Driven by the deaths of his wife and two children who were killed by the mob for witnessing a killing in New York City's Central Park, the Punisher wages a one-man war on crime while employing the use of various weapons and firearms. His family's killers were the first to be slain. A war veteran and a United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper in Force Recon, Castle is skilled in hand-to-hand combat, guerrilla warfare, and marksmanship.
The character is an Italian-American vigilante who employs murder, kidnapping, extortion, coercion, threats of violence, and torture in his campaign against crime. The Punisher made his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (cover-dated February 1974). The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher ( Francis ' Frank' Castle, born Castiglione) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
