Parables of Jesus the unforgiving servant, dealing with forgiveness; the parable of the Good Samaritan, dealing with practical love; and the parable of the Friend at Night, dealing with persistence in prayer. Of the thirty or so parables in the canonical Gospels, four were shown in medieval art almost to the exclusion of the others, but not mixed in with the narrative scenes of the "Life of Christ". These were: the Ten Virgins, the Rich man and Lazarus, the Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan. Artists famous for depicting parables include Martin Schongauer, Pieter the Elder Bruegal and Albrecht Dürer. The Workers in
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