- —Punisher[src]
History
Frank Castle seemingly had a similar history as his Earth-616 counterpart. After his family was murdered, Frank embarked on a war of crime as the vigilante Punisher. As Punisher, he broke crime lord Jigsaw's face and partners with a man called Micro Chip.
Lake of Fire[]
Frank tracked down Jigsaw to Gotham City. After roughing up a bar frequented by Jigsaw, he learned that Russo was going to meetup with one of his henchmen at St. Ludger's; however, Punisher quickly realized it was a trap. A criminal posing as a nun drugged him and burned down the church. Luckily, he was rescued by Batman (Jean-Paul Valley). Despite his best instants, Batman agreed to team-up with Punisher. Their search for Jigsaw led them to Minsk Baths, but finding nothing, he ditched Batman. Following a hunch, Frank found Jigsaw in Kochman Building. He attempted to kill Jigsaw, only to be prevented by Batman. The two fought, with Punisher emerging victorious after using The Bat's Utility Belt against him.[2]
Deadly Knights[]
Much to Frank's dismay, Punisher was forced to return to Gotham City after he realized Jigsaw never left. During confrontation with Jigsaw's men, Frank landed on the original Batman, Bruce Wayne's radar; however, Frank mistook him for Jean-Paul Valley. Frank started tailing Gotham gangster, Jimmy Navarone, figuring he'd cross paths with Jigsaw sooner or later. As he was following him into the The Toy Box, he was caught by Jigsaw, who had plastic surgery to repair his face. As Frank was thrown through a window into The Toy Box, a gunfight broke out between Navarone and Russo's gangs as Batman entered the fray. During the fight, Punisher threw a buckshot frag at Jigsaw, breaking his face once again.
Frank quickly noticed a laughing man running from the site of the battle. The criminal was The Joker, a madman dressed as a clown with a history with Batman. Frank caught up to Joker and was about to kill him, only for Batman to stop him, allowing Joker to escape. Punisher punched Batman in retaliation, only to be quickly defeated by him. Batman let him to return New York City, threatening to throw him in prison or even an asylum if he ever returned.[1]
Lovesick[]
The Veronica Crime Family started a gang war on Mott Street, attracting the attention of Punisher. One day, Frank returned to find Painkiller Jane in his apartment. He assumed she was an assassin sent by the Veronica Brothers, only for her to reveal herself as his stalker.
She would continue to be present during Frank's shootouts with the Veronicas until he tricked her into taking a plane to Anchorage. He was able to obtain the location of Vinnie Veronica from Mickey Fondozzi, but Mickey warned Vinnie and Frank was captured. Jane came to his rescue and the two ended the crime family. To convince Vasko to leave him alone in exchange for sleeping with her.[3]
Brunt[]
In return for testifying against his former allies, Brunt received life in prison. Frank didn't find this a fitting punishment. He stopped his prison transport and took him and the overseeing NYPD detectives, Patrick Gleason and Sara Pezzini, captives. Pezzini tried to reason with him, but he wouldn't listen, forcing her to unleash the power of the Witchblade to stop him. During their tussle, Josef broke free of his restrains and attacked Sara while Frank used the distraction to knock out Patrick. He took Gleason's shotgun and killed Skala. Sara was appalled, but Frank was able to convince her he did the right thing and left.[4]Trivia
- Frank hates Gotham City.[1]
See Also
- 4 appearance(s) of Francis Castle (Earth-7642)
- 1 mention(s) of Francis Castle (Earth-7642)
- 12 image(s) of Francis Castle (Earth-7642)
- 8 quotation(s) by or about Francis Castle (Earth-7642)
- 2 victim(s) killed by Francis Castle (Earth-7642)