Oh, my God! No! It can't-- it's got to be a dream! Oh please let me wake up! Please let this be a dream! Please, oh please... 
Appearing in "What If... The Punisher's Family Had Not Been Killed in Central Park?"
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Supporting Characters:
- Maria Castle (Death)
- Lisa Castle (Death)
- Frank Castle, Jr. (Death)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
- Daily Bugle
- J. Jonah Jameson (Named only)
- Robbie Robertson
Antagonists:
- Kingpin (Wilson Fisk)
- Capt. John Carmody (Death)
- Arranger (Oswald Silkworth)
- Judge William Marimon (Death)
- Officer McGuire (Death)
Other Characters:
- Costa Family (First appearance)
- Bruno Costa (First appearance)
- Three out of four of either Luis Allegre (First appearance), Leon Kolsky (First appearance), Matt Skinner (First appearance), and Byron Hannigan (First appearance)
- Forrest Hunt (First appearance) (Death)
- NYPD
- Uatu the Watcher
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Photo)
- Jake (Maria's cousin) (Death)
- Ms. Collins (Robertson's secretary)
- U.S. Marine Corps (Mentioned)
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Synopsis for "What If... The Punisher's Family Had Not Been Killed in Central Park?"
The story opens with the Castle family enjoying a picnic in Central Park, which is interrupted by a rain squall and the family elects to go home. Bruno Costa, Skinner and Kolsky (the three murderers in the original) are hiding in the bushes and fear they will be exposed, but in this storyline, one of the trio convinces the other two to stay hidden, as murdering civilians will bring untold heat on them that they do not need. As such, the wife and kids are not murdered by mobsters and the family returns home as planned.
That night, Frank tells his wife how even during the darkest days of the Vietnam War that he could always depend on his fellow Marines for teamwork and esprit de corps, and that he has been accepted to the police academy as that is the best civilian job he knows that has like dedication. The Watcher continues his tale by saying "Several months later, Frank Castle became a full-fledged member of the constabulatory of New York City", where he is now known as Patrolman Castle. He is partnered with a more experienced cop, Officer McGuire, who shows him some of the underground activities alongside their route. One of their first stops is a donut shop where they are picking up coffee for the day, but Patrolman Castle is taken aback when the owner asks if he is here to collect the payment. Officer McGuire explains that many members of the NYPD collect kickbacks in exchange for not being bothersome to rackets such as blackmail, union extortion, prostitution, heroin, et cetera. Later, a video arcade is robbed, but this is thwarted by Spider-Man, who has plastered the robber with a net and ready for Patrolman Castle to book.
Appearing in "What If... The Living Recorder Had to Find Work on Earth?"
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- Living Recorder
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Appearing in "What If... The Thing Were an Elvis Presley Impersonator?"
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Appearing in "What If... Hawkeye Used Golf Clubs Instead of a Bow and Arrows?"
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Notes
- Cover art: Zeck pencils and inks.[1]