ðə pˈʌnɪʃɚ, ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊn æz ðə pˈʌnɪʃɚ: pˈɜːɡətˌoːɹi, ɪz ɐ fˈoːɹˈɪʃuː kˈɑːmɪk bˈʊk lˈɪmɪɾᵻd sˈɪɹiz ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ kɹˈɪstəfɚ ɡˈoʊldən ænd tˈɑːməs ˈiː. snɪˌeɪɡˈɑːski, ˈɪləstɹˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ bˈɜːni ɹˈaɪtsən, ænd pˈʌblɪʃt baɪ mˈɑːɹvəl kˈɑːmɪks θɹuː ðə mˈɑːɹvəl nˈaɪts ɪmpɹˈɪnt fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn.
The Punisher, also known as The Punisher: Purgatory, is a four-issue comic book limited series written by Christopher Golden and Thomas E. Sniegoski, illustrated by Bernie Wrightson, and published by Marvel Comics (through the Marvel Knights imprint) from 1998 to 1999.