List of Punisher supporting characters


This is a list of characters associated with the Marvel Comics character Punisher.

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Frank Castle Jr.

Francis David "Frank" Castle Jr. is the son of The Punisher in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Gerry Conway and Tony DeZuniga, first appeared in Marvel Preview #2.
Frank Jr. was Frank Castle Sr.'s son and youngest child. Frank Jr. took after his dad, and was one of the main reasons from retiring from the Marines. One day, the Castle family decided to have a picnic in Central Park to which they accidentally witness a mob execution and are gunned down. Frank Sr. is the only survivor with his family's death which sends him over the edge into being the Punisher. Since then, Frank Sr. continues to see Frank Jr. in dreams and visions as a driving force to continue a vigilante crusade as a reminder that the Punisher's work is never done. Frank Jr. was part of a resurrection scheme by Microchip and The Hood. Upon seeing his body alive, Frank torched his son to death with a flamethrower.

Frank Castle Jr. in other media

  • A character based on Frank Castle Jr. named Will Castle appears in The Punisher, portrayed by Marcus Johns. He travels with his parents to Puerto Rico to celebrate Frank's retirement at a family reunion before he and his mother are run over by hired men sent by crime lord, Howard Saint.
  • Frank Castle Jr. appears in Marvel's Netflix television series:
  • * He first appears in the second season of Daredevil via photographs.
  • * Frank Jr. appears in flashbacks depicted in The Punisher, portrayed by Aidan Pierce Brennan. This version idolized his father, Frank Castle Sr., who was concerned that he was being a bad influence on his son.

    Lisa Castle

Lisa Barbara Castle is the daughter of the Punisher in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Gerry Conway and Tony DeZuniga, first appeared in Marvel Preview #2.
Lisa was Frank Castle's daughter and oldest child. Lisa was the light in Frank's life and one of the main reasons from retiring from the Marines. One day, the Castle family decided to have a picnic in Central Park where they accidentally witness a mob execution and are gunned down. Frank being the only survivor of his family's death sends him over the edge into being the Punisher. Since then, Frank continues to see Lisa in dreams and visions as a driving force to continue a vigilante crusade and to remind the Punisher's work is never done. Lisa was part of a resurrection scheme by Microchip and Hood. Upon seeing her body alive, Frank torched his daughter to death with a flamethrower.

Lisa Castle in other media

  • Two characters loosely based on Lisa Castle named Annie and Felice Castle appear in The Punisher, portrayed by Brooke Anderson and Holly Rogers respectively. They and their mother are killed by a car bomb meant for Frank Castle.
  • Lisa Castle appears in Marvel's Netflix television series:
  • * Lisa first appears in the second season of Daredevil via photographs.
  • * Lisa appears in flashbacks depicted in The Punisher, portrayed by Nicolette Pierini.

    Maria Castle

Maria Elizabeth Castle is the wife of Frank Castle in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Gerry Conway and Tony DeZuniga, first appeared in Marvel Preview #2.
Maria was Frank's loving wife. Together they had two children and maintained a very tranquil family life. After coming home from the war, Maria made sure that Frank's life was held together. One day, the Castle family decided to have a picnic in Central Park where they accidentally witness a mob execution and are gunned down. Frank survives but Maria and their children were killed. Since then, Frank continues to see Maria and their children in dreams and visions as a driving force to continue a vigilante crusade and as a reminder that the Punisher's work is never done. Years later, Maria and the children's bodies were resurrected along with Microchip's son by Hood using G. W. Bridge's body. Upon seeing his family revived, Frank took a flamethrower and burned them to death.

Maria Castle in other media

  • A character based on Maria Castle named Julie Castle appears in The Punisher, portrayed by May Lloyd. She was killed by a car bomb alongside her and Frank Castle's two daughters.
  • Maria Castle appears in The Punisher, portrayed by Samantha Mathis. This version travels to Puerto Rico to celebrate her husband's retirement at a family reunion before she and her son Will Castle are run over by hired men sent by the crime lord, Howard Saint.
  • Maria Castle appears in Marvel's Netflix television series:
  • * Maria first appears in the second season of Daredevil, portrayed by Lauren Gray Weinerth.
  • * Maria appears in flashbacks and visions depicted in The Punisher, portrayed by Kelli Barrett.

