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When the Punisher made the leap from supporting character to solo adventurer in 1986, he was unlike anything Marvel audiences had seen in a hero before.
The Punisher started out as a foe of Spider-Man.
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The Punisher waited for his own original series debut until 1986 after Mike Zeck and Steven Grant suggested that he was worthy of a title and thus began the legendary journey of one of the most popular and enduring Marvel characters in creation. With no superpowers, he relies on strict discipline and a punishing regime of learning the hard way from his mistakes, and as a result, he is a masterful combatant and strategist.
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He is the true definition of an antihero, operating outside the moral codes of most superheroes, but with a strict code of his own that is to protect the innocent and to deal with notorious criminals permanently. The Punisher has most often been defined best over the years as a loner and someone who other characters don't often align themselves with. Character Evolution Various creators had a chance to chronicle the Punisher's exploits. Conway has said his biggest influences in creating the character were (majorly) Don Pendleton's Executioner: Mack Bolan and (minorly) the Shadow (Kent Allard identity created by Walter Gibson). Created by writer Gerry Conway, artists John Romita Sr and Ross Andru and Stan Lee having suggested the Punisher name, Conway originally designed Frank Castle to operate as a villain, but as the story developed, he became an antihero. From then on, audiences came to understand Punisher's origin and that he was not a villain and he then returned to aid Spider-Man when old war buddy turned insane war criminal Hitman was hired to kill the web head.
As differences between Punisher and Jackal came to a head, Punisher realized that he was being tricked into killing Spider-Man and that our friendly neighborhood web-slinger was not in fact a criminal or murderer. Creation Punisher saving the day.įrank Castle debuted in 1974's The Amazing Spider-Man #129 as the vigilante assassin hired by Jackal to kill Spider-Man for the apparent murder of Norman Osborn. Frank not only vowed to have revenge for his family, but also dedicated the rest of his life to fighting crime. As he resurfaced, he was the vigilante now known as the Punisher, wearing Kevlar body armor with a large skull imprinted on his chest and armed with a variety of weapons. Unable to move on and failed by a corrupt criminal justice system, Frank Castle sought revenge, prompting him to "disappear" just as he was to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The mob fired on his family, killing them all before his eyes and thus destroying everything he had lived for. Disaster struck one day, years later, when Frank and his family went for a picnic in Central Park only to witness a mob execution on a high-profile member of the mafia. After a particularly close call in the final years of the war, he resigned to a Special Forces instructor post in upstate New York so he could be closer to his wife Maria and two children, Lisa and Francis. Decorated eight times.įrank Castle was a force to be reckoned with during the Vietnam War but also a dedicated family man. Frank Castle born in Queens, to Mario and Luisa Castiglione, his parents changed the name when he was sixĪ decorated US Marine excelling as a soldier in every way, achieving to be a Marine Captain.
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