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Punisher

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PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceAmazing Spider-Man #129 (February 1974)
Created byGerry Conway
Ross Andru
John Romita Sr.
Statistics
Real nameFrank Castle (born Francis Castiglione)
StatusActive
AffiliationsNone
Previous affiliationsUnited States Marine Corps
Notable aliases
Notable relativesFrank David Castle (son, deceased), Lisa Castle (daughter, deceased), Maria Elizabeth Castle (wife, deceased)
Notable powersNo superhuman powers, but the Punisher is a highly trained practicioner in both armed and unarmed combat, an expert with guns and demolitions, has extremely high threshold for pain and is a remarkably resourceful tactical expert

The Punisher (Frank Castle) is a Marvel Comics anti-hero. Created by Gerry Conway, he first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (1974).

Although sometimes considered a hero, the Punisher is a savage and ruthless vigilante who slaughters hundreds of criminals at will. Driven by the massacre of his family, Castle wages a one-man war on organized crime, using all manner of conventional and state of the art weaponry. The Punisher is a master of unarmed and armed combat and marksmanship. Recognized by the white skull icon on his chest, the Punisher is feared by criminals, while most superheroes oppose his extreme methods.

It is often brought up both in the comics and by fans whether The Punisher is a 'good guy' or 'bad guy'. Although, it is up to the reader to decide whether The Punisher is good, bad, an anti-hero, or a mixture of all three.

The Punisher's brutish 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 anti-heroes and was featured in several monthly series. His popularity has since cooled, but he remains a popular Marvel property and was adapted into two films, in 1989 and 2004. It has also been recently announced that a sequel to the 2004 Punisher film will be released in 2006.

The Punisher can be seen as the revenge genre taken to an extreme as he not only takes his vengeance on the criminals who slew his family, but all criminals full stop. There is no final villain as is the case with many revenge sagas... the Punisher's war with crime continues without end.

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Publication history

The Punisher was inspired by, and is very similar to, Mack Bolan, known as the Executioner, a character created by Don Pendleton for a series of novels called War Against The Mafia that were published in 1969. His early depictions and some magazine-format adult-oriented specials make it clear that the early Punisher was heavily influenced by Charles Bronson's character in Death Wish.

The Punisher sprang from the brow of writer Gerry Conway, who had started writing for Amazing Spider-Man at the tender age of 18 in 1974. Created and developed by Gerry Conway and John Romita Sr., he was created as an enemy for Spider-Man. He explains, "He was a pawn of another character, the Jackal. Punisher was going to be a one-issue villain, to be defeated at the ending." Instead, something strange happened. The writer became fond of his villain. "The character voice was stronger than I thought, so I made him a more man than I had planned him to be", Conway admits. Gerry Conway said of The Punisher, "I wanted to make a dark, street tough opponent for Spider-Man". With his skull-covered black outfit designed by artist John Romita Sr. "As I did with every character I created in those days, I made a rough pencil sketch of my ideas for the Punisher’s outfit as a guide to the artist. I never expected the artists to follow my notions except in a general way; they usually had better visual ideas. My original sketch for the Punisher showed him in an all-black jumpsuit much like the one John Romita Sr. designed, but with a small skull mid-chest. John’s brilliant design contribution was in expanding the skull and turning the skull’s "teeth" into an ammo belt. The Punisher had made his debut."

The story involved the Punisher stalking Spider-Man, whom Castle believed to be the murderer of Gwen Stacy due to the deceptions of Spider-Man's foe, the Jackal. The character was immediately popular, and made appearances in other series, primarily Daredevil, usually clashing with the hero of the piece over his methods. The Punisher was an instant smash. Fans loved his take-no-prisoners attitude, and he became one of Marvels hottest guest stars.

