date=March 26, 2017}}{{cite web |last=B. Michael |title=Back to the Issue – The Punisher Strikes Twice |url=http://www.comicdrama.com/back-to-the-issue/008/ |publisher=Comic Drama |date=July 11, 2016 |access-date=March 28, 2017}} The character, whose real name was later revealed to be Frank Castle, would return to the comic only a few issues later in Amazing Spider-Man #134–135; after that, he received some solo one-shots before gaining his own limited series and later three ongoing series in the '80s and '90s. During that time, the Punisher was one of Marvel Comics' most profitable and well-known characters and remains integral to the company in recent years, with his skull insignia being an iconic symbol.{{cite magazine |last=Serafino, Jason |title=The Top 10 Punisher Stories Of All Time |url= http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2011/08/the-top-10-punisher-stories/|magazine=Complex |date=August 2, 2011 |access-date=March 26, 2017}} As a breakout character for Marvel, the character helped launch the enduring popularity of anti-heroes in superhero comics.{{cite news |last= Shiach, Kieran|title=All He Needs Is Hate: A Tribute To The Punisher |url= http://comicsalliance.com/tribute-punisher/|work=ComicsAlliance |date=October 31, 2016 |access-date=March 29, 2017}} According to Jason Serafino of Complex magazine, despite the character's many incarnations and interpretations as everything between a lone vigilante, a spandex-wearing superhero and a supernatural guardian angel, the character always eventually retreats back to his grim and violent origins, which were portrayed in this first comic.

The events of the comic are mirrored in Ultimate Spider-Man #157, in which Spider-Man ends up taking a bullet to save the life of Captain America from an assassination attempt by the Punisher, which was described by Andy Khouri of ComicsAlliance as a clever call-back and a fairly poetic way for Spider-Man to die in the Ultimate Comics Universe alternate continuity.{{cite news |last=Khouri, Andy |title=MARVEL REVEALS POST-'DEATH OF SPIDER-MAN' DETAILS [SPOILERS] |url=http://comicsalliance.com/marvel-reveals-post-death-of-spider-man-details-spoilers/ |work=ComicsAlliance |date= April 18, 2011|access-date=March 29, 2017}}

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The cover of this issue has been paid homage to several times:

