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Superhero Origins: The Punisher


he doesn’t fight crime he punishes it

he doesn’t fight crime he punishes it welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll

welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll

welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be exploring the comic book origins of

be exploring the comic book origins of

be exploring the comic book origins of frank castle otherwise known as The

frank castle otherwise known as The

frank castle otherwise known as The Punisher this is just as good as with

Punisher this is just as good as with

Punisher this is just as good as with most comic book characters there are

most comic book characters there are

most comic book characters there are often reimagining ‘s and different

often reimagining ‘s and different

often reimagining ‘s and different versions to a character’s past we have

versions to a character’s past we have

versions to a character’s past we have chosen to primarily follow the storyline

chosen to primarily follow the storyline

chosen to primarily follow the storyline that unfolded in 1974’s the amazing

that unfolded in 1974’s the amazing

that unfolded in 1974’s the amazing spider-man number 129 which was expanded

spider-man number 129 which was expanded

spider-man number 129 which was expanded upon in 1975 Marvel preview number 2 and

upon in 1975 Marvel preview number 2 and

upon in 1975 Marvel preview number 2 and 1994’s Punisher year 1 in his debut

1994’s Punisher year 1 in his debut

1994’s Punisher year 1 in his debut appearance The Punisher was introduced

appearance The Punisher was introduced

appearance The Punisher was introduced as a mysterious costumed vigilante who

as a mysterious costumed vigilante who

as a mysterious costumed vigilante who waged war on criminals who had been

waged war on criminals who had been

waged war on criminals who had been hired and misled by The Jackal in order

hired and misled by The Jackal in order

hired and misled by The Jackal in order to eliminate spider-man following this

to eliminate spider-man following this

to eliminate spider-man following this dramatic introduction The Punisher was

dramatic introduction The Punisher was

dramatic introduction The Punisher was given his own origin story in which he

given his own origin story in which he

given his own origin story in which he was shown to be a one-of-a-kind hero

was shown to be a one-of-a-kind hero

was shown to be a one-of-a-kind hero with his backstory fleshed out he was

with his backstory fleshed out he was

with his backstory fleshed out he was revealed to be a man named Frank Castle

revealed to be a man named Frank Castle

revealed to be a man named Frank Castle who of all things started out studying

who of all things started out studying

who of all things started out studying to become a priest however his inability

to become a priest however his inability

to become a priest however his inability to forgive those who did evil acts led

to forgive those who did evil acts led

to forgive those who did evil acts led him to enlist and become a u.s. marine

him to enlist and become a u.s. marine

him to enlist and become a u.s. marine captain afterwards he married a woman

captain afterwards he married a woman

captain afterwards he married a woman named Maria they had two children

named Maria they had two children

named Maria they had two children together before a fateful afternoon when

together before a fateful afternoon when

together before a fateful afternoon when they decided to have a picnic in Central

they decided to have a picnic in Central

they decided to have a picnic in Central Park there they witnessed a gangland

Park there they witnessed a gangland

Park there they witnessed a gangland execution of an informant by the cost of

execution of an informant by the cost of

execution of an informant by the cost of crime family and were gunned down

crime family and were gunned down

crime family and were gunned down somehow Frank survived the massacre and

somehow Frank survived the massacre and

somehow Frank survived the massacre and awakened while being placed in a body

awakened while being placed in a body

awakened while being placed in a body bag filled with panic and anger he

bag filled with panic and anger he

bag filled with panic and anger he fought the police before being sedated

fought the police before being sedated

fought the police before being sedated and taken to the hospital while

and taken to the hospital while

and taken to the hospital while recovering from his wounds the Mafia

recovering from his wounds the Mafia

recovering from his wounds the Mafia sent hitmen to tie up loose ends

sent hitmen to tie up loose ends

sent hitmen to tie up loose ends overwhelming his assassins he was then

overwhelming his assassins he was then

overwhelming his assassins he was then taken to the police station to give

taken to the police station to give

taken to the police station to give testimony to his horror the men he

testimony to his horror the men he

testimony to his horror the men he identified were revealed to have

identified were revealed to have

identified were revealed to have ironclad alibis released he sank into a

ironclad alibis released he sank into a

ironclad alibis released he sank into a deep depression and contemplated suicide

deep depression and contemplated suicide

deep depression and contemplated suicide however he soon turned to revenge as his

