The Punisher (Frank Castle) is a fictional character that appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (Feb. 1974), and was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita, Sr. and Ross Andru. 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. A war veteran, Castle is a master of martial arts, stealth tactics, hand-to-hand combat, 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 anti-heroes 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. (more)
Type: fictional
Genres: entertainment, business
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The Punisher (2004 film):
The Punisher is a 2004 movie, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, starring Thomas Jane as Frank Castle and John Travolta as Howard Saint, the money launderer who orders the death of Castle's entire family. The story and plot were m
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The Punisher (1989 film):
The Punisher is a 1989 movie, starring Dolph Lundgren as Frank Castle, directed by Mark Goldblatt from a screenplay by Boaz Yakin. It is based on the Marvel Comics' character The Punisher. It was filmed in Sydney, Australia and also featured Louis Go
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Gerry Conway:
Gerard F. "Gerry" Conway (September 10, 1952 - ) is an American writer of comic books and television shows. He is best known for co-creating the Marvel Comics vigilante The Punisher (with artist Ross Andru) and scripting the death of the character Gw
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Ross Andru:
Ross Andru (June 15, 1927 - November 9, 1993) was an American comic book artist and editor. He is best known for his work on The Amazing Spider-Man and Wonder Woman and for co-creating the Metal Men (with writer Robert Kanigher in Showcase # 37 in 19
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First appearance:
In comic books and other stories with a long history, first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a fictional character.
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American comic book:
An American comic book is a small magazine originating in the United States and containing a narrative in the comics form. The standard dimensions (since 1975) are 17 x 26 cm (6 ⅝" × 10 ¼"), although they were larger in the past. Since the invention
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Dolph Lundgren:
Dolph Lundgren (born Hans Lundgren on November 17, 1957 ) is a Swedish actor, director and karateka. Well known for his tall stature and level of fitness, Lundgren stood around 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) and over 240 pounds (108 kg) at his peak. His breakthr
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Thomas Jane:
Thomas Jane (born February 22, 1969) is an American actor, known for his roles in the 2004 film The Punisher and the 2007 Stephen King adaption The Mist.
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John Romita, Sr.:
John Romita, Sr. (better known as simply John Romita) (born January 24, 1930) is an Italian-American comic-book artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man. He was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2002. Romita
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Ray Stevenson (actor):
George Raymond "Ray" Stevenson (born May 25, 1964) is a British film and television actor, best known for playing Titus Pullo in the BBC/HBO television series Rome.
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Steven Grant:
Steven Grant (born October 22, 1953) is an American comic-book writer best known for his 1985-1986 Marvel Comics miniseries Punisher, with artist Mike Zeck (collected as Circle Of Blood, ISBN 0-87135-394-6). He has additionally scripted for DC and va
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Garth Ennis:
Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970 in Holywood, Northern Ireland) is an Irish comics writer, best known for the DC/Vertigo series Preacher, co-created with artist Steve Dillon, and his wildly successful revival of Marvel Comics' Punisher franchise. H
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The Punisher (2005 video game):
The Punisher is a 2005 action game which stars the Marvel Comics vigilante, The Punisher. After his family was murdered by the mafia, Frank Castle devoted his life to the punishment of those who do evil to others. Players take control of the vigilant
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The Punisher (arcade game):
The Punisher is a 1993 arcade game released by Capcom which stars the Marvel Comics anti-hero, The Punisher, and co-starring Nick Fury as the second player's character. It is a beat 'em up where Punisher and Fury are on a mission to thwart the crime
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The Punisher (Marvel Knights 2000 series):
The Punisher, a 12-issue miniseries under the Marvel Knights imprint, is the fifth comic book series featuring the Marvel vigilante character known as The Punisher (Frank Castle). It ran from April 2000 to March 2001. The series was a revival of a ch
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The Punisher (1987 series):
The Punisher (1987 series) is the first ongoing comic book series starring the fictional Marvel Comics vigilante The Punisher, following a miniseries published the previous year. The series ran 104 issues from July 1987 to July 1995. It became the fl
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The Punisher (1995 series):
The Punisher (1995 series) is the fourth ongoing comic book series starring the fictional Marvel Comics vigilante, the Punisher, following The Punisher (1987 series), The Punisher War Journal (1988-1995), and The Punisher War Zone (1992-1995), as wel
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The Punisher War Zone:
The Punisher War Zone is a comic book spin-off series for the Marvel Comics character The Punisher. The series went from 1992 to 1995 with multiple writers over the course of the series. The series was mainly known for being a vehicle for longtime Ma
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Bushwacker (comics):
Bushwacker (Carl Burbank) is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe who is primarily an enemy of Daredevil, although he has had dealings with The Punisher and Wolverine. He first appeared in Daredevil #248.