• In 1994, the crossover Archie Meets the Punisher featured a cover similar to The Amazing Spider-Man #129 for the "Direct Market Edition " with Archie Andrews in the Punisher's crosshairs.(October 6, 2016), "[http://sterlingsilvercomics.com/2016/10/06/punisher-meets-archie-direct-market-edition-august-1994/ Back Issue of the Week: The Punisher Meets Archie Direct Market Edition (August 1994)]," Sterling Silver Comics. Retrieved July 4, 2018
• The cover to What If? #58 (February 1994) named "What if the Punisher had killed Spider-Man?" is a direct reference to the cover and the issue proposes what would have happened if the Punisher had succeeded in killing Spider-Man before realizing that he was not a bad guy.{{cite web |last=Guhl, Kevin |title=The 10 Best Deaths of Spider-Man in the "What If…?" Comics |url= http://www.therobotsvoice.com/2010/05/the_10_best_deaths_of_spider-man_in_the_what_if_co.php |work=COMICS, DAILY LISTS |publisher=The Robot's Voice |date=May 5, 2010 |access-date=March 27, 2017}}{{cite web |title=Amazing Spider-Man #129 (Homages) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/profile/cbishop/lists/amazing-spider-man-129-homages/60775/ |publisher=Comic Vine |access-date=March 30, 2017}}
• The Amazing Spider-Girl #4 named "Whatever happened to the daughter of Spider-Man, Part Four: Caught in Mad Dog's Crosshairs!" from 2007 pays homage to the cover with art by Ron Frenz.{{cite web |last=David |title=The Amazing Spider-Man #129 Homages |url= http://ilovecomiccovers.blogspot.se/2012/07/the-amazing-spider-man-129-homages.html|publisher=I Love Comic Covers |date= July 18, 2012|access-date=March 27, 2017}}
• The cover to Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates #3 (June 2011) is a tribute to the cover and mimics its basic composition.
• The cover was also paid tribute to by Chris Giarrusso in his Mini Marvels comic book.{{cite web |last=Giarrusso, Chris |title=AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #129 SKETCH COVER TRIBUTE |url=http://chrisgiarrusso.com/amazing-spider-man-129-sketch-cover-tribute/ |work=Art |publisher=Chris Giarrusso.com |date=March 21, 2016 |access-date=March 27, 2017}}
• Punisher (2009) #1 features an Amazing Spider-Man #129 cover homage with Norman Osborn taking the place of Spider-Man.
• A variant cover to Spider-Woman #2 features an image to the cover with Rocket Raccoon in the place of the Punisher and Groot in the place of Spider-Man.{{cite web |title=SPIDER-WOMAN #2 ROCKET RACCOON AND GROOT VARIANT |url= https://www.dynamicforces.com/htmlfiles/p-C122835.html|publisher=Dynamic Forces |access-date=March 27, 2017}}
• The series No Hero by Warren Ellis features an homage to the cover on issue #1.
• The cover to the DVD release of the professional wrestling show King of Trios 2 made by Chikara is a tribute to the cover.{{cite web |title=Chikara DVD February 17, 2007 "2007 King of Trios- Night 2" - Barnesville, PA |url=http://smartmarkvideo.com/chikara-dvd-feb-17-2007-king-trios-night-2-barnesville-pa |publisher=Smart Mark Video |date= February 17, 2007|access-date=March 27, 2017}}
• In 2014, the cover to the fourth issue of the comic book series Bad Ass is based on the cover.{{cite web |title=Bad Ass #4 |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/bad-ass-4/4000-450564/ |publisher=Comic Vine |date=April 2014 |access-date=March 30, 2017}}
• A variant cover drawn by Daniel Acuna to the first issue of the 2014 Star Wars series has Boba Fett as the Punisher and Han Solo as Spider-Man.{{cite web |title=Star Wars #1 cover|url=https://static3.comicvine.com/uploads/original/7/70215/5610500-4579171472-43366.jpg |publisher=Comic Vine |access-date=March 30, 2017}}
• In 2017, Marvel produced a variant cover with Mary Jane Watson in the place of the Punisher and the demon Mephisto in the place of Spider-Man, as a reference to the storyline "One More Day".{{cite web |last=Busch, Caitlin |title=Mary Jane Is Every Superhero in New Marvel Comics |url=https://www.inverse.com/article/29301-marvel-comics-variants-mary-jane-watson-spider-man |publisher=INVERSE |date=March 20, 2017 |access-date=March 30, 2017}}{{cite web |last=Crocker, Sarah |title=Mary Jane Variant Covers Put Spidey's Friend In Every Marvel Comic Ever |url=http://culturess.com/2017/03/21/mary-jane-variant-covers-put-spideys-friend-every-marvel-comic-ever/ |publisher=Time Inc.|website= FanSided |date= March 23, 2017|access-date=March 30, 2017}}{{cite web |last=Lovett, James |title=Mary Jane Watson Is The Punisher, Iron Fist, & More On New Marvel Variants |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/03/20/mary-jane-punisher-iron-fist-gwenpool/ |publisher=ComicBook.com |date= March 20, 2017|access-date=March 30, 2017}}
• In 2017, as part of Marvel's event comic "Legacy", the cover to Deadpool by Salvador Espin is an homage to the cover.{{cite news |url =https://www.newsarama.com/35071-another-round-of-marvel-legacy-reveals-but-is-fourth-grouping-fantastic.html#s2 |last=Arrant, Chris |title =Another Round of MARVEL LEGACY Reveals - But Is Fourth Grouping 'Fantastic'? |work =Newsarama |date =June 23, 2017 |access-date=2017-06-23 |page= 2}}{{cite web |url =https://www.previewsworld.com/Article/196204-PREVIEWSworld-Exclusive-Marvel-Legacy-Titles-Revealed-With-Homage-Variant-Covers |title =PREVIEWSworld Exclusive: Marvel Legacy Titles Revealed With Homage Variant Covers |publisher =PREVIEWSworld |date = June 23, 2017|access-date=2017-06-23}}

