The Punisher
The Punisher is a fictional vigilante and anti-hero in the Marvel Comics Universe. Created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita, Sr. and Ross Andru, he first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (Feb 1974).
Although sometimes considered a hero, the Punisher is a vigilante who considers killing, kidnapping, extortion, coercion, threats of violence and torture as acceptable crime-fighting tactics. Driven by the deaths of his wife and children, who were killed by the mob when they witnessed a Mafia gangland execution in New York City's Central Park, Frank Castle 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, spatial planning 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. Two movie adaptations have been released, one in 1989 another in 2004, and a sequel to the 2004 film planned in 2008.