The Punisher in the past was primarily used in the Spider-Man books, often as an anti-hero throughout the 70's. Two individuals, popular artist Mike Zeck and writer Steven Grant wanted to do a Punisher series. They teamed up and pitched the idea of a Punisher limited series. Marvel Comics was not comfortable with the idea of having a "hero" that killed people in cold blood. Some of the people in Marvel were morally put off by the idea. But by 1986, however, violent crimes had increased nationwide. It seemed to be the perfect time for a character like the Punisher to come in. Also at the time, Mike Zeck was talking with Marvel's competitors, DC, about working for them. Because Marvel didn't want to lose Mike, they allowed him to do the Punisher series, though they refused to promote it. The series would be produced and put on the shelf, and that would be it.

That is all it needed. In three hours, The Punisher #1 (limited series) was sold out around the country. Marvel then wisely chose to reverse their earlier stance and promoted the book, and later gave the Punisher his own regular series, simply called The Punisher.

After the successful 1986 mini-series, Marvel launched an ongoing The Punisher series in 1987. It was very popular and Marvel added a spin-off The Punisher War Journal in 1988 and another The Punisher War Zone in 1992. The Punisher was also used in numerous guest appearances in other Marvel series at the time, ranging from superhero comics to the Vietnam War-era comic The 'Nam, appearing in issues 52, 53, 67, 68 and 69. Due to the character's homicidal nature, few of his foes became recurring antagonists, the most notable of these being the severely scarred enforcer called Jigsaw. He also acquired a nemesis in the form of the Kingpin, the longtime Spider-Man and Daredevil foe.

In 1995, Marvel cancelled all three Punisher series due to bad writing and low sales. Several unsuccessful revivals were attempted; one featured the Punisher joining and working for the mob (1996/1997), while another revamped the character in a limited series called "Punisher: Purgatory" as an agent of various angels and demons (1998/1999).

A darkly comic 2000/2001 mini-series by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon under the "Marvel Knights" imprint made the character popular once again. Issue #1 of the "Welcome Back, Frank" series sold 115,000 copies and made "Book Of The Month" in Wizard magazine, as did many of the issues made "Issue Of The Month" in Wizard. It was soon followed by an Ennis/Dillon ongoing series. In 2004, the series was again relaunched as a "mature readers" title in Marvel's "MAX" imprint, which allows the series (still helmed by Ennis, but with different artists) to feature profanity, extreme violence and sexuality. Many fans have agreed that Garth Ennis has become one of the best Punisher writers ever.

The Punisher is one of the few Marvel characters who has aged at a rate equivalent to real time. He is still portrayed as a Vietnam vet and is illustrated as a muscular, heavily scarred Italian in his mid/late forties to early fifties; he looks more like an aging mob enforcer than a traditional superhero. Then again, the Punisher was never written to be a traditional superhero. His appearance evolved further with the involvement of artist Tim Bradstreet, whose depiction of Frank Castle on the covers (and subsequently, his work on the 2004 film version's posters) has become one of the more popular conceptualizations of the character.

Character history

Main article: History of the Punisher

Castle has devoted his life to destroying organized crime, using the nom de guerre of the Punisher, using his combat experience, guerrilla warfare (combat assault attacks, assassinations, ambushes, hit and runs, bombings, using the enemies' own money, weapons and supplies against them), urban warfare (using the crowded city of New York to blend in and disappear), psychological warfare (putting fear into the hearts of criminals), using the mafia's own methods and tactics against them (interrogating and torturing criminals to death in order to get info from them) and whatever resources and means may be necessary to do so, ranging from light anti-tank weaponry to enraged polar bears.

The Punisher has just about killed every type of organized crime group and criminal there is. From the Italian Mafia, the Russian Mafia, the Japanese Yakuza, the Colombian and Mexican Cartels, the Chinese Triads, the Jamaican Yardies, the Irish Mafia, Biker gangs, Street gangs, Gun-Running Militias, muggers, killers, rapists, psychos and sadists. And sometimes corrupt cops. The Punisher doesn't just kill the criminals, he also destroys their businesses whether they are drug dealers, weapon dealers, money launders, human trafficking, etc. Many of these organized crime groups have tried to kill the Punisher of course. When their own people can't kill him, they usually send an assassin. But the Punisher has killed almost every type of assassin, hitman and mercenary they have sent. One after the other.

