The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru, with publisher Stan Lee green - lighting the name. The Punisher made his first appearance in The Amazing Spider - Man #129 (cover-dated Feb. 1974).
The character is an Italian-American vigilante who employs murder, kidnapping, extortion, coercion, threats of violence, and torture in his campaign against crime. Driven by the deaths of his wife and two children who were killed by the mob for witnessing a killing in New York City 's Central Park, the Punisher wages a one- man war on the mob and all criminals and employs the use of various firearms. His family 's killers were the first to be slain by the Punisher. A war veteran and a United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper, Castle is skilled in hand -to- hand combat, guerrilla warfare, and marksmanship.
The Punisher's brutal nature and willingness to kill made him a novel character in mainstream American comic books when he debuted in 1974.
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