An original copy of the issue can be sold for unusually high prices depending on its CGC score.{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/06/24/deadpool-and-cable-breakup/|title=Marvel Teases Deadpool & Cable Breakup|first1=Adam|last1=Barnhardt|date=June 23, 2017|website=Comicbook / Marvel|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180408182910/http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/06/24/deadpool-and-cable-breakup/|archivedate=April 8, 2018|url-status=live}} Several 9.4 copies have been sold on WorthPoint for nearly $900 each.{{cite web |title= AMAZING SPIDER-MAN # 129 1ST PUNISHER MINT 9.4|url=https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/amazing-spider-man-129-1st-punisher-mint-9 |publisher=WorthPoint|date=November 8, 2007 |access-date=March 26, 2017}} The record sale of a copy on the popular website sellmycomicbooks.com was for $5,000 (over a $1,000 more than the second-most valuable issue; #121 the Death of Gwen Stacy) and it has an absolute minimum value of $100 in bad condition on the site.{{cite web |title= Amazing Spider-Man Comic Book Price Guide For Issues #121-#129|url=http://www.sellmycomicbooks.com/amazing-spider-man-comic-121-129.html |publisher=Sell My Comic Books |access-date=March 26, 2017}} The website also estimated that a 6.0-graded copy is worth between $250 and $275 and that it is major comic book Bronze Age key issue and a must have for any Spider-Man collector.{{cite web |last=Slidell, Jerry |title=Amazing Spider-Man #129 Value? |url= http://www.sellmycomicbooks.com/amazing-spiderman-129-value.html|publisher=Sell My Comic Books|date= February 8, 2015|access-date=March 26, 2017}}{{cite web |last= CGC staff|title=Impressive CGC'd Books in Comiclink Auction Starting Soon |work=eNewsletter |url= https://www.cgccomics.com/news/enews/2007/September/article7.asp|publisher=CGC comics|date= September 2007|access-date=March 26, 2017}}{{cite web |last= Schmell, Doug|title= Ultra-high-grade Amazing Spider-Man Run in Pedigree Grand Auction |url=https://www.cgccomics.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=3706&high-grade-amazing-spider-man-1-400-run-in-pedigree-january-grand-auction |publisher=CGC comics|date=December 3, 2013 |access-date=March 26, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sellmycomicbooks.com/most-valuable-comic-books-bronze-age.html|title = Top 200 Most Valuable Comic Books from the Bronze Age (1970s)}} Other sites have estimated the value of a 6.0 point guard issue to be around $345.{{cite web |last= Staff|title=The Amazing Spider-Man #129 Comic Book Values & Price Guide |work=Comic Book Value & Price Guides |date=28 July 2014 |url=http://comicswatcher.com/the-amazing-spider-man-129-comic-book-values-price-guide/ |publisher= Comics Watcher |access-date=March 26, 2017}} It is one of the few comic books of the Bronze Age which is highly valuable and its price and demand has only increased as time has gone on.{{cite web |last= Staff|title=Amazing Spider-man 129 - Why You Need To Get It And Fast! |url= http://www.totalcomicmayhem.com/2011/05/amazing-spiderman-129-why-you-need-to.html|publisher=TotalComicMayhem |date= May 1, 2011|access-date=March 26, 2017}}{{cite web |last=Staff |title=Amazing Spider-Man #129 Value |url= http://www.totalcomicmayhem.com/2013/06/amazing-spider-man-129-value.html|publisher=TotalComicMayhem |date=June 3, 2013 |access-date=March 26, 2017}} Due to the increasing popularity of the character the Punisher since his introduction the issues value has increased significantly in the late 2010s after having been undervalued for a long time.{{cite web |title= Amazing Spider-man #129 CGC 9.6 1st Punisher! Stan Lee SS! Upgrade to 9.8 |url=http://amazingspidermancgc.name/amazing-spider-man-129-cgc-9-6-1st-punisher-stan-lee-ss-upgrade-to-9-8.htm |publisher=Amazing Spider-Man CGC |date= August 11, 2016|access-date=March 26, 2017}} The price rose significantly from its low point in 2011 to 2016.{{cite web |last=Bleeding Cool staff |title=In Christmas Bargain Shopping, The Punisher's First Appearance Dropping To Record Lows |url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/12/27/christmas-bargain-shopping-punishers-first-appearance-dropping-record-lows/ |publisher=Bleeding Cool|date=December 27, 2011 |access-date=March 26, 2017|archive-date=21 October 2017|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021171338/https://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/12/27/christmas-bargain-shopping-punishers-first-appearance-dropping-record-lows/}} In 2016 a 9.8-graded copy was auctioned off for $8,855.{{cite web|last=Scoop staff |title=CGC-Certified Comics Victorious in Hake's Auction |url=http://scoop.previewsworld.com/home/4/1/73/1014?articleid=176781|publisher=Scoop |access-date=March 29, 2017}}{{cite web |last=Staff |title=Demand For Early U.S. Political Memorabilia Produces Million-Dollar Auction |url= https://www.antiquesandauctionnews.net/Article+Display/Demand-For-Early-U~S~-Political-Memorabilia-Produces-Million*Dollar-Auction/ |publisher=Antiques And Auction News |date= April 14, 2016|access-date=March 26, 2017}}{{cite magazine |last=Morris |first=Chris |date=July 6, 2016 |title=6 Treasures Lurking in Your Attic—and How to Get the Most Money for Them |url=https://money.com/collectibles-comics-baseball-cards-electronics/ |url-status=live |magazine=Money.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613232215/https://money.com/collectibles-comics-baseball-cards-electronics/ |archive-date=June 13, 2021 |access-date=March 27, 2017}} Two other 9.8-graded copies went for over $10,000 in 2016, with one of them going for $10,600 in March.{{cite web |title=Amazing Spider-Man #129 CGC NM/M 9.8 White |url= https://www.pedigreecomics.com/vault/comic/058132/amazing-spider-man-129-cgc-98-w|publisher=Pedigree Comics |access-date=March 26, 2017}} The comic is one of the most rare ever made and ranked no. 6 on CoverBrowser's top 10 list.{{cite web |last=Staff |title= The Top 10 Rare Comics |url= http://www.coverbrowser.com/top/rare|publisher=Cover Browser |date=December 2006|access-date=March 26, 2017}} The issue is also commonly considered an easy choice for sellers all over to have graded because of its status as being considered an obvious classic among fans and collectors of comic books.{{cite web |last=Aufrufe, Tsd |title= Comic Books: "To Grade or Not To Grade?" How to decide… |url=http://www.ebay.de/gds/Comic-Books-To-Grade-or-Not-To-Grade-How-to-decide-/10000000001653916/g.html |publisher=EBay |date= October 14, 2007|access-date=March 26, 2017}} InvestComics rates the issue as one of the most sought-after issues of The Amazing Spider-Man ever and ComicBookInvest ranks it as the most valuable Punisher comic ever.{{cite web |last= Katz, Jay|title=Amazing Spider-Man Checklist #1 |url=http://investcomics.com/features/investcomics-hot-picks-amazing-spider-man-movie-special |publisher=Investcomics.com |date= June 24, 2012|access-date=March 26, 2017}}{{cite web |last=Iñigo, Inigo |title=TOP 5: PUNISHER |work=Comic Book Speculation & Investing HOT 5 |url=https://comicbookinvest.com/2015/09/21/top-5-punisher/ |publisher=ComicBookInvest.com |date=September 21, 2015 |access-date=March 26, 2017}}{{cite news |last=Webb, Craig |title=BAM! Comic-book treasure trove goes on sale |url=http://www.norwalkreflector.com/Business/2016/02/06/BAM-Comic-book-treasure-trove-goes-on-sale-in-Ohio |newspaper=Norwalk Reflector |date=February 6, 2016 |access-date= March 27, 2017}} In 2015 David Tosh, author of Picker's Pocket Guide Comic Books: How to Pick Antiques Like a Pro estimated that higher-grade copies could go for almost $15,000.{{cite book |last=Tosh, David |title=Comic Books: How to Pick Antiques Like a Pro|series=Picker's Pocket Guides |isbn= 978-1440244988 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=MPwGCgAAQBAJ&q=spider+man+punisher+first+appearance&pg=PA133|publisher=Krause Publications |date=October 13, 2015 |via=Google Books |access-date=March 29, 2017}} In 2017 Verdict estimated that it was the ninth-most valuable comic to come out of the Bronze Age, with a minimum price of $100 for an original printing.{{cite web|url=https://www.verdict.co.uk/comic-book-day-the-most-valuable-comic-books-in-the-world/|title=Comic Book Day: the most valuable comic books in the world|first1=Jack|last1=Rear|date=September 25, 2017|website=Verdict}} Sales of the issue increased in the late 2010s due to the popularity of the Punisher incarnation depicted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsarama.com/36831-the-new-york-comic-con-2017-comic-market-report.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822153209/https://www.newsarama.com/36831-the-new-york-comic-con-2017-comic-market-report.html|title=What Back Issues Are Buzzing At NEW YORK COMIC CON - A Market Report |first1=Forest|last1=Helvie|website=Newsarama|date=October 8, 2017|archivedate=August 22, 2018}}

