Ghost Rider
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Key facts
- Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- First appearance
- Marvel Spotlight #5 (August 1972)
- Created by
- Roy Thomas Gary Friedrich Mike Ploog
- Alter ego
- Johnny Blaze Danny Ketch Alejandra Jones Robbie Reyes Kushala Sal Romero Carter Slade
- Species
- Human /demon hybrid
- Team affiliations
- Ghost Riders Thunderbolts Midnight Sons New Fantastic Four Defenders New Avengers Marvel Knights Dark Avengers Champions S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Notable aliases
- Hell King Spirit of Vengeance Zarathos Fallen Angel Zadkiel
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- NTF 2014 - Ghost Rider (15614249517).jpg
- Height
- 188
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- Commons category
- Ghost Rider and his cast
- native label
- Ghost Rider
- official forum URL
- toonopedia.com/ghrider3.htm
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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 stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze, who agrees to give his soul to "Satan" (later revealed to be an arch-demon named Mephisto) to save the life of his foster father. 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.