The Punisher debuted fighting Spider-Man, but his destiny was always going to be more than that of just a mercenary villain. Marvel created Frank Castle to take advantage of the anti-hero craze sweeping pop culture in the 1970s. Castle is a former Marine and police officer who lost his family to mob violence. Since then, the Punisher has cut a bloody swath through the Marvel Universe, fighting everyone from mobsters to supervillains to superheroes.
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