• The comic was first reprinted in Marvel Tales #106 in 1979.{{cite web |last= Katz, Jay|title=The Punisher Checklist |url= http://investcomics.com/features/the-punisher-checklist|publisher=Investcomics.com |date= July 9, 2015|access-date=March 29, 2017}}
• In 2004, Lionsgate Entertainment and Marvel Enterprises celebrated the premiere of the new Punisher film with a special giveaway reprint of the issue. Participating theatres gave away one comic book with one paid admission to The Punisher, while supplies lasted. The Lionsgate special edition marked the first time the book had been reprinted in a new format.{{cite web |last=Comic Book Resources staff |title=LIONS GATE AND MARVEL TEAM UP FOR REPRINT OF "AMAZING SPIDER-MAN" #129, 1ST APP. OF PUNISHER |url=http://www.cbr.com/lions-gate-and-marvel-team-up-for-reprint-of-amazing-spider-man-129-1st-app-of-punisher/ |publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=April 6, 2004 |access-date=March 26, 2017}}{{cite web |title=Amazing Spider-Man Vol.1, No. 129 (Lion's Gate Edition)|url=https://www.comics.org/issue/342898/ |publisher=Grand Comics Database |access-date=March 29, 2017}} The issue was later also included in The Punisher: Official Movie Adaptation comic.{{cite book |last= Rovin, Jeff|title = The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains|publisher = Facts on File Publications|year = 1987| isbn = 9780816013562| page = 65}}
• The issue and the following six issues, as well as Marvel Team-Up #22 and Giant-Size Spider-Man #1, were reprinted in 2010 as part of the Marvel Pocket Books series in a paperback volume named The Amazing Spider-Man: The Punisher Strikes Twice.{{cite web |title=Marvel Pocket Books from Panini|url=http://essentialexploitsspiderman.blogspot.se/p/blog-page_28.html |publisher=The Essential Exploits of Spider-Man |date=2015 |access-date=March 28, 2017}}{{cite book |title=The Amazing Spiderman: The Punisher Strikes Twice (Marvel Pocketbooks) |date=March 1, 2010 |id={{ASIN|184653111X|country=uk}} }}{{cite web |last=Plowright, Frank |title=AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: THE PUNISHER STRIKES TWICE |url=http://theslingsandarrows.com/amazing-spider-man-the-punisher-strikes-twice/ |publisher=The Slings & Arrows Graphic Novel Guide|date= 2010|access-date=March 28, 2017}}
• The issue was republished in 2002 with a remade cover as part of the Wizard Ace series.{{cite web |title= Wizard Ace Edition: Amazing Spider-Man #129|url=https://www.comics.org/issue/327382/ |publisher=Grand Comic Database |access-date=March 28, 2017}}

