The Punisher
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| The Punisher | |
 Promotional art for The Punisher #31 Art by Tim Bradstreet. | |
| Publication information | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Amazing Spider-Man #129 (Feb. 1974) |
| Created by | Gerry Conway Ross Andru John Romita, Sr. |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Francis "Frank" Castle (born Castiglione) |
| Notable aliases | Mr. Smith, Charles Fort, Frank Rook, Johnny Tower |
| Abilities | Tactical expert. Highly trained in armed and unarmed combat. Demolitions expert. Peak human physical condition. Exceptionally high pain tolerance. |
The Punisher (Frank Castle) is a fictional character, a comic book antihero in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita, Sr. and Ross Andru, the character first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (Feb. 1974).
The Punisher is a vigilante who considers killing, kidnapping, extortion, coercion, threats of violence and torture to be acceptable crime-fighting tactics. Driven by the deaths of his family, who were killed by the mob when they witnessed a gangland execution in New York City's Central Park, the Punisher wages a one-man war on the mob and all criminals in general by using all manner of weaponry His family's killers were the first to be slain. A war veteran, Castle is a master of martial arts, stealth tactics, and a wide variety of weapons.
The Punisher's brutal nature and willingness to kill made him a novel character in mainstream American comic books in 1974. By the late 1980s, he was part of a wave of psychologically troubled antiheroes and was featured in several monthly publications, including The Punisher War Journal, The Punisher War Zone, and The Punisher Armory. Several movie adaptations have been released, one in 1989, which features Dolph Lundgren as The Punisher, and another in 2004, with the character played by Thomas Jane. A third adaptation is in post-production with Ray Stevenson as Castle and is planned for a December 2008 release.
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