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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2025 6:10 pm
Marvel Comics' Punisher is the archetypal pop culture anti-hero, but the publisher actually set the precedent for characters like Frank Castle decades earlier with Namor the Submariner. Anti-heroes might feel like a modern phenomenon, but they have a long pre-history, and Namor's early appearances show Marvel was ahead of the curve on this trend.
Source: https://screenrant.com/marvel-first-ant ... -punisher/