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 Punisher is a vigilante who employs murder , kidnapping , extortion , coercion , threats of violence , and torture in his war on crime . The Punisher ( titled The Punisher : Frank Castle after issue # 66 , sometimes referred to as The Punisher MAX ) was a comic book ongoing series published under the MAX imprint of Marvel Comics , featuring vigilante anti-hero , the Punisher .