Actor Jon Bernthal as Marvel Comics crime-fighting vigilante “The Punisher”, reprises the character from his Netflix run, in Marvel Studios currently shooting TV series “Daredevil: Born Again” :
The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and illustrators John Romita, Sr., and Ross Andru, debuting in Marvel Comics' "The Amazing Spider-Man" #129 (Feb. 1974).
"…driven by the deaths of his wife and two children, who were killed by the mob during a shootout in New York City's Central Park…
“…the Punisher wages a one-man war on the underworld…
“…and all criminals in general by using all manner of conventional war weaponry.
"A war veteran of the US military, Frank Castle is a master of martial arts…
“…stealth tactics, guerrilla warfare, and a wide variety of weapons..."
In feature films, Dolph Lundgren portrayed the Punisher in 1989, Thomas Jane in 2004 and Ray Stevenson in 2008.
