question: Which writer created this fictional character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, who is an ally of Martin Soap and appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man?"
answer: Gerry Conway
context: Title: Punisher
  Passage: 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).
  Title: Black Tarantula
  Passage: Black Tarantula is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.  The character first appears in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #419 (January 1997), and makes his first full appearance in "Amazing Spider-Man" #432 (March 1998).  Black Tarantula was created by writer Tom DeFalco and artist Steve Skroce.
  Title: List of Spider-Man storylines
  Passage: The superhero Spider-Man has appeared in many American comic books published by Marvel Comics since he first appeared in "Amazing Fantasy" #15 (August 1962).  The character has since been featured in various storylines, forming longer story arcs.  These particular arcs have been given special names and have gone through reprints over the years.  During the 1960s and 1970s, these story arcs normally only lasted three issues or less (sometimes only one, such as the classic story "Spider-Man No More! ") and would appear in Spider-Man's main comic book title "The Amazing Spider-Man". " The Death of Jean DeWolff" was the first popular story arc outside of "The Amazing Spider-Man", as appeared in the third monthly ongoing series of "The Spectacular Spider-Man".
  Title: Avenging Spider-Man
  Passage: Avenging Spider-Man is the title of an American comic book series published monthly by Marvel Comics, featuring the adventures of the fictional superhero Spider-Man.  The events in the story take place in the primary continuity of the mainstream Marvel Universe along with the events of "The Amazing Spider-Man" and later "The Superior Spider-Man".  This was the first ongoing series to feature Spider-Man as the main character besides "The Amazing Spider-Man" since the cancellation of "Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man" and the second volume of "Sensational Spider-Man" in December 2008 following the conclusion of the "" storyline.  "Avenging Spider-Man" has also been instrumental in Marvel's shift towards including codes to receive free digital copies of the comic with purchased print comic books.
  Title: Martin Soap
  Passage: Lieutenant Martin Soap is a fictional police officer, and ally of the Marvel Comics antihero the Punisher.  He was created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, and first appeared in "The Punisher" Vol.  5, #2 (May 2000).
  Title: Symkaria
  Passage: Symkaria is a fictional Eastern European country appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.  The country was created by Tom DeFalco for the Marvel Universe.  It is one of several fictional countries in Eastern Europe created for Marvel Comics.  The fictional country is mostly known as being the home of Silver Sable and the Wild Pack team though it is used throughout the Marvel Universe.  The country has appeared in issues of "Silver Sable", "Silver Sable and the Wild Pack", "The Amazing Spider-Man", "Thunderbolts", "Citizen V and the V-Battalion", and other comics published by Marvel Comics.
  Title: Eddie Brock
  Passage: Eddie Brock is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.  The character was created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane, and his earliest appearance was a cameo in "Web of Spider-Man" #18 (September 1986), before making his first full appearance in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #300 (May 1988) as the original and most well-known incarnation of Venom.  The character has since appeared in many Marvel Comics publications, including his own series "Venom".  Introduced as a villain of Spider-Man, the character becomes an anti-hero, working with and against superheroes.
  Title: Carnage (comics)
  Passage: Carnage (Cletus Kasady) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as an enemy of Spider-Man.  The character first appeared as Kasady in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #344 (March 1991) and as Carnage in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #360.  Carnage was created by writer David Michelinie and artists Erik Larsen and Mark Bagley, based on elements of the precursor character Venom.  Along with Venom, the character belongs to a race of amorphous extraterrestrial parasites known as the Symbiotes.  In 2009, Carnage was ranked as IGN's 90th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.
  Title: Dying Wish
  Passage: "Dying Wish" is a three-issue comic book storyline in "The Amazing Spider-Man", first published by Marvel Comics between November and December 2012 and featuring the fictional superhero Spider-Man.  Starting with a prologue in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #698 and ending in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #700, "Dying Wish" brought over fifty years of Marvel's publication of "The Amazing Spider-Man" comic series to an end, and ushered in the new series "The Superior Spider-Man" in January 2013.  The story concluded a storyline started in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #600 where it is revealed that the Spider-Man villain Doctor Octopus is terminally ill from his years of crime and fighting superheroes.  Aware of his impending death, Doctor Octopus sets in motion a series of plans to create his legacy, that ran through the March 2012 story "Ends of the Earth" and finished in "Dying Wish", where the villain successfully swapped consciousnesses with Spider-Man's alter ego Peter Parker, thrusting the hero into his decaying body.
  Title: Crime Master
  Passage: The Crime Master is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.  The character is depicted of the professional-criminal type, and an enemy of Spider-Man.  Created and designed by artist and plotter Steve Ditko with writer and editor Stan Lee he first appears in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #26 (July 1965).  The character was most notable for having briefly been the partner of the Green Goblin.  Both villains aspire to take over the criminal mobs of New York and form an uneasy partnership.  They are both aware of the other's secret identity which keeps them from outwardly betraying the other.  The Crime-Master only lasted two issues, being killed at the conclusion of "The Amazing Spider-Man" #27; however, there was a second Crime Master in the 1970s, and new stories were written in the pages of "Untold Tales of Spider-Man" that featured the original character before his death.
citations: Martin Soap Punisher