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The Punisher  (Francis "Frank" Castle) is a  fictional character  appearing in  American comic books  published by  Marvel Comics . The character was created by writer  Gerry Conway  and artists  John Romita Sr.  and  Ross Andru , with publisher  Stan Lee  green-lighting the name. The Punisher made his first appearance in  The Amazing Spider-Man #129  ( cover-dated  Feb. 1974). The Punisher is a  vigilante  who employs  murder ,  kidnapping ,  extortion ,  coercion ,  threats of violence , and  torture  in his war on crime. Driven by the deaths of his wife and two children, who were killed by the  mob  for witnessing a killing in  New York City 's  Central Park , the Punisher wages a one-man war on the mob and all criminals in general by using all manner of conventional war weaponry. His family's killers were the first to be slain....

Jabba Desilijic Tiure, commonly known as Jabba the Hutt , is a fictional character and an antagonist in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas . He is depicted as a large, slug -like alien . His appearance has been described by film critic Roger Ebert as a cross between a toad and the Cheshire Cat . In the original theatrical releases of the original Star Wars trilogy, Jabba the Hutt first appeared in Return of the Jedi (1983), though he is mentioned in Star Wars (1977) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and a previously deleted scene involving Jabba the Hutt was added to the 1997 theatrical re-release and subsequent home media releases of Star Wars. A scene shot for Star Wars featuring Declan Mulholland as a humanoid Jabba was never used. Jabba is introduced as the de facto leader of the Desilijic-Hutt Cartel, and the most powerful crime boss on Tatooine , who has a bounty on Han Solo 's head. Jabba employs a retinue of career criminals, bounty hunters , s...

Han Solo is a character in the  Star Wars franchise . In the  original film trilogy , Han and his co-pilot,  Chewbacca , became involved in the  Rebel Alliance 's struggle against the  Galactic Empire . During the course of the Star Warsstory, he becomes a chief figure in the Alliance and succeeding galactic governments. Star Wars creator  George Lucas  described the character as "a loner who realizes the importance of being part of a group and helping for the common good".  Harrison Ford  portrayed the character in the original Star Wars trilogy as well as  The Force Awakens , in which he was killed off.  Alden Ehrenreich  will portray a young Han Solo in an  upcoming, as yet untitled spinoff film . Return of the Jedi : Han, still imprisoned in carbonite, is now Jabba's favorite decoration at his palace on Tatooine . Luke attempts a rescue operation aided by Leia, Chewbacca, C-3PO, R2-D2, and a repentant Lando, but th...

Ghost Rider is a 2007 American supernatural superhero horror film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson and based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name . The film stars Nicolas Cage as Ghost Rider/Johnny Blaze , with Eva Mendes , Wes Bentley , Sam Elliott , Donal Logue , Matt Long , and Peter Fonda in supporting roles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Rider_(film) ------------------------------ Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze) is a fictional character , a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . He is the second Marvel character to use the name Ghost Rider , following the Western comics hero later known as the Phantom Rider , and preceding Daniel Ketch and later by Robbie Reyes . The character's story begins when motorcycle stuntman , Johnny Blaze, becomes bound to the Spirit of Vengeance Zarathos after making a deal with Mephisto to spare his surrogate father. With his supernatural powers, Johnny seeks vengean...

Tower Bridge  is a combined  bascule  and  suspension bridge  in  London  built in 1886–1894. The bridge crosses the  River Thames  close to the  Tower of London  and has become an  iconic symbol  of London. Tower Bridge is one of five London bridges now owned and maintained by the  Bridge House Estates , a charitable trust overseen by the  City of London Corporation . It is the only one of the Trust's bridges not to connect the City of London directly to the Southwark bank, as its northern landfall is in  Tower Hamlets . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge ------------------------------ Paper craft  is the collection of  art  forms employing  paper  or  card  as the primary  artistic medium  for the creation of three-dimensional objects. It is the most widely used material in arts and crafts. It lends itself to a wide range of techniques, as...

Han Solo is a character in the  Star Wars franchise . In the  original film trilogy , Han and his co-pilot,  Chewbacca , became involved in the  Rebel Alliance 's struggle against the  Galactic Empire . During the course of the Star Warsstory, he becomes a chief figure in the Alliance and succeeding galactic governments. Star Wars creator  George Lucas  described the character as "a loner who realizes the importance of being part of a group and helping for the common good".  Harrison Ford  portrayed the character in the original Star Wars trilogy as well as  The Force Awakens , in which he was killed off.  Alden Ehrenreich  will portray a young Han Solo in an  upcoming, as yet untitled spinoff film . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Solo ------------------------------ A  stormtrooper  is a fictional  soldier  in the  Star Wars  franchise  created by  George Lucas . Introd...