Frank Castle. A war veteran of the U.S. military, who was reborn amidst the bloodshed in the loss of his wife and kids duringĀ a Mob war crossfire, seeks only vengeance. The Punisher wages his one-man war on the mob and all criminal elements, using only his mastery of martial arts, stealth tactics, guerrilla warfare, and weaponry.
The Punisher is brutal in nature and his willingness to kill his enemies makes him a fan favorite. The Punisherās foes donāt often live long enough to became recurring antagonists, but the most notable of these being the severely scarred Jigsaw and arch-nemesis the Kingpin.
Due to the Punisherās homicidal nature, his actions are frowned upon by all the other heroes of the Marvel Universe.
Created by writer Gerry Conway and artist John Romita, Sr., with publisher Stan Lee providing the name, The Punisher made his first appearance inĀ The Amazing Spider-ManĀ #129. Frank Miller had a classic use of the character with some iconic showdowns featuring Daredevil in the 80ās. PunisherāsĀ popularity in the 90ās was featured in three monthly publications,Ā The Punisher War Journal,Ā The Punisher War Zone,Ā The Punisher Armory,Ā as well asĀ a slew of cameo appearances across Marvel comics. Frank once again came to fame with the release of three films, Dolph Lundgren portrayed the Punisher in 1989,Ā Thomas Jane in 2004, and Ray Stevenson in 2008. Jon Bernthal will portray the character in the second season ofĀ Marvelās Daredevil, set to premiere in March 2016. The last two films wereĀ more in-line with the comic books seriesĀ Welcome Back FrankĀ andĀ Punisher MaxĀ series.Ā Welcome Back FrankĀ created by super-gritty scribe Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, and the awestriking covers from Tim Bradstreet who captured the anti-hero in such fashion that has never before been seen.
While the first of the masters to dominate The Punisher ālookā after Romita Sr. would be the great Mike Zeck and Joe Juskoās run with every single one of theirĀ outstanding The Punisher Magazine covers (which gets a whole section), there are so many other great talents that have done The Punisher proper justice, like during Mike Baronās run withĀ artist Klaus Janson, Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio.
Created by writer Gerry Conway and artist John Romita, Sr., with publisher Stan Lee providing the name, The Punisher made his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #129. Frank Miller had a classic use of the character with some iconic showdowns featuring Daredevil in the 80ās. Punisherās popularity in the 90ās was featured in three monthly publications, The Punisher War Journal, The Punisher War Zone, The Punisher Armory, as well as a slew of cameo appearances across Marvel comics. Frank once again came to fame with the release of three films, Dolph Lundgren portrayed the Punisher in 1989, Thomas Jane in 2004, and Ray Stevenson in 2008. Jon Bernthal will portray the character in the second season of Marvelās Daredevil, set to premiere in March 2016. The last two films were more in-line with the comic books series Welcome Back Frank and Punisher Max series. Welcome Back Frank created by super-gritty scribe Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, and the awestriking covers from Tim Bradstreet who captured the anti-hero in such fashion that has never before been seen.
While the first of the masters to dominate The Punisher ālookā after Romita Sr. would be the great Mike Zeck and Joe Juskoās run with every single one of their outstanding The Punisher Magazine covers (which gets a whole section), there are so many other great talents that have done The Punisher proper justice, like during Mike Baronās run with artist Klaus Janson, Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio.
So many fantastic artists have had their hand at drawing The Punisher over the short history of the mega popular character. Having epic fights with heroes include Spider-Man, Captain America, Daredevil, Ghost Rider, the Hulk, Wolverine, Nick Fury, and Moon Knight.
We here at PopCultHQ have collected the best of The Punisher! There is a ton of past and new talents showcasing their best Punisher works.
Originally written and published by Manny Popoca February 15, 2016 onĀ PopCultHQ.com