The Punisher is a comic book vigilante anti-hero.
The Punisher is a vigilante who employs murder , kidnapping , extortion , coercion , threats of violence , and torture in his war on crime .	Punisher	The Punisher (2004 series)	vigilante	vigilante	murder	murder	kidnapping	kidnapping	extortion	extortion	coercion	coercion	threats of violence	Assault (tort)	torture	torture	The Punisher	The Punisher (TV series)
The Punisher -LRB- titled The Punisher : Frank Castle after issue # 66 , sometimes referred to as The Punisher MAX -RRB- was a comic book ongoing series published under the MAX imprint of Marvel Comics , featuring vigilante anti-hero , the Punisher .	Marvel Comics	Marvel Comics	The Punisher	Punisher	comic book	comic book	ongoing series	ongoing series	MAX	MAX (comics)	imprint	imprint (trade name)	vigilante	vigilante	anti-hero	anti-hero	Punisher	Punisher
