Marvel's First Punisher Came Long Before Frank Castle
While Frank Castle isn’t the only person to ever take up the Punisher mantle, it was always assumed that he was at least the first one to do so – however, it seems Marvel Comics’ first Punisher came long before Frank Castle.
Frank Castle became the Punisher after his family was caught in the crossfire of a gang-related shoot-out while spending the day in the park.
Before suffering such a traumatic loss, Castle was a U.S. Marine who received high praise for his extremely efficient killing ability.
After his family was murdered, he put all of the knowledge and training he acquired in the armed forces towards becoming a murderous vigilante, one who wears an intimidating skull on his chest so that the last thing his victims see is the universal symbol of death.
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