To give a death count of just how many criminals the Punisher has killed over the last 30 years is quite impossible. Comic book writer Garth Ennis and the fan base have guessed that the death count could be somewhere in the thousands. Maybe one or two thousand or maybe even one or two hundred thousand. We can only guess. The Punisher is someone who is very mobile. He has many bases of operations and he does not limit himself to working only in New York city. He has been to many places in the U.S. and around the world fighting crime.

The Punisher has an extensive criminal record due to his activities, and law enforcement such as the police, the FBI, the CIA and even S.H.I.E.L.D. are aware of his existence and have made many attempts to capture him; however, many uniformed and plain-clothed police officers are reluctant to take any action against the Punisher because they largely agree with him though the Punisher could care less what the police or even what the public thinks of him. Castle has also been caught and incarcerated (generally in Rykers Island) many times, but he has always managed to escape. But even while in jail, the Punisher's war on crime still continues, where he has killed up to a dozen of inmates with just his bare hands.

One of the Punisher's famous quotes:

Frank Castle: "One nice thing about prison, though... there are lots of criminals there. Lots of them."

There is also a quote, not said by the Punisher, but one said by the fan base. This quote can be seen in the 2005 Punisher video game.

"He who does not punish evil commands it to be done." -Leonardo da Vinci

What the makes the Punisher's character different from other's like the Fantastic Four? The Fantastic Four get hit by irradiated and devote their lives to helping mankind. Another would be The Flash. The Flash gets hit by a lightning bolt and devotes his life to helping mankind etc. Their heroic essence precedes their heroic existence. But that's not The Punisher. When Frank Castle stops being Frank Castle, he doesn't become The Punisher right away. The Punisher is something he invents, something he chooses to be. His goals aren't heroic. They aren't even vengeful, any more than a surgeon declares revenge on a tumor. The Punisher sees a world that has never existed – that 50s world of happy families going on picnics in the park and not even bothering to lock their doors, that happy time that use to be.

The Punisher is someone who sees the world for what it is. One example is his views towards the Vietnam War. During and even after the war, Frank knew the Vietnam War was a meaningless war where 58,000 American servicemen lost their lives for nothing while almost 2 to 3 million Vietnamese civilians and combatants (both North Vietnamese and South Vietnamese) were killed as a result. How Frank feels about Vietnam can be seen in the MAX line of The Punisher comic books.

Frank Castle also has particularly strong views of contempt towards the Justice System, especially in regards to its failure to bring certain criminals to justice. Frank saw his wife and two children being killed right in front of him and even though he saw the people who did it, nothing was done about it. As a result, Frank Castle became the Punisher and spent the last 30 years of his life fighting crime and seeing what the System still can't do.

Abilities and training

The Punisher possesses the normal human strength of a 6', 200 lb. man of his age and build who engages in intensive regular exercise. The Punisher is a thoroughly seasoned combat veteran of exceptional skills. A former U.S. Marine Captain with a distinguished combat record, Frank Castle underwent sniper and recon training while in the Corps. He also received SEAL (Sea, Air, Land), UDT (Underwater Demolition Team), and LRRP (Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol) training. Frank Castle is well-versed in the arts of warfare and hand-to-hand combat, his styles of choice being Ninjutsu, Shorin-Ryu, Hwarangdo, and Chin Na as well as unarmed combat training received in the military. An exceptional knife fighter who carries up to 3 or 4 different types of edged weapons. Armed solely with conventional weapons and motivated by a fanatical hatred for criminals like those who murdered his family, the Punisher has single-handedly incapacitated up to a dozen well-armed and experienced opponents in a single encounter and escaped uninjured.

Weapons


The Punisher has employed an almost endless array of machine guns, handguns, shotguns, knives, explosives, and other weapons throughout time. The Punisher keeps all his weapons and supplies in warehouses and safehouses all over New York, New Jersey and elsewhere. The Punisher employs an exhaustive arsenal of weaponry in his war against criminals and organized crime.

