Punisher in other media

Frank Castle / The Punisher, a vigilante antihero created by Marvel Comics, has appeared in various mediums of media. Since the character's creation in 1974, he has appeared in films, television, and video games. The character, and his symbol have featured on products and merchandise.

Adaptations of Punisher in other media
Created byGerry Conway
Ross Andru
John Romita Sr.
Original sourceComics published by Marvel Comics
First appearanceThe Amazing Spider-Man #129 (February 1974)
Print publications
Novel(s)The Punisher (2004)
Films and television
Film(s)The Punisher (1989)
The Punisher (2004)
Punisher: War Zone (2008)
Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher (2014)
Television
show(s)		The Punisher (2017)
Audio presentations
Soundtrack(s)The Punisher (1989)
The Punisher: The Album (2004)
Original Score from the Motion Picture The Punisher (2004)
Punisher: War Zone Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2008)
Punisher: War Zone Original Motion Picture Score (2008)
Games
Video game(s)The Punisher (NES) (1990)
The Punisher (computer) (1990)
The Punisher: The Ultimate Payback! (1991)
The Punisher (1993)
The Punisher (2005)
The Punisher: No Mercy (2009)

Television

Animation
  • Punisher appears in Spider-Man, voiced by John Beck.[1] He first appears in the seventh and eighth episodes of the second season, and later appears in the eighth episode of season four. Due to the requirements for children's programming, Punisher was restricted to using non-lethal weapons which took the form of concussion blast energy weapons or gimmick guns such as electrified net launchers. The death of his family was portrayed off-screen by showing a kite flying and then falling, at the sound of gunshots.
  • In the X-Men episode "Days of Future Past (Part 1)", two children are seen holding a video game cartridge called Assassin, with the Punisher on the cover of the video game. The game was produced by "Marbles", a play on "Marvel". A robot duplicate of the Punisher also appeared in the episode entitled "Mojovision", attacking Wolverine and Jean Grey.[2]
  • In Iron Man: Armored Adventures, the Punisher is mentioned as a vigilante henchman. In the episode "Armor Wars", Pepper Potts suggests Tony taking revenge on Obadiah Stane "Punisher-style". In the episode "The Hammer Falls," the Punisher is mentioned by Pepper as a possible culprit for the one attacking Iron Man's rogue's gallery when it was actually Justin Hammer in the Titanium Man armor looking for the mysterious person who was blackmailing him.
  • The Punisher appears in The Super Hero Squad Show episode "Night in the Sanctorum", voiced by Ray Stevenson.[3] he was restricted to non-lethal weaponry like lasers. When Enchantress used her magic to crash the Super Hero Squad's Helicarrier into the wall separating Super Hero City and Villainville, Punisher's van was one of the possible places for them to crash for a while.
  • In The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "Enter the Whirlwind", the Punisher is mentioned by a taxi driver who is reading a newspaper article that states "Vigilante 'Punishes' Again" and a photograph of the Punisher's skull logo.
  • The Punisher makes a cameo appearance in the Avengers Assemble episode "Planet Doom," but his voice actor is uncredited.[4] He is a hero operating undercover within Doctor Doom's empire in an alternate timeline.

Live-action

Frank Castle appears in TV series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portrayed by Jon Bernthal:

  • Frank appears in the second season of Daredevil.[5] Daredevil crosses paths with him when he has targeted some gangs in Hell's Kitchen. During the final episode, he assists Daredevil by sniping the Hand ninjas.
  • Frank appears in The Punisher. In the first season, Punisher uncovers a larger conspiracy beyond what was done to him and his family. This led to him allying with Micro. In the second season, Punisher is drawn into the mystery surrounding the attempted murder of Amy Bendix where she is targeted by John Pilgrim under the orders of Anderson and Eliza Schwartz. At the same time, his former best friend Billy is slowly turned into the psychotic Jigsaw.

Films
Main article: Punisher in film

Live-action

Animation

Video games
Main article: List of Punisher video games

Web series

Comic strips

The Punisher appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man comic strip in 2004.[7]

Novels
  • In 2004 the Punisher film from that year was novelized.[8]
  • The Punisher appears in the prose novel adaptation of the event comic Civil War.[9]

Tabletop Games
  • Punisher has been featured in Heroclix Collectible Miniatures Game.
  • Punisher has been announced for Marvel Crisis Protocol Miniatures Game.[10]

References
  1. https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Marvel-Universe/Punisher-Frank-Castle/
  2. "Mojovision Review". Marvel Toonzone. Retrieved May 28, 2007.
  3. "Marvel Super Hero Squad Voice Cast". Comics Continuum. July 28, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  4. "Planet Doom". Avengers Assemble. Season 1. Episode 15. December 8, 2013. Disney XD.
  5. "Jon Bernthal Cast as Frank Castle in the Netflix Original Series 'Marvel's Daredevil'". Marvel.com. June 9, 2015. Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  6. Yin-Poole, Wesley (July 10, 2018). "Blade, Moon Knight, Morbius and The Punisher confirmed for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 DLC". Eurogamer. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  7. Nadel, Nick. "The Punisher's Most Ridiculous Moments Ever". ComicsAlliance.
  8. Rey, Del (January 12, 2004). "Punisher Novelization Author Picked". Superhero Hype.
  9. Moore, Stuart (March 15, 2016). Civil War Illustrated Prose Novel. Marvel. ISBN 978-0785195863 – via Google Books.
  10. René, Lara (August 5, 2020). "Daredevil, She-Hulk, Punisher y otros llegan a Marvel Crisis Protocol". Wargarage.org. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
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