Frank Castle aka The Punisher, the main character of the series
The Punisher is a comic book series by Marvel.
Comics[]
His first appearance was The Amazing Spider-Man #129 in October 1973.
- The Punisher (January 1986 - May 1986)
- The Punisher (July 1987 - July 1995)
- The Punisher War Journal (November 1988 - January 2009)
- Punisher P.O.V. (1991)
- The Punisher War Zone (March 1992 - April 2013)
- The Punisher 2099 (February 1993)
- Archie Meets the Punisher (August 1994)
- The Punisher (November 1995 - April 1997)
- Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe (November 1995)
- The Punisher (November 1998 - February 1999)
- The Punisher (April 2000 - March 2001)
- The Punisher (August 2001 - February 2004)
- Born (August 2003 - November 2003)
- The Punisher (March 2004 - October 2009)
- The Punisher: The End (June 2004)
- Punisher (March 2009 - November 2010)
- PunisherMAX (January 2010 - February 2012)
- Punisher: In the Blood (2010 - 2011)
- The Punisher (August 2011 - September 2012)
- The Punisher (2014)
- Punisher: The Platoon (2017)
Films[]
- The Punisher (October 5th, 1989)
- The Punisher (April 16th, 2004)
- Punisher: War Zone (December 5th, 2008)
- Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher (March 25th, 2014)
TV[]
- The Punisher (November 17th, 2017 - January 18th, 2019)
Video Games[]
- The Punisher (November 1990) for NES
- The Punisher (1990) for DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST
- The Punisher: The Ultimate Payback! (1991) for Game Boy
- The Punisher (April 22nd, 1993) for Arcade and Sega Genesis
- The Punisher (April 12th, 2004) for Mobile Phones, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC
- The Punisher: No Mercy (July 2nd, 2009) for PlayStation Network
Links to Other Series[]
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Spider-Man | October 30, 1973 | The Punisher made his debut in issue #129 of The Amazing Spider-Man. Spider-Man appears in The Punisher: The Ultimate Payback! | 1 |
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Captain America | October 9, 1979 | The Punisher appears in Captain America #241. | 1 |
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Daredevil (Marvel) | February 23, 1982 | The Punisher appears in Daredevil #183. | 1 |
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Wolverine | December 4, 1988 | Wolverine appears in Punisher #18. | 1 |
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Moon Knight | May 9, 1989 | Moon Knight appeared in Punisher Annual Vol. 1 #2, Punisher Vol 2 #224 and Punisher Vol 12 #14-16. | 1 |
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Combat Colin | December 23, 1989 | The Punisher appears in Christmas with Combat Colin. | 1 |
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Hulk (Marvel) | April 17, 1990 | The Punisher appears in Incredible Hulk Annual Vol. 1 #16. | 1 |
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X-Men | November 6, 1990 | The Punisher appears in Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1 #272. | 1 |
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Fantastic Four | December 25, 1990 | The Punisher appears in Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #349. | 1 |
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Monster in My Pocket | July 1991 | A character called The Exterminator, a parody of The Punisher, appears in the second issue of the Monster in My Pocket comic. | 3 |
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Cerebus the Aardvark | January 1992 | Roach's "Punisheroach" personality in Cerebus the Aardvark is a parody of The Punisher. | 3 |
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Ghosts 'n Goblins | April 22, 1993 | An item in Capcom's The Punisher Arcade game is identical to Arthur's lance from Ghosts 'n Goblins. | 3 |
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Batman | June 1994 | Batman and The Punisher had a comic book crossover together. | 1 |
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Archie | August 1994 | The Punisher has a crossover with Archie in The Punisher Meets Archie. | 1 |
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Josie and the Pussycats | August 1994 | Josie and the Pussycats appear in Archie Meets The Punisher. | 1 |
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Katy Keene | August 1994 | Katy Keene appears in The Archie Meets Punisher. Additionally, the Katy Keene TV series is a spin-off of Riverdale. | 1 |
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Black Panther | November 1995 | Black Panther appears in Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe and Marvel Universe Vs. The Punisher #3 and #4. | 1 |
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Painkiller Jane | January 2001 | The Punisher has a crossover comic with Painkiller Jane. | 1 |
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Witchblade | June 2007 | The Punisher has a crossover comic with Witchblade. | 1 |
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Kick-Ass | April 22, 2009 | Frank Castle is mentioned in Kick-Ass #6. | 2 |
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LittleBigPlanet | August 17, 2010 | An outfit based on the Punisher is downloadable in LittleBigPlanet. | 2 |
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Hit-Monkey | September 1, 2010 | Hit-Monkey appears in Marvel Universe Vs. The Punisher #3. | 1 |
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Marvel vs. Capcom | February 17, 2011 | Frank Castle appears as a card in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. | 2 |
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Geometry Dash | August 13, 2013 | Geometry Dash features a skin based on the Punisher. | 3 |
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Atop the 4th Wall | December 1, 2013 | Linkara reviews The Punisher: Silent Night #1. | 2 |
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Tigra | May 16, 2018 | Tigra appears in Punisher (Vol. 2) #224-227. | 1 |
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Avengers (Marvel) | December 2020 | The Punisher has been a member of the Avengers. | 1 |
Links to Non-Series Media[]
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Marvel Cinematic Universe | March 18, 2016 | Characters from The Punisher series appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | 1 |