The Punisher is also someone who customizes his weapons with items such as tactical rifle scopes, sniper scopes, flashlights, grenade launchers, silencers, bigger ammo or magazine clips and powerful bullets such as hollow point or armor piercing bullets. His firearms and weapons of choice include...

Machine Guns and Assault Rifles.

  • The M60 7.62mm x 51mm machine gun.
  • The M249 SAW 5.56x45mm mini-machine gun.
  • The M240 7.62mm medium machine gun.
  • The Colt M-16 automatic rifle (both the Vietnam War-era M-16A1 rifle and the present day M-16A2 rifle) in .223 calibre (5.56mm NATO).
  • The Colt M-4 Carbine in 5.56x45mm NATO with the carbine fitted with a tactical rifle scope and a M203 40mm grenade launcher.
  • The SA80 (L85A1) 5.56x45mm assault rifle.
  • The Heckler & Koch G36 5.56x45mm Calibre NATO assault rifle.
  • The Heckler & Koch G3 7.62x51mm Calibre NATO automatic rifle.
  • The AK-47 7.62x39mm assault rifle.
  • The AK-101 5.56x45mm assault rifle.
  • The AK-103 7.62x39mm assault rifle.
  • The FN FAL 7.62x51mm NATO automatic rifle.

Sub-Machine Guns.

  • The Fabrique Nationale P90 5.7mm sub-machine gun.
  • A Sterling Mark 6 9mm, 34-round, clip-fed, semi-automatic rifle converted to automatic fire.
  • The Heckler & Koch MP5 9x19mm sub-machine gun.
  • The Heckler & Koch MP5KA4 9x19mm sub-machine gun.
  • The Uzi 9mm Parabellum cartridge sub-machine gun.
  • The MAC-10 .45ACP Calibre sub-machine gun.
  • The AKS-74U 5.45x39mm sub-machine gun

Sniper Rifles.

  • The Barrett XM109 in 25x59mm Calibre sniper rifle.
  • The Barrett M82A1 in .50 BMG (12.7x99mm) Calibre sniper rifle.
  • The Heckler & Koch PSG-1 7.62x51mm Sniper Rifle.
  • The M40 7.62 x 51mm bolt action sniper rifle.
  • The .270 Winchester bolt action rifle fitted with a sniper scope.
  • The Winchester Model 70 bolt action rifle fitted with a sniper scope.


Shotguns.

Handguns.

  • The 9mm Browning Llama automatic pistol.
  • A US government-issue, .45 calibre automatic frame re-chambered for 9mm ammunition with a replaceable barrel for conversion to .22LR calibre.
  • A 4-shot derringer in .22LR calibre.
  • The Colt Python revolver chambered in .357 Magnum.
  • The Desert Eagle .50AE Magnum handgun.
  • The 1911 Colt .45 with a silver compensator.
  • The US Army Colt M1911A1 .45ACP handgun.
  • The GLOCK 17, 22, 23 handgun.
  • The Mark 23 .45ACP tactical suppressed handgun.
  • The Beretta Model 92FS 9mm Parabellum pistol.
  • The Beretta 93R 9x19mm fully automatic handgun.

Exposives.

  • A FIM-92 shoulder-mounted Stinger missile launcher.
  • A shoulder-mounted M136 AT-4 rocket propelled missile launcher.
  • A M72 LAW (Light Anti-Armor Weapon) rocket launcher.
  • An RPG-29 Anti-Tank rocket propelled grenade launcher.
  • An RPG-7 rocket propelled grenade launcher.
  • A 40mm revolver 6 shot grenade launcher.
  • An M-79 Single shot 40mm grenade launcher.
  • C-4 plastic explosives.
  • The M18 Claymore mine (Front Toward Enemy).
  • The M26 fragmentation grenades.
  • Concussion grenades.
  • Tear-gas grenades.

Knives

  • The Ballistic Knife.
  • The Tracker Knife.
  • The SOG's TECH Blade.
  • Gerber Mark II Combat poops
  • Ka-Bar U.S. Marine Corps Bowie knives.

