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Punisher
Real name:	Frank Castle
First Appearance:	The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (February 1974)
Created by:	John Romita, Sr. Ross Andru Gerry Conway
Universe:	Earth-616
Alignment:	Neutral
Status:	Alive
Place of Birth:	Queens, New York
Citizenship:	American
Base:	Mobile
Affiliations:	Thunderbolts, formerly U.S. Marine Corps., Marvel Knights, Heroes For Hire, Secret Avengers (Civil War), Legion of Monsters, Code Red
Abilities:	Master martial artist Expert marksman Expert pilot Interrogation expert Demolitions expert Expert tactician
Height:	6'1"
Weight:	200 lbs.
Hair Color:	Black
Eye Color:	Blue
Unique Features:	None

Frank Castle (of Earth-616), also known as The Punisher, is a fictional anti-hero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The character made his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (February 1974).

History Edit

His ways of dealing with criminals is brutal. He equips himself with an arsenal of heavy duty guns and grenades, and is clothed with a black costume with a white skull on the upper torso. Though he once had a partner, the Punisher claims he works alone. The Punisher may be seen as an anti-hero, given his wishy-washy stand on Spider-Man's innocence and his unmerciful attitude toward crime.

Meeting Spider-ManEdit

Appearing for the first time in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (February 1974), the Punisher was a bloodthirsty vigilante who had no qualms about killing gangsters, something that most superheroes of the time refrained from doing. J. Jonah Jameson described him as "the most newsworthy thing to happen to New York since Boss Tweed."

In this appearance, the Punisher was determined to kill Spider-Man, who was wanted for the apparent murder of Norman Osborn. This version of the Punisher was shown as an athletic fighter, a master marksman, and an able strategist. All he would reveal about himself was that he was a former U.S. Marine. He had a fierce temper but also showed signs of considerable frustration over his self-appointed role of killer vigilante.

In particular, he was engaged in extensive soul-searching as to what was the right thing to do: although he had few qualms about killing he was outraged when his then-associate, the Jackal, apparently killed Spider-Man by treacherous means rather than in honorable combat. Spider-Man, who was himself no stranger to such torment, concluded that the Punisher's problems made his own seem like a "birthday party."

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