however he soon turned to revenge as his

however he soon turned to revenge as his sole motivation for staying alive this

sole motivation for staying alive this

sole motivation for staying alive this led him to begin tracking down his

led him to begin tracking down his

led him to begin tracking down his killers who in turn blew up his house

killers who in turn blew up his house

killers who in turn blew up his house since the bomb had gone off while Frank

since the bomb had gone off while Frank

since the bomb had gone off while Frank was about to enter the house both the

was about to enter the house both the

was about to enter the house both the police and his killers thought he had

police and his killers thought he had

police and his killers thought he had perished in the blast it was at this

perished in the blast it was at this

perished in the blast it was at this point that Frank decided to fight fire

point that Frank decided to fight fire

point that Frank decided to fight fire with fire

with fire

with fire abandoning all rules in order to claim

abandoning all rules in order to claim

abandoning all rules in order to claim justice revealing himself to a

justice revealing himself to a

justice revealing himself to a sympathetic detective he had met he

sympathetic detective he had met he

sympathetic detective he had met he explained that he wasn’t bound by the

explained that he wasn’t bound by the

explained that he wasn’t bound by the law anymore and was thus capable of

law anymore and was thus capable of

law anymore and was thus capable of taking out the criminals that had come

taking out the criminals that had come

taking out the criminals that had come to own the city unable to condone his

to own the city unable to condone his

to own the city unable to condone his actions

actions

actions the detective instead

the detective instead

the detective instead that equipment and weapons were in his

that equipment and weapons were in his

that equipment and weapons were in his car’s trunk and that he wouldn’t be

car’s trunk and that he wouldn’t be

car’s trunk and that he wouldn’t be surprised if his car was randomly broken

surprised if his car was randomly broken

surprised if his car was randomly broken into claiming the supplies Frank became

into claiming the supplies Frank became

into claiming the supplies Frank became the Punisher a man clad with a white

the Punisher a man clad with a white

the Punisher a man clad with a white skull painted over a bulletproof vest

skull painted over a bulletproof vest

skull painted over a bulletproof vest this became the symbol of his cause to

this became the symbol of his cause to

this became the symbol of his cause to bring death to criminals that had become

bring death to criminals that had become

bring death to criminals that had become otherwise untouchable waging a personal

otherwise untouchable waging a personal

otherwise untouchable waging a personal war on crime he killed dozens of

war on crime he killed dozens of

war on crime he killed dozens of gangsters and finally tracked down Billy

gangsters and finally tracked down Billy

gangsters and finally tracked down Billy Russo the cost of family’s top hitmen

Russo the cost of family’s top hitmen

Russo the cost of family’s top hitmen smashing Russo’s face through a pane of

smashing Russo’s face through a pane of

smashing Russo’s face through a pane of glass Frank had his revenge

glass Frank had his revenge

glass Frank had his revenge however Russo survived only to have his

however Russo survived only to have his

however Russo survived only to have his face hideously stitched back together

face hideously stitched back together

face hideously stitched back together eventually becoming the Punishers

eventually becoming the Punishers

eventually becoming the Punishers arch-nemesis jigsaw Billy is dead from

arch-nemesis jigsaw Billy is dead from

arch-nemesis jigsaw Billy is dead from now on you own the jigsaw over the years

now on you own the jigsaw over the years

now on you own the jigsaw over the years the Punishers countless acts of

the Punishers countless acts of

the Punishers countless acts of vigilante justice have led him to cross

vigilante justice have led him to cross

vigilante justice have led him to cross paths with countless criminals as well

paths with countless criminals as well

paths with countless criminals as well as with many other costumed crime

as with many other costumed crime

as with many other costumed crime fighters who have disagreed with his

fighters who have disagreed with his

fighters who have disagreed with his harsh methods his origins have likewise

harsh methods his origins have likewise

harsh methods his origins have likewise been reimagined in various forms of

been reimagined in various forms of

been reimagined in various forms of media including several live-action

media including several live-action

media including several live-action movies the first of which starred Dolph

movies the first of which starred Dolph

movies the first of which starred Dolph Lundgren

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