Costume


When the Punisher first appeared in 1974, his outfit was a form-fitting black bodysuit with a large white skull on his chest. Over the years, the Punisher's outfit transformed from the bodysuit in the 1970s' and the 1980's to a pair of black jeans to black military cargo trousers, a black t-shirt with the white skull on the front, black combat boots, and a black leather motorcycle jacket or a black leather trench coat which have been used since The Punisher series was brought back by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon in 2000/2001 with the "Welcome Back, Frank" series.

The change in the Punisher's outfit from the form-fitting costume of the 1970's to more contemporary clothing shows the maturing of the Punisher's appearance, especially in regards to The Punisher being released through Marvel's Marvel Knights and MAX line of comics where the readers of these two lines are more of a mature age and that these two comic lines are far more gritty and realistic than the standard Marvel Comics line which called for the Punisher's clothing to be divorced from the comic world and closer to the real world.

As the Punisher (since 2000), he wears a distinctive costume consisting of a black military outfit, combat gear, body armor with a large white skull as a chest symbol and sometimes wears a long black trenchcoat where he hides some his of weapons. Nobody knows exactly what type of body armor the Punisher uses, but one would think that he uses the top of the line of Kevlar vests.

The End

In a Post-Global-Holocaust world, the third and last world war has ended. A war that went from Iraq, North Korea, Pakistan and then China. People have vanished off the face of the Earth due to dozens of Hydrogen bombs that went off all over the world. Frank Castle aka The Punisher has still a revenge to fulfill. He tries to rise up from the ashes of New York City. Not a rat or a bug has survived. Frank is now an old man, possibly somewhere in his mid or late 70's. He was caught and put into the maximum security prison Sing-Sing. But even in Frank's old age he was still able to kill dozen of inmates. A year after the war, Frank and another prisoner, Paris Peters, got out of a bomb shelter the prison had. Background radiation was in the air. It would take a thousand years for it to drop down to safe levels. After leaving the bunker, Frank and Paris travelled and made it to what was left of New York City. As Frank and Paris make their way they past dozen of human bones that were everywhere.

Frank was trying to get the people who not only did this to the world but what they have been doing to the world. A group known as The Coven. A word that means an "assembly of witches." This group is very similar to a group in the Metal Gear video game series called the The Patriots, also known as the La-li-lu-le-lo, and the group from the X-Files TV series known as The 'West 46th Street' Consortium. There is even such a group of people that are talked about in the Oliver Stone movie JFK. A group of people who have all the money and power in the world. Even the President of the U.S. is not above their power and control. This group is made up of Generals, Senators, Oilmen and Computer billionaires from around the world. They run and control everything in the world as they see fit.

When Frank finds them, they try and tell him that they can save the world. But Frank knows that these people would do the same thing all over again to the world. Frank kills them. When Paris asked why, Frank says: "The human race. You've seen what that leads to." Frank then kills Paris because as it turns out, Paris was put in prison for burning down houses, including a Kindergarten school with kids in it. Frank then leaves The Coven's bunker after killing the members of The Coven and Paris Peters. It was revealed that Frank was dying from radiation poisoning since he left the bomb shelter. Later on, Frank is seen trying to make it New York's Central Park to spend the last moments of his life at the place where his wife and children were killed by the gangsters on that fateful day in 1976. He gets himself covered in fire. We don't see Frank die or see if he even made it too Central Park before he dies but we do know that he does die.

This story does take place within the normal Marvel universe. It is not a "What If" story or an alternate Earth story. The End is not only based on the normal Marvel world but also ours. A date was not given as to say when this takes place. It could be somewhere around in 2012, 2013 or 2014.

Ultimate Marvel version

With Frank not in the Vietnam War in the Ultimate Marvel universe, Frank Castle is no longer an ex-Vietnam vet soldier, but an ex-NYPD police officer. Only so much is known about Frank in the Ultimate Marvel universe before he became the Punisher. Whether the Punisher had any type of military training is unknown.

