In honor of his brand-new TV series, we’ve decided to feature a collection of our past Comic Book Legends Revealed installments that involve the Punisher!

Enjoy!

Who was the inspiration for the Punisher?

Did the Punisher seriously kill jaywalkers at one point?

Was longtime Punisher writer Mike Baron forced to transform the Punisher into a black guy?

Whatever happened to the Jim Lee-drawn Punisher/Nick Fury graphic novel?

What was the inspiration behind the Archie Meets the Punisher crossover?

Why did the Punisher’s first miniseries expand from four issues to five?

Did the sequel to Batman: The Cult become a Punisher miniseries instead?

Was War Machine inspired by a rejected Punisher/Iron Man miniseries?

How did the success of Secret Wars lead to the Punisher getting his own series for the first time?

Was Mike Wieringo set to do a run on the Punisher before his tragic death?

Did Marvel have a special “black dialogue” adviser for the storyline where the Punisher turned black?

Was Punisher going to originally die in his first solo series?