History ComicBook / GhostRider

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* ''ComicBook/TheGhostRider'' (1967) - a Western with a historical setting, starting the Carter Slade character.
* ''[[ComicBook/GhostRiderMarvelSpotlight Marvel Spotlight on... Ghost Rider]]'' (1972) - stories in the [[/index]]RotatingProtagonist[[index]] ''Marvel Spotlight'' title, which introduced Johnny Blaze and the supernatural biker Ghost Rider.
* ''Ghost Rider'' (1973) - a solo series for the Johnny Blaze version of the character
* ''Ghost Rider'' (1990) - starring the Danny Ketch version of the character
* ''Ghost Rider / Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance'' (1992)
* ''Blaze: Legacy of Blood'' (1993)
* ''Blaze'' (1994)
* ''Ghost Rider'' (2001)
* ''Ghost Rider'' (2005)
* ''Ghost Rider'' (2006)
* ''ComicBook/GhostRiderTrailOfTears'' (2007)
* ''Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch'' (2008)
* ''Ghost Riders: Heaven's on Fire'' (2009)
* ''ComicBook/{{Ghost Rider|2011}}'' (2011) - the debut of the Alejandra Jones version of the character, who becomes the Ghost Rider after the curse is transferred from Johnny Blaze.
* ''ComicBook/AllNewGhostRider'' (2014) - starring the Robbie Reyes version of the character.
* ''Ghost Rider'' (2017)
* ''Spirits of Vengeance'' (2017)
* ''Ghost Rider'' (2019)
* ''Ghost Rider: Kushala'' (2021)
* ''ComicBook/{{Ghost Rider|2022}}'' (2022) - starring the Johnny Blaze version.
* ''ComicBook/GhostRiderWolverineWeaponsOfVengeance'' (2023) - A {{crossover}} between ''ComicBook/Wolverine2020'' and ''ComicBook/GhostRider2022'', starting and ending in its own one-shot specials.
* ''ComicBook/GhostRiderFinalVengeance'' (2024) - a direct sequel to the 2022 run, but with a twist. Johnny Blaze is BroughtDownToBadass after his Spirit of Vengeance gets taken by a supervillain (The Hood), forcing him to go on an epic journey to regain his powers and become Ghost Rider again.

[[AC:Alternate universe Ghost Riders]]
* ''ComicBook/GhostRider2099'' was one of the heroes of the futuristic [[/index]]''ComicBook/Marvel2099''[[index]] line. When hacker Zero Cochrane is killed, his mind is uploaded into a cybernetic body. This version of the Ghost Rider isn't supernatural, and the flames surrounding his skeletal form are holographic.
* The [[/index]]ComicBook/UltimateMarvel[[index]] Ghost Rider is a different version of Johnny Blaze. In this continuity, Johnny and his wife are innocents sacrificed to Satan by a biker gang. Johnny then barters his soul to resurrect his wife - and becomes the Ghost Rider, returned to Earth to kill evildoers and empower Satan's army.
* ''ComicBook/GhostRacers'' is a limited series spinning out of the 2015 [[/index]]''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars|2015}}'' event, which temporarily combined Marvel's alternate worlds into a single universe. It features versions of Johnny, Danny, Alejandra, Robbie and Carter Slade participating in a death race.
* ''ComicBook/CosmicGhostRider'' is a spin-off of the 2018 [[/index]]''ComicBook/{{Thanos}}''[[index]] series. A future version of ComicBook/ThePunisher becomes the Ghost Rider, and also goes mad. After deciding to go back in time to kill Thanos as a baby, he realizes that the child isn't evil yet, so decides to raise him to become a better adult.[[/index]]

[[AC:Ghost Rider in other media]]
* In 2007, a [[Film/GhostRider2007 film]] featuring Johnny Blaze was released with a composite version of the character played by Creator/NicolasCage. It received a sequel called ''Film/GhostRiderSpiritOfVengeance''.
* After Marvel Studios regained the rights to the character, Robbie Reyes was introduced to the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