Q 01/05

Which superhero did the Punisher set out to kill in his 1974 comic-book debut as a villain?

A) Daredevil

B) Iron Man

C) Spider-Man

D) Doctor Strange

Answer · why

C) Spider-Man

Spider-Man was the target because the Punisher saw him as an undisciplined vigilante. Meant as a minor antagonist, the gunman proved so popular with r...

Q 02/05

Which Pulp Fiction star plays crime boss Howard Saint, who orders the Castle family killed, in 2004's The Punisher?

A) John Travolta

B) Bruce Willis

C) Samuel L. Jackson

D) Harvey Keitel

Answer · why

A) John Travolta

John Travolta's Howard Saint is avenging his son Bobby, killed in a sting on Castle's final undercover job. It is Saint's wife, Livia, who insists tha...

Q 03/05

Which trademark of the comics did 1989's The Punisher leave off Frank Castle's costume, to its director's later regret?

A) The white gloves

B) The ammo belt

C) The trench coat

D) The chest skull

Answer · why

D) The chest skull

The chest skull was dropped as a creative choice, not over a rights problem, and director Mark Goldblatt later said he regretted it. Instead the emble...

Q 04/05

Which actor first played Frank Castle in Daredevil's second season before leading Netflix's The Punisher?

A) Joel Kinnaman

B) Jon Bernthal

C) Tom Hardy

D) Charlie Hunnam

Answer · why

B) Jon Bernthal

Jon Bernthal studied every earlier screen version of the character before making the role as personal as he could. Reviews of that Daredevil season si...

Q 05/05

Which Marvel legend said he suggested the name Punisher after rejecting the original idea, the Assassin?

A) Stan Lee

B) Jack Kirby

C) Steve Ditko

D) Jim Shooter

Answer · why

A) Stan Lee

Stan Lee recalled borrowing the name from a robot he had once written as a servant of the planet-eater Galactus. He felt no comic could have a hero wi...