The Punisher was conceived by Gerry Conway, then-writer of The Amazing Spider-Man, and was inspired by
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The character has been described as being obsessed with vengeance; Garth Ennis noted that the character of the Punisher "sees the world in very black and white terms, he solves his problems with utter finality" an… See more

The Punisher is the recipient of intense infantry training from the United States Marine Corps and special operations training by Force Recon. He went through Airborne School, Ranger School, BUDs, the Q-Course, … See more

Despite wanting to work alone, the Punisher has a few supporting characters to help fight crime. Microchip assisted Castle by building and supplying weapons and technology and providing friendship. During the "Civil W… See more

Australian Special Forces units operating in Iraq and Afghanistan are known to wear Punisher iconography. 2nd Commando Regiment and SASR members have been photographed on patrol wearing 'death symbols' in… See more

David Harth of CBR.com referred to the Punisher as one of the "best anti-heroes in Marvel Comics", saying, "The Punisher made his debut fighting Spider-Man but would go on to much bigger and better things. Gai… See more