Statistics and Dscription

Name: Frank Castiglione   Aliases: Frank Castle, John Smith, Frank Rook, Charles Fort, Johnny Tower   Identity: Secret   Occupation: Vigilante, former U.S. Marine   Place of Birth: Queens, New York City   Legal Status: American citizen with a criminal record, listed in Marine records as a deserter   Marital Status: Widowed   Known Relatives: Mario Castiglione "father, presumed deceased", Louisa Castiglione "mother, presumed deceased", Maria Castiglione "wife, deceased", Mickey Castiglione "son, deceased", Donna Castiglione "daughter, deceased", Roscoe "uncle, deceased".   Known Allies: Spider-Man, Daredevil, Micrpchip, Captain America, Wolverine, Ghost Rider   Known Enemies: Jigsaw, Kingpin, Venom, Maggia and all forms of organized crime.   Base of Operations: Mobile   Group Membership: United States Marine Corps, (former)   Extent of Education: Unknown

Physical Description

Height: 6' 0"   Weight: 200 lbs.   Eyes: Blue   Hair: Black   Other Features: None

Powers, Abilities and Limitations

Intelligence: Normal   Strength: Athlete   Speed: Athlete   Stamina: Athlete   Durability: Normal   Reflexes: Peak human   Agility: Athlete   Fighting Skills: Experienced at several forms of hand-to-hand combat, with extensive training in and by, the S.E.A.L., UDT "under water demolitions team", LRPA " long range PAtrol. He is a thoroughly seasoned combat veteran of exceptional skill.   Special Skills and Abilities: Besides the above listed abilities the Punisher constantly employs a arsenal of personal weaponry. His most commonly used personal weapons are: Viet Nam era M-16 automatic rifle, a Sterling Mark Six 9mm.,a Browning Liama automatic pistol, a goverment issue .45 caliber automatic recalibrated for 9mm. shells with a replaceable barrel to convert it to .233 caliber, and a 4-shot .233 caliber Derringer. Thus he only needs to carry two types of ammunition.   Superhuman physical powers: None   Superhuman mental powers: None   Special limitations: The Punisher is a mortal human male, therefore he can die.   Source of superhuman powers: None, not applicable   Transportation: The Punisher travels in a heavily armored combat van, built on a modified Econoline chasis, disguised as a T.V. repair truck. It is equipped with pucture proof ball-hard rubber tires, the armor can repel .30 caliber armor piercing bullets, a pucture proof 85 gallon fuel tank "maximum range of 920 miles", a 440 cubic inch Chevrolet V-8 with a manual transmission powering a 1:2.1 gear box "maximum speed of 165 miles per hour", the windshield is 3/4 inch, aircraft-canopy windscreen material which can turn .50 caliber bullets. It also contains various weapons; large caliber assault weapons and ammunition, plus small anti-tank weaponry and ammunition, several duplicates of his personal weaponry and ammuntion, and high-explosives demolitions. It also has sophisticated communications and monitoring devices that can intercept police broadcast, and a onboard computer which can monitor all of the Punisher's activities and log his Crime File entries. The van is also equipped with a thermite-bomb, remote-controlled, self-destruct mechanisim which can incinerate the entire vehicle within 15 minutes.