The stretched skull logo has become a symbol of pride and fascistic dominance for groups and individuals who often celebrate violence, and it's time Marvel address it.
However, it's not his bloodthirsty code of justice that poses the biggest problem for Marvel at the moment. Depending on your point of view, the Punisher is either an anti-hero or a homicidal lunatic. His one-man Holy War against all criminals has made him one of Marvel Comics' most talked-about, and at times best-selling, characters, despite the bodies he leaves in his wake. The Punisher has been a lightning rod for controversy almost since the beginning, when he first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 in February 1974.