The Banquet of the Rich Glutton name "Epulone" has been attached in Italy to the rich man, but also generically refers to a "feaster" (with pejorative gluttonous suggestion). The etymology of the word comes from a banquet sometime prepared in honor of the gods. The painting depicts a rich man after completion of his meal, with empty plates, surrounded by servants, while in the background, is the beggar Lazarus. The painting was purchased in 1895 from a Monte di Pietà, where such a painting would have resonated as both a "memento mori" and counsel towards charity. The painting would have been thematically antithetical to the still
The Amazing Spider-Man 129 the Punisher was well received at the time and his characterization has stayed largely consistent since his introduction in this issue. None of the characters backstory is given in the issue besides him being a Marine veteran and his core personality would be more refined by later authors. The character whose real name was later revealed to be Frank Castle would return to the comic only a few issues later in "Amazing Spider-Man" #135, after that he received some solo one shots before gaining his own limited series and later three ongoing series in the 80's and 90's, during that