Punisher Primer Recounts Frank Castle's Horrific Origin

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EXCLUSIVE: Revisit Frank Castle's Origin in Punisher Primer Pages

By Stephen Gerding

Published Oct 20, 2017

Before Frank Castle enters the Marvel Legacy era as the new War Machine, revisit the tragedy that turned him into the Punisher.

Frank Castle may be poised to become the new War Machine when he enters the Marvel Legacy era, but we all know he'll always be The Punisher.

Ahead of November's release of The Punisher #218, which will see Marvel's violent anti-hero vigilante take control of one of Tony Stark's most weapon-laden inventions, CBR has the exclusive debut of The Punisher Primer Pages. Writer Robbie Thompson and artist Matt Horvak have teamed up to present Castle's tragic origin story, to bring newcomers up to speed and to remind longtime fans exactly what caused a loving father and war hero to turn to a life of bloody vengeance against criminals.

THE PUNISHER #218

MATTHEW ROSENBERG (W) • GUIU VILANOVA (A)
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Lenticular Homage (LH) Variant Cover by TIM BRADSTREET
Legacy Headshot Variant Cover by MIKE MCKONE
Variant Cover by GREG SMALLWOOD
FRANK CASTLE: WAR MACHINE Part 1
For years, Frank Castle has been fighting a one-man war against criminals who endanger the innocent, but when a certain one-eyed operative offers him the tools to take his fight global…how could he say no? Find out how Frank found his way into the WAR MACHINE Armor! PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES!
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