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Original Name of Jon Bernthal’s MCU Character Was So Bad, Stan Lee Had to Step In: “Why not call him the Punisher?”

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Late Marvel legend Stan Lee had a hand in naming one of the best anti-heroes of comics: the Punisher. Famed writer Gerry Conway envisioned a character that would transform from a villain to an anti-hero, and he named it Assassin. Lee was not a fan of it as he thought the term carries a negative connotation, then he recalled a minor character named Punisher, who was one of Galactus’ robots. He then suggested it to Conway (via Issuu): I said, ‘Wh…
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FandomWire broke the news in on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
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