• Elements from this issue have been adapted into the Spider-Man: The Animated Series episode, "The Return of the Green Goblin".
• The cover of this issue is one of the 32 that appear in the comic collection from the 2000 video game Spider-Man.{{cite web |last=IGN staff|title=Spider-Man [2000] - Comic Book FAQ|url=https://www.ign.com/faqs/2005/spider-man-2000-comic-book-faq-624206 |website=IGN|date= June 10, 2005|access-date=March 27, 2017}}
• The issue is referenced in the 2005 video game The Punisher on a car which has the licence plate ASM129.{{cite web |title=The Punisher Cheats For PlayStation 2|url=https://www.gamespot.com/the-punisher/cheats/ |website=GameSpot|access-date=March 27, 2017}}{{cite web |last=IGN staff |title=The Punisher [2005] Wiki Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/the-punisher-2005 |website=IGN|date=March 27, 2012 |access-date=March 27, 2017}}
• The title The Punisher Strikes Twice! is used in the video game Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Universe in Peril.{{cite web |title=LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Universe in Peril (Vita) Trophies; The Punisher Strikes Twice |url=http://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/lego-marvel-super-heroes-vita/trophy/72186-The-Punisher-Strikes-Twice.html |publisher=PlayStationTrophies.com|date= October 22, 2013|access-date=March 28, 2017}}

