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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 19731030 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
5 Captain America 1979109 October 9, 1979 The Punisher appears in Captain America #241. 1
5 Daredevil (Marvel) 1982223 February 23, 1982 The Punisher appears in Daredevil #183. 1
4 Wolverine 1988124 December 4, 1988 Wolverine appears in Punisher #18. 1
4 Moon Knight 198959 May 9, 1989 Moon Knight appeared in Punisher Annual Vol. 1 #2, Punisher Vol 2 #224 and Punisher Vol 12 #14-16. 1
5 Combat Colin 19891223 December 23, 1989 The Punisher appears in Christmas with Combat Colin. 1
5 Hulk (Marvel) 1990417 April 17, 1990 The Punisher appears in Incredible Hulk Annual Vol. 1 #16. 1
5 X-Men 1990116 November 6, 1990 The Punisher appears in Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1 #272. 1
5 Fantastic Four 19901225 December 25, 1990 The Punisher appears in Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #349. 1
5 Monster in My Pocket 19917 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
5 Cerebus the Aardvark 19921 January 1992 Roach's "Punisheroach" personality in Cerebus the Aardvark is a parody of The Punisher. 3
4 Ghosts 'n Goblins 1993422 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 19946 June 1994 Batman and The Punisher had a comic book crossover together. 1
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Archie 19948 August 1994 The Punisher has a crossover with Archie in The Punisher Meets Archie. 1
4 Josie and the Pussycats 19948 August 1994 Josie and the Pussycats appear in Archie Meets The Punisher. 1
5 Katy Keene 19948 August 1994 Katy Keene appears in The Archie Meets Punisher. Additionally, the Katy Keene TV series is a spin-off of Riverdale. 1
4 Black Panther 199511 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 20011 January 2001 The Punisher has a crossover comic with Painkiller Jane. 1
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Witchblade 20076 June 2007 The Punisher has a crossover comic with Witchblade. 1
5 Kick-Ass 2009422 April 22, 2009 Frank Castle is mentioned in Kick-Ass #6. 2
5 LittleBigPlanet 2010817 August 17, 2010 An outfit based on the Punisher is downloadable in LittleBigPlanet. 2
4 Hit-Monkey 201091 September 1, 2010 Hit-Monkey appears in Marvel Universe Vs. The Punisher #3. 1
5 Marvel vs. Capcom 2011217 February 17, 2011 Frank Castle appears as a card in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. 2
5 Geometry Dash 2013813 August 13, 2013 Geometry Dash features a skin based on the Punisher. 3
5 Atop the 4th Wall 2013121 December 1, 2013 Linkara reviews The Punisher: Silent Night #1. 2
4 Tigra 2018516 May 16, 2018 Tigra appears in Punisher (Vol. 2) #224-227. 1
5 Avengers (Marvel) 202012 December 2020 The Punisher has been a member of the Avengers. 1

Links to Non-Series Media[]

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Marvel Cinematic Universe 2016318 March 18, 2016 Characters from The Punisher series appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 1