Season 1 - Episodes 3 & 4 References

References

A fantastic interview with Gerry Conway:

 Comics Interview #75 (1985)   For purchase here

Even more interviews with Gerry Conway:

https://www.twomorrows.com/alterego/articles/14conway.html

An interview with John Romita Sr:

https://web.archive.org/web/20120820203336/http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/cr_interview_re_run_john_romita_2002/

An interview with Stan Lee:

Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Interview!". Alter Ego. 3 (104): 32. August 2011. (transcript of 2005 interview)

You can view the whole issue here. 

Another interview with Gerry Conway:

Williams, Scott E. (October 2010). "Gerry Conway: Everything but the Gwen Stacy Sink". Back Issue!. TwoMorrows Publishing (44): 12–13.

You can purchase the issue here. 

Another interview with Gerry Conway:

https://www.scifinow.co.uk/interviews/the-punisher-is-%E2%80%9Cthe-worst-impulse-of-the-superhero%E2%80%9D/

One of Punisher's first stories:

Marvel Preview #2 (1975)

I used a quote from Chris Kyle about The Punisher:

American Sniper, Chris Kyle

A story about the Punisher's relationship with cops:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cops-love-punisher-apos-skull-170000652.html

A story on the rogue officers known as 'The Punishers": 

https://archive.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/112982324.html/

An article on the Punisher's relationship to soldiers in Iraq:

https://time.com/3819227/punisher-iraq-isis/

A history of the Punisher's logo being used by the military, police, and politicians:

www.cbr.com/punisher-history-logo-used-police-military-politicians/amp/

More on the connection between the cops and Punisher:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cops-love-punisher-apos-skull-170000652.html

Check out Sgt. A. Merica argue about what the Punisher means to the police:

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/punisher-logo-creator-blasts-police/

Gerry Conway denouncing the police using the Punisher logo:

www.syfy.com/syfywire/punisher-creator-gerry-conway-cops-using-the-skull-logo-are-like-people-using-the%3famp

Learn about Black Lives Matter:

https://blacklivesmatter.com/herstory/

The Punisher responds in his own comic to the police:

Punisher #13 (2019) https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/75883/the_punisher_2018_13 

Jon Bernthal discussing Punisher fans:

https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/tv/2018/1/4/16849080/punisher-jon-bernthal-alt-right-gun-control

Learning about the Charlottesville disaster:

https://web.archive.org/web/20180226033207/http://www.charlottesville.org/home/showdocument?id=59615

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/local/charlottesville-videos

Learn about the Three Percenters militia group:

https://www.thethreepercenters.org

Listen to The War on Everyone for more on the history of fascism in The United States:

http://www.thewaroneveryone.com

For more on how racist novels inspire extremism:

https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2004/turner-diaries-other-racist-novels-inspire-extremist-violence

Learn more about the militia group inside the police:

https://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/2013/04/jersey_city_police_brass_ident.html

Here's a study on the safety of being an officer:

http://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/police-deaths-study.php

Some information regarding Punisher's second series:

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Punisher_Vol_2_1

Learn about the change in fandom over the years:

https://archive.org/details/comicbooknationt00wrig

An interview with editor Carl Potts:

http://veryfinenearmint.com/2010/01/10/industry-interview-carl-potts/

A weird story with a stand-in for Rush Limbaugh:

Punisher War Journal #37 (1987) https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/22192/punisher_war_journal_1988_37 

Learn more about Rush Limbaugh:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/24/AR2006102400691.html

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/05/has-he-gone-too-far-rush-limbaugh-suggests-environmentalists-planned-oil-spill/1#.XmKx2ENOlxg

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rush-limbaugh-mocks-hu-ji_n_811223

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/post/rush-limbaughs-attack-on-sandra-fluke-was-hate-speech/2012/03/02/gIQAZVxrmR_blog.html

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/dispatches/2013/04/19/the-boston-bombings-and-white-privilege/#more-18106

https://web.archive.org/web/20120308191949/http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1159

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/10/10/rush.limbaugh/

https://www.rawstory.com/2014/08/rush-limbaugh-robin-williams-killed-himself-because-of-a-political-leftist-attitude/

More from Gerry Conway:

Callahan, Timothy (December 2010). "Power Man and Iron Fist". Back Issue!. TwoMorrows Publishing (45): 3–11.

https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=930 

Learning about why Punisher turned black:

https://www.cbr.com/comic-book-legends-revealed-567/

A better comic than what we covered:

Cage! #1 (1992) https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Cage_Vol_1_1 

More about why Punisher turned black:

Dutter, Barry (March, 1997). Marvel Vision. Marvel (15)

The Civil Rights Act of 1991: 

https://www.upcounsel.com/civil-rights-act-of-1991

Rodney King's case:

http://tech.mit.edu/V113/N14/king.14w.html

The infamous story:

The Punisher (1986) #59 - 62

More about Rodney King:

https://web.archive.org/web/20140821042730/http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/top-stories/121687/how-citizen-journalism-has-changed-since-george-hollidays-rodney-king-video/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-06-me-157-story.html

https://www.npr.org/2017/04/26/524744989/when-la-erupted-in-anger-a-look-back-at-the-rodney-king-riots

The time Lois Lane turned black:

Superman’s Girlfriend, Lois Lane (1958) #106 https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman%27s_Girl_Friend,_Lois_Lane_Vol_1_106 

Sacha Baron Cohen infiltrates the Three Percent:

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Right-wing-rally-pranked-sacha-baron-cohen-15376859.php

More on the Three Percent:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/27/metro/who-are-three-percenters-group-linked-tattoo-player-patriots-drafted/

About George Floyd:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html

https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-council-puts-plan-to-abolish-police-in-motion/571500002/

Bulletproof Warrior training:

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/15/us/minnesota-police-officers-bulletproof-warrior-training-is-questioned.html