While Frank was working on the NYPD, he found corruption within the police force. Several police officers including the Captain, Captain Artie Jillette. When Frank found and took as much evidence as he could, he turned it over to Internal Affairs. Frank's partner, Bruce Greenwood, ratted him out to the Captain. In doing so, Jillette and a few of his officers (David, Nick, the other wasn't named) went to kill only Frank. The Captain had learned that Frank took his family to New York Central Park. Frank's wife, Maria, saw four men approach them. They were dressed in gangster-type clothing to make it look like a gangland killing. Frank saw one of men's belt buckle. It had a smybol of a gun on it. Frank knew who had done it. Frank then killed David and the other. Frank was caught and put in jail (As to what happened in the time between when Frank killed two of the people who did it, and when he was put in jail was not shown). Frank then gets out and kills Nick and Bruce. This was something that the Punisher in the normal Marvel universe wouldn't really do: kill police officers. Jillette however was caught by the police and so was Frank before he was able to kill him. But when Frank was being taken to his cell, he's put in the same cell where Jillette is... He is later seen trying to kill a bank robber, but is stopped by Spider-Man, who also catches the criminal.

Adaptations

Movies

See main articles The Punisher (1989 film) and The Punisher (2004 film)


A film adaptation, starring Dolph Lundgren, was released in 1989. A second film adaptation, starring Thomas Jane as the Punisher and John Travolta as the main villain, Howard Saint was released in the United States on April 16, 2004. Neither were exceptionally well-liked either by critics or by fans of the comic book series, though many fans agree of Thomas Jane's performance and appearance as the Punisher and the film's faithfulness to the source of the material as making for the better movie. The Punisher DVD was released on September 7th, 2004 and sold nearly 1.8 million copies in its first five days. It also netted 10.8 million in rentals its first week out. During October, the Punisher DVD rentals were still in the top 10 and various cable and satellite providers had started to offer the Punisher as a Pay-per-view feature. Between worldwide movie box office and DVD sales, it grossed US$115 million ($55 m worldwide + $60 m from DVD sales). A Director's cut has been announced and talked about but no release date has been set. A sequel is currently in the works. Filming is said to start in Feb 06', and is expected to be released in late 2006 or early 2007.

Video games

The Punisher has also been the main character in several computer and video games. The Punisher arcade game [1] was a side-scrolling beat 'em up in the vein of Double Dragon in which the Punisher and/or Nick Fury would engage various foes in hand-to-hand combat, occasionally drawing firearms in lieu of melee combat. The Punisher computer game for the Amiga and PC [2] featured three different modes of gameplay: driving the Punisher's "Battle Van", gunplay on foot, and scuba diving. A Punisher game was also released for the Game Boy; this game featured a cameo appearance by Spider-Man. All of these games used the Kingpin as the final boss.

The Punisher makes a cameo appearance in the 2000 Playstation Spiderman game.

A new Punisher game was released January 18, 2005 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC. It was developed by Volition and published by THQ. The Punisher in the game is voiced by Thomas Jane.

Other characters in the game include

  • Detective Martin Soap (From Soap to Kreigkopf are characters from the Punisher comic book).
  • Lieutenant Molly Von Richtofen.
  • Spacker Dave.
  • Joan.
  • Ma Gnucci.
  • The Russian.
  • General Kreigkopf.
  • Bushwacker.
  • Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff).
  • Nick Fury.
  • Matt Murdock (A small cameo, but not as Daredevil and not part of the story).
  • Iron Man (Small cameo and not part of the story).
  • Bullseye.
  • The Kingpin.

