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List of Punisher supporting characters

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ6599937 ↗
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This is a list of characters associated with the Marvel Comics character Punisher.

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Frank Castle Jr.

Francis David "Frank" Castle Jr. is the son of The Punisher (Frank Castle) in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Gerry Conway and Tony DeZuniga, first appeared in Marvel Preview #2 (Aug. 1975).

Frank Jr. was Frank Castle Sr.'s son and youngest child. Frank Jr. took after his dad, and was one of the main reasons from retiring from the Marines.

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