Warning! Spoilers ahead for Punisher War Journal: Base!The Punisher's War Journal has been a popular element of Frank Castle's comics lore for decades, but the recently revealed first entry in the journal adds a surprising twist to the Punisher's origin. The first Punisher War Journal comic series was published in 1988, fourteen years after the Punisher fired his first shots in the pages of Marvel Comics. The War Journal series has generally served as a spin-off of Frank's central story; while it often contains its own story arcs or ties into mainline Punisher comics, it often takes on a more standalone nature. The journal entries details less the grander scope of Frank's never-ending war, but rather the individual battles throughout.

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