The Punisher game is extremely violent, and directly draws upon the character's more recent comic book outings. Some critics and long-time Punisher fans gave it positive reviews, praising the script and several innovative features, including several comically brutal interrogation/torture sequences. Other reviewers and fans have criticized the game's use of obscuring effects (such as removal of color to create a black-and-white image) during violent scenes to retain an ESRB rating of M for Mature. Despite having a good working relationship with the ESRB, Volition has had to implement a censorship filter in order to avoid the dreaded AO (Adults Only) rating, which basically means that certain portions of the game will appear in black and white (for obvious reasons). Certain environmental interrogations in the game are so gruesome and violent that at times the camera will usually zoom in on Frank Castle's face if the interrogation ends up with the victim driven into the environmental object. This was also the only way Volition wanted to maintain the M rating for the game. One month after the game's release it sold over 2 million copies. Marvel and THQ have both confirmed that The Punisher will make another video game outing in 2006 possibly to coincide with the release of the film, no plot or generation details have been released though it is likely that it will appear on the next generation consoles. It is also likely that the game will continue from the ending of the first game instead of following the movie's storyline. Which would be impossible snice the first game was an original story and didn't follow the movie's storyline. In a short interview, Thomas Jane said that he would love to come back and voice for the Punisher again.

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Regular series

Mini-series

  • The Punisher: Born #1-4
  • The Punisher/Captain America: Blood and Glory #1-3
  • The Punisher P.O.V #1-4
  • The Punisher Year One #1-4
  • Wolverine/Punisher: Damaging Evidence #1-3
  • The Punisher: Purgatory (Marvel Knights) #1-4
  • Wolverine/Punisher (Marvel Knights) #1-5
  • Marvel Knights (Marvel Knights) #1-15
  • Marvel Knights (Marvel Knights) #1-6
  • Marvel Knights Double Shot (Marvel Knights) #1,4
  • The Punisher: Origin of Microchip #1-2
  • The Punisher: Ghost of Innocents#1-2
  • Spider-man/The Punisher: Family Plot #1-2
  • Daredevil vs. The Punisher: Means and Ends (Marvel Knights) #1-6
  • Punisher vs. Bullseye #1-5

One-shots

  • Classic Punisher
  • The Punisher Meets Archie
  • The Punisher: The End
  • Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire
  • Punisher/Batman
  • The Punisher: The Cell
  • The Punisher: The Tyger
  • The Punisher: Red X-Mas
  • The Punisher 2099 (Marvel Knights)
  • The Punisher/Painkiller Jane
  • The Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe
  • The Punisher Invades the 'Nam: Final Invasion
  • The Punisher: Die Hard in the Big Easy
  • The Punisher: No Escape
  • The Punisher: The Prize
  • The Punisher: G-Force
  • The Punisher: Bloodlines
  • The Punisher: Assassin's Guild
  • The Punisher: Blood on the Moors
  • The Punisher: Intruder
  • The Punisher: Return to Big Nothing
  • The Punisher: A Man Named Frank
  • The Punisher: Kingdom Gone
  • The Punisher: Empty Quarter
  • Double Edge Alpha
  • Double Edge Omega
  • Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: Hearts of Darkness
  • Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: Dark Design
  • Spider-man/The Punisher/Sabretooth: Designer Genes
  • Black Widow/Punisher: Spinning Doomsday's Web

Special Issues

  • The Punisher Summer Special #1-4
  • The Punisher Annual #1-7
  • The Punisher War Zone Annual #1-2
  • The Punisher Holiday Special #1-3
  • The Punisher Back to School Special #1-3
  • The Punisher Armory #1-10

Important Guest Appearances

  • The 'Nam #52, #53, #67, #68, #69
  • Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #6, #7, #8
  • Deadpool #54, #55
  • Captain America (vol. 1) #241, (vol. 2) #19
  • Daredevil #181-184, #257, #292-293, #307-309, #344
  • Dr. Strange #81
  • Incredible Hulk #395-396, #433, #434
  • Ghost Rider #5, #6, #65
  • Terror, Inc. #6, #7
  • Venom: Funeral Pyre #1-3
  • Amazing Spider-Man #129, #284, #285, #288, #330, #331, #353-358
  • What If? #2, #10, #24, #26, #44, #51, #57, #58
  • Nomad #4-6
  • Bullseye: Greatest Hits
  • Ultimate Spider-Man #61

External links

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