has acknowledged that his creation of Marvel's Punisher character was directly inspired by Pendleton's Executioner, in perhaps the most blatantly direct adaptation (or less politely, "lift") of Pendleton's character. Originally conceived as a villain for the Spider-Man comic book series, the character proved incredibly popular and the costumed version of the Executioner that became a comic book hero has taken Pendleton's original idea to comic-book-ridiculous extremes in comics, cinema and television, all carefully sidestepping any issues of creative ownership. References External links Original Executioner Series 1927 births 1995 deaths 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American male writers American adventure novelists American male novelists Writers from Little Rock, Arkansas United States Navy personnel of World War II United States Navy personnel of the Korean War Federal Aviation Administration personnel NASA people Martin Marietta people