{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 254: The Punisher Origins","description":" Note:  This episode was recorded before the death of Gerry Conway, who wrote two of the stories we talk about.  The Punisher is gearing up for a busy summer on the big and small screens (with Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Punisher: One Last Kill, respectively). So what better time to dive into some key early stories charting the evolution of everyone\u2019s favorite gun-toting vigilante?  We start with a look at the Punisher\u2019s pop-culture inspirations, including the Executioner and Dirty Harry, before discussing his first appearance in 1974\u2019s Amazing Spider-Man #129, where he joins forces with (wait, this can\u2019t be right, can it?) the Jackal to take down your friendly neighborhood wall-crawler!  Then it\u2019s on to Marvel Preview #2 from that same year, in which we learn the tragic backstory behind his one-man war on crime!  Finally, we jump ahead a few years to Daredevil #183-184 and a gritty, street-level take on the character that\u2019s closer to the version we\u2019re all familiar with.  Is our (anti)hero just a poor judge of character? What type of story suits him best? And can our surly sentinel of the streets survive a frontal assault from that Whack Attack known as \u2026 The Comics Canon?  In This Episode:   What happened to Curt on our April 1 episode?  The Spotmaker  Punisher War Journal #19  Punisher: Circle of Blood (1986)  Daredevil Born Again Season 2  Questions about the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot   Join us in two weeks as we delve into the acclaimed three-part series Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons, by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Phil Jiminez, Gene Ha and Nicola Scott!  Until then:Please consider donating to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund   Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise!   Rate us on Apple Podcasts!   Send us an email!   Hit us up on  Facebook  or  Bluesky!  And as always, thanks for listening! ","author_name":"The Comics Canon","author_url":"http:\/\/www.comicscanon.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41054615\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/41054615"}