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Amy Bendix

Amy Bendix is a young girl. The character, created by Larry Hama and John Buscema, first appeared in The Punisher War Zone #24.
Amy is a happy young girl who is mentally handicapped and lives in Laastekist. One day, she encounters Frank Castle hiding underneath a truck. Castle asks Amy not to tell and she complies. Amy soon afterwards hides Castle in her tree house, where it becomes apparent that Amy reminds Castle of his daughter. Amy accidentally tells her father Sheriff Harry Bendix, who comes with two other officers to capture Castle. Against Amy's wishes, Harry beats up Castle, but puts Frank in jail afterwards. When Castle's fingerprints get leaked, several men break into Sheriff Bendix's house and hold Amy at gunpoint. Amy manages to escape the house and tries to look for her father, but is captured by anti-vigilante agent Taylor Blackwell. Castle manages to stall Blackwell long enough for Sheriff Bendix to snipe the man down saving Amy. She is carried away to safety and is last seen being left at a neighbor's house, while her father helps evacuate the town.

Amy Bendix in other media

  • Amy Bendix appears in The Punisher, portrayed by Giorgia Whigham. This version is a teenage grifter who witnessed the murder of several of her friends and went on the run ever since. After being saved by Frank Castle, she is eventually taken under his wing and forms a strong friendship with him.

    Carlos Cruz

Carlos "CC" Cruz is a former SWAT/United States Navy SEALs who befriend Microchip who had a falling out with Frank Castle. Carlos' intentions where however to not kill when not needed keeping his military code. He and Microchip fought the good fight for a longer amount of time with Carlos swearing on his nephew's life that he'd protect the innocent. Soon however, the Punisher broke out of the jail he was put in by Microchip. The Punisher confronted Microchip, but Micro was killed when an ex S.H.I.E.L.D. assassin named Stone Cold bombed the wall they were standing at. When Carlos returned from a mission and discovered the computer wiz's dead body, Carlos mistakenly blamed Castle for his friend's death. Carlos tracked Castle and found the true Punisher stalking a group of Bolivian drug dealer. Cruz attacked Castle, attracting the gun-fire of the Bolivians as well. Separated by the chaos of the battle, Cruz was executed by Microchip's true killer, Stone Cold. The real Punisher eventually avenged Carlos by killing Stone Cold himself.

Andy Lorimer

Andy Lorimer is a lance corporal in the Parachute Regiment of the British Army who tags along with Yorkie Mitchell to New York City to track down a group of former IRA members responsible for detonating a bomb in an Irish bar in Hell's Kitchen, also destroying a diner across the street, killing 11 and injuring 30, including Frank Castle who was dining at the restaurant. Lorimer & Mitchell link up with Castle and agree to fight alongside him against the Irish-American gangs of New York. Yorkie brought him along as a favor because one of the IRA members, Peter Cooley, killed Lorimer's father during the closing days of The Troubles. Lorimer's father, SAS Sergeant Major Stephen Lorimer, saved Yorkie's life in the past, and so he sees it as a way of repaying his fallen friend by allowing his son a chance to avenge his death. While a perfectly competent soldier, Lorimer begins to have doubts on the validity of their mission given how much killing is involved. Once their mission is complete and all of the IRA members and their associates have been killed, Lorimer is given the opportunity to execute Cooley. He does so, but upon returning to Yorkie, he tells him that his death did not bring him any sense of closure or satisfaction. The two return home to England.

George Howe

First appeared in The Punisher vol. 6 #55.
An African-American, George Howe served as a young man in the Vietnam War. In the summer of 1969, his UH-1 Huey helicopter crashed near the border with Laos; the Viet Cong soon arrived to take the survivors to their own base, where one by one they were killed, their hands and feet chopped off and tossed into Howe's bamboo cage. When it seemed that his time had come, a Marine Force Recon group led by Captain Castle attacked the village and rescued Howe. In 1972, Howe was awarded the Medal of Honor. Admiring the Force Recon Marines for their proficiency, Howe joined the Green Berets for the remainder of the war and was among the first to join Delta Force. Howe is tasked by a cabal of military generals to arrest Castle, but then learns of the actual truth behind Castle's covert operation in Russia. Howe gives Castle the means of killing the generals by giving him a loaded M1911 handgun, and destroys the incriminating evidence out of the belief that if exposed, the U.S. military would lose all sense of credibility.
Howe's assistant, Lieutenant Geller, reads Castle's military record and realizes that not only was Castle a Force Recon Marine, he also led the team that saved Howe's life in Vietnam; thus, Howe would spare Castle's life as repayment out of gratitude. Geller attempts to warn the generals, but it is too late. As the generals arrive at Howe's safehouse to collect the incriminating tape and view Castle's body, Howe walks away, saying he has washed his hands clean of the matter, but in reality, Howe has lured the generals to their deaths.