Punisher (Galactus)

Punisher
The Punisher robot attacks the Silver Surfer, with Galactus in background. Fantastic Four #74 (May 1968). Cover art by Jack Kirby & Joe Sinnott.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Fantastic Four #49 (April 1966)
Created by	Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
In-story information
Team affiliations	Heralds of Galactus Frightful Four
Abilities	Superhuman Strength, Speed and Durability Self-Repair Force Field Generation

The Punisher is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Fantastic Four #49 (April 1966), and was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist and co-plotter Jack Kirby.

A robot created by the cosmic entity Galactus, the Punisher debuted in Fantastic Four #49 (April 1966), by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist and co-plotter Jack Kirby. The Punisher fought the Fantastic Four superhero team and returned in issue #74 (May 1968) to battle Galactus' former herald, the Silver Surfer. The robot was later reprogramed by the extraterrestrial Colonizers of Rigel to fight the heroes Iron Man and Jack of Hearts in Iron Man #110 and 112. Galactus retrieved the Punisher and uses it to defend his vessel from an attack by the Elders of the Universe and the cosmic entity the In-Betweener, who appeared to destroy the Punisher with a lethal blast, in Silver Surfer vol. 3, #17. The Punisher returned, however, to battle the Silver Surfer in issue #109. The supervillain the Wizard later found the Punisher adrift in space and reprogramed it to serve as part of the supervillain team the Frightful Four in Fantastic Four vol. 3, #29. Galactus used several dozen Punishers against the supervillain Thanos in Thanos #4-5 (2004).