The Punisher is a character in Marvel comics.
Gerry Conway . He is known for co-creating the Marvel Comics ' vigilante the Punisher and scripting the death of the character Gwen Stacy during his long run on The Amazing Spider-Man . Punisher . The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru , with publisher Stan Lee green-lighting the name . The Punisher made his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man # 129 ( cover-dated Feb. 1974 ) .