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Ghost Rider

Real Name

Johnny Blaze

First Appearance

Marvel Spotlight #5 (August 1972)

Creators

Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich, Mike Ploog

Team Affliations

The Champions

Aliases

Frank Ryder, The Brimestone Biker, The Spirit of Vengeance

Location

Nomadic (USA)

Powers

Super-Strength, Demonic Powers, Penance Stare, Imbues Demonic Powers to his Bike

Skills and Abilities

Skilled in Motorcycle Riding and Tricks

Tools and Weapons

Hellcycle, Magic Chain

Ghost Rider (Jonathan "Johnny" Blaze) is a demonic superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. He is the second Marvel character to use the name Ghost Rider, following the Western hero later known as the Phantom Rider, and preceding Daniel Ketch.

Origin[]

After making a deal with the literal devil in order to save the life of his mentor, Johnny Blaze ends up being possessed by the Zarathos, a spirit of vengeance that turns him into a demon whenever he senses the spilling of innocent blood.

Biography[]

The Birth of the Spirit of Veng

Ghost Rider

Character from Marvel Comics

For other uses, see Ghost Rider (disambiguation).

Comics character

Ghost Rider is the name of multiple superheroes or antiheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Marvel had previously used the name for a Western character whose name was later changed to Phantom Rider.

The first supernatural Ghost Rider is stuntmotorcyclistJohnny Blaze, who sold his soul, to save the life of his foster father, agrees to give his soul to "Satan" (later revealed to be an arch-demon named Mephisto). At night and when around evil, Blaze finds his flesh consumed by hellfire, causing his head to become a flaming skull. He rides a fiery motorcycle and wields blasts of hellfire from his body, usually from his hands. He eventually learns he has been bonded with the demon Zarathos. Blaze is featured in the series Ghost Rider (vol. 2) from 1972 to 1983.

The subsequent Ghost Rider series (1990–1998) features Danny Ketch as a new Ghost Rider. After his sister was injured by ninjagangsters, Ketch comes in contact with a mot

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Ghost Rider is the rare classic Marvel hero whose name is just a title given to a skull-headed, vengeance-seeking rider (or sometimes driver) possessed by a demonic spirit. Over the years, at least five Marvel characters have carried the title, as well as several spirits.

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