I vowed there would be no more innocent victims like Uncle Ben while it was within my power to prevent them... by any means... even if others vilified me for it. 
Appearing in "What if... Peter Parker became the Punisher?"
Featured Characters:
- Masked Marvel / Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (First appearance) (Joins Daily Bugle)
Supporting Characters:
- Ben Parker (First appearance; dies)
- May Parker (First appearance)
- Gwen Stacy (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Burglar (First appearance; dies)
- Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) (First appearance; dies)
- Sinister Six (Only appearance; disbands)
- Vulture (Adrian Toomes) (First appearance; dies)
- Electro (Max Dillon) (First appearance; dies)
- Kraven the Hunter (Sergei Kravinoff) (First appearance; dies)
- Mysterio (Quentin Beck) (First appearance; dies)
- Sandman (Flint Marko) (First appearance; dies)
- Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) (First appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Hector Cervantez (First appearance)
- Cindy Moon (First appearance)
- Crusher Hogan (First appearance)
- Max Shiffman (First appearance)
- Baxter Bigelow (First appearance)
- NYPD (First appearance)
- Bernard O'Brien (First appearance)
- Numerous unnamed officers (First appearance)
- Daily Bugle (First appearance)
- Ned Leeds (First appearance)
- J. Jonah Jameson (First appearance)
- Betty Brant (First appearance)
- X-Men (Mysterio's Androids) (Referenced)
- X-Men (Referenced)
- Harry Osborn (First appearance)
- Maggia (First appearance)
- Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) (Referenced) (Deceased)
- Numerous unnamed others (First appearance)
- Costa Crime Family (First appearance)
- Hector Montoya (Mentioned)
- Matt Skinner (First appearance)
- Byron Hannigan (First appearance)
- Bruno Costa (First appearance)
- Mary Jane Watson (First appearance)
- Oscorp (Referenced)
- FDNY (First appearance)
- R2-D2 (Toy) (Topical Reference)
- C-3PO (Toy) (Topical Reference)
- Forrest Hunt (First appearance)
- Frank Castle (First appearance)
- Frank Castle, Jr. (First appearance; dies)
- Lisa Castle (First appearance; dies)
- Maria Castle (First appearance; dies)
- United States Marine Corps (Mentioned)
- Lonnie (Mentioned)
- New York Mets (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Radioactive Spiders
- Spiders (Drawing)
- Androids (Referenced)
- Pigeons
- R2-series astromech droids (Toy) (Topical Reference)
- Protocol droids (Toy) (Topical Reference)
Locations:
- Earth-71928 (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- United States of America (First appearance)
- New York (First appearance)
- New York City (First appearance)
- Queens (First appearance)
- Flushing Meadows–Corona Park (First appearance)
- New York Hall of Science (First appearance)
- Forest Hills (First appearance)
- Aunt May's House (First appearance)
- Midtown High School (First appearance)
- Flushing Meadows–Corona Park (First appearance)
- Manhattan (First appearance)
- RKP Palace (First appearance)
- Acme Warehouse (First appearance)
- Midtown (First appearance)
- Murray Hill (First appearance)
- 39th Street and Second Avenue (First appearance)
- Daily Bugle Building (First appearance)
- 39th Street and Second Avenue (First appearance)
- Kips Bay (First appearance)
- Office of Chief Medical Examiner (First appearance)
- Murray Hill (First appearance)
- Empire State University (First appearance)
- Harry Osborn and Peter Parker's apartment (First appearance)
- Central Park (First appearance)
- Brooklyn (Mentioned)
- George Washington Bridge (First appearance)
- Queens (First appearance)
- New York City (First appearance)
- New York (First appearance)
- Moon, Earth Orbit (Mentioned)
- San Lorenzo (Mentioned)
- United States of America (First appearance)
- Hell (Invoked)
- Earth (First appearance)
Items:
- Isotope Genome Accelerator (First appearance)
- Spider-Man's Suit, Utility Belt, and Web-Shooters (First appearance)
- Vulture's Wings (Only appearance; destruction)
- Goblin Armor (First appearance)
- Pumpkin Bombs (First appearance)
- Kraven's Lion's Head Vest (First appearance)
- Mysterio Suit (Only appearance; destruction)
- Doctor Octopus' Tentacles (Only appearance; destruction)
Vehicles:
- Goblin Glider (First appearance)
Synopsis for "What if... Peter Parker became the Punisher?"
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
WITH GREAT POWER…
When Peter Parker’s Uncle Ben is ruthlessly killed by a burglar Peter let escape, he vows to never let the same fate befall another innocent bystander. From then on, he stands as a figure of cold retribution. Criminals beware – the guilty caught in this spider’s web will be PUNISHED. But will Parker stand triumphant… or shattered by this twist of fate?
The friendly neighborhood takes a different turn in this WHAT IF? adventure, positing a very different sense of responsibility for the man who will be known as THE PUNISHER, as his battles against villains like the GREEN GOBLIN take a new path!Notes
- This issue's cover is an homage to that of Punisher #1.
