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What did the Punisher look like before he became THE Punisher?

Long before the endless arsenal, black trench coat, and ultra-violent antihero reputation… Frank Castle was something much stranger. Across early appearances in Amazing Spider-Man, Captain America, Daredevil, Marvel Preview and more, the Punisher slowly evolved from a mysterious Spider-Man villain into one of Marvel’s darkest and most fascinating characters.

In this video we go through the Punisher’s earliest appearances from 1974 through 1986, exploring how creators like Gerry Conway, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Frank Miller, Mike Zeck, Ross Andru and others shaped Frank Castle piece by piece.

We cover:


The Amazing Spider-Man #129 first appearance of the Punisher
Early Punisher vs Spider-Man battles
The first appearances of Jigsaw and Moses Magnum
Frank Castle’s original origin story
The evolution of Punisher’s methods and morality
Punisher vs Daredevil by Frank Miller
Punisher’s first confrontation with Kingpin
The road to the classic 1986 Punisher miniseries


This is the early evolution of the Punisher — one appearance at a time.