Marvel's The Punisher: 31 Easter Eggs & References You Need To See

25. The Gnucci Family

The first episode sees Frank's construction co-workers trying to knock over a poker game, which goes south when one of them accidentally reveals his identity to the crime family running the game. That family are named as the Gnucci family, who have lots of history with The Punisher in the comics.

They're headed by Ma Gnucci in the comics, the infamous villain who debuted in The Punisher vol.5 in 2000, whose limbs were eaten by a polar bear when Frank led her and her family into Central Park Zoo. In typical fashion, she died when Frank drop-kicked her into her own burning home, from which she had no hope of escaping.

Maybe don't expect to see that on TV though.