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The Punisher: Purgatory:
The Punisher: Purgatory is the Marvel comic book series featuring the character Frank Castle a.k.a The Punisher. This limited series consists of four issues and was written by Christopher Golden. It was published as part of the Marvel Knights imprint
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Jigsaw (Marvel Comics):
Jigsaw is a fictional character that has appeared in various comic books published by Marvel Comics. A villain and archenemy of the Punisher, Jigsaw exists in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. Created by Len Wein and Ross A
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Hitman (Marvel Comics):
Hitman is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. Burt Kenyon was a Vietnam veteran serving in the same company as Frank Castle, who would later become the Punisher. As the Hitman, Kenyon was a costumed mercenary assassin. He was hired by the M
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Rampage (Marvel Comics):
Stuart Clarke is a fictional Marvel Comics character, an ex-supervillain who first fought as Rampage against the short-lived Champions team. He is an ally of the Punisher, replacing Microchip.
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John Ostrander:
John Ostrander (born April 20, 1949) is an American writer of comic books. Originally an actor in a Chicago theatre company, he moved into writing comics in 1983. His first published works were stories about the character "Sargon, Mistress of War", w
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Microchip (comics):
Linus "Microchip" Lieberman (often known as Micro) is a fictional comic book character in the Marvel Universe. Created by writer Mike Baron and artist Klaus Janson, he first appeared in The Punisher #4 (Nov. 1987) as an ally of The Punisher for many
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Marvel Knights:
Marvel Knights is an imprint of Marvel Comics. Dealing with more mature themes than the regular imprint, it is not intended for children. However, it does not deal with the adult themes touched on by the MAX imprint. The imprint originated in 1998 wh
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Big Shot (The Tick):
Big Shot is a fictional character from the animated series, The Tick. He is a parody of The Punisher and Deadshot. In the TV series, Big Shot carries guns, grenades and other weaponry on his back. He appears in the first episode, doggedly pursuing th
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Mike Zeck:
Mike Zeck is an American comic book illustrator. He was born in Greenville, Pennsylvania on September 6, 1949 to Michael and Kathryn Jean Zeck. His first memory of comics is from his 1953 recovery from a tonsillectomy in the hospital, his bed covered
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The Punisher War Journal:
The Punisher War Journal is title of two comic book series, both published by Marvel Comics. Both series were spin-offs of the self-titled series starring the vigilante character known as the Punisher.
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Darick Robertson:
Darick W. Robertson is an artist from San Mateo, California, United States. Robertson is perhaps most renowned as the artist and co-creator of Transmetropolitan. His entry into comics began with Space Beaver, a cult classic written and illustrated sh
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Tim Bradstreet:
Timothy "Tim" Bradstreet (born February 16, 1967, in Cheverly, Maryland), is an artist and illustrator, best known for his work on comic books (covers and interiors), book covers, movie posters, roleplaying games and trading cards. Bradstreet and wif
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The Punisher: Born:
Born is a four-issue comic book limited series featuring the Marvel Comics character Frank Castle a.k.a. the Punisher. The series was released in 2003 written by Garth Ennis and penciled by Darick Robertson.
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Jonathan Hensleigh:
Jonathan Blair Hensleigh (born February 1959) is an American screenwriter and film director, working primarily in the action/adventure genre of films. Hensleigh graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1981 with a degree in history.
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Holy Wars... The Punishment Due:
"Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" ( ) is the opening track of speed / thrash metal band Megadeth's 1990 album Rust in Peace. The song has an unusual structure, shifting at 2:26 after an acoustic bridge by Marty Friedman to a different, slower and hea
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Ryker's Island:
Ryker's Island is a fictional comic book maximum security prison located in the New York City of Marvel Comics' Marvel Universe. It is a counterpart to the real-world New York prison Rikers Island and first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #4, although
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Lexi Alexander:
Lexi Alexander is a German filmmaker and Martial artist. She was born in Mannheim, Germany. In her childhood, she began kickboxing and karate. At the age of 19, she became world champion in both. She is represented by Endeavor Agency and Gotham Group
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Marvel Edge:
Marvel Edge was a short-lived Marvel Comics imprint lasting from 1995 to 1996, right before the Onslaught Saga. Some of Marvel's "edgier" (more adult) titles were moved into the Marvel Edge imprint. These included titles featuring such characters as
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