10 Times The Punisher Humiliated Everyone

4. War Zone

Punisher: Sorcerer Extreme
Marvel Comics

That rare comic book on this list which has nothing to do with Garth Ennis. Greg Rucka's 2012 War Zone book finds the Punisher having teamed up with accomplice Rachel Cole-Alves. After she is arrested for their crimes, Castle vows to free her from prison, where she faces the death penalty. The Avengers are determined to make sure this doesn't happen. Conflict ensues.

Facing a version of the Avengers which takes more than its share of inspiration from the MCU (most notably in its depiction of Iron Man, Thor and Black Widow), this is Frank at his sneakiest.

Stealing and booby-trapping Iron Man's armour, attacking Spidey with his own webs and sending the individual Avengers on a series of wild goose chases, Castle may be outnumbered and outmatched, but he's far from helpless.

Sure, he suffers an almighty beat-down from the Avengers and is ultimately defeated, but he succeeds in rescuing Rachel and humiliating some of Marvel's heaviest hitters. Again.

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A film critic and professional writer of over ten years, Joel Harley has a deep and abiding love of all things horror, Batman and Nicolas Cage. He can be found writing online and in print, all over the Internet and in especially good bookstores.