The comic and its large monetary value is discussed and is a plot point in the film Coyote Ugly, wherein a male character is enthusiastically speaking to a female acquaintance about how much money the issue is worth, describing it as "the Holy Grail of comics".{{cite web|url=https://comicsheatingup.net/2020/05/22/covrprice-com-runners-up-for-5-22-20/|title=Covrprice.com Runners-Up for 5/22/20|website=comicsheatingup.net|last=Anthony|date=May 22, 2020}} The scene is often mistakenly attributed to Kevin Smith, who did an uncredited rewrite of the script.{{cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |authorlink=Roger Ebert |title=COYOTE UGLY |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/coyote-ugly-2000 |publisher=RogerEbert.com|date=August 4, 2000|access-date=March 26, 2017}}{{cite web |last=Smith, Kevin |title=Kevin on his involvement in 'Coyote Ugly'|url= http://www.viewaskew.com/news/aug00/1.html|publisher=ViewAskew.com|date=August 3, 2000|access-date=March 26, 2017}}{{cite web |last=Conway, Lani |title=10 Things You Didn't Know About 'Coyote Ugly' |url= http://www.zimbio.com/Beyond+the+Box+Office/articles/1sFPpZY1DM1/10+Things+Didn+t+Know+Coyote+Ugly|publisher=Zimbio|date=August 4, 2015|access-date=March 26, 2017}}

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• {{Cite book|title=751 HCA Comics Platinum Auction Catalog |last=Press, Ivy |publisher=Heritage Capital Corporation |year=2004 |isbn=9781932899160 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=XRcBeUa4i9AC&q=Amazing+Spider-Man+129&pg=PA58}}
• {{Cite book|title= Heritage Comics Signature Auction #814|last1= Sandoval, Barry |last2= Mangus, Don|publisher=Heritage Comics |year=2004 |isbn=978-1932899368 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=h6vCRCvhjwIC&q=Amazing+Spider-Man+129&pg=PA69}}
• {{Cite book|title=HCA Comics Dallas Auction Catalog #824 |last1= Dowell, Gary |last2= Holman, Greg|last3= Magnus, Don |last4= Halperin, James L.|publisher=Heritage Auctions |year= 2007|isbn= 978-1599671338 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=8FcK3PE35EkC&q=Amazing+Spider-Man+129&pg=PA169}}
• {{Cite book|title=HCA Comics and Original Comic Art Auction Catalog |last1= Steele, Jim|publisher=HERITAGE |year= 2008|isbn= 9781599672762|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=EKSE4_IM5xoC&q=spider+man+punisher+first+appearance+value&pg=PA156}}

;Web

• [http://punishercentral.blogspot.se/2012/05/pc-post-55-retro-review-amazing-spider.html Retro Review: Amazing Spider-Man 129], at PunisherCentral on May 23, 2012
• [http://bronzeagebabies.blogspot.se/2013/09/just-sociopath-and-his-little-green-dog.html Just a Sociopath and His Little Green Dog: Amazing Spider-Man 129], at Bronze Age Babies on September 23, 2013

• {{comicbookdb|issue|1739|The Amazing Spider-Man #129}}
• [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/the-amazing-spider-man-the-punisher-strikes-twice/4000-105443/ The Amazing Spider-Man #129], at ComicVine
• [http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_129 The Amazing Spider-Man nr129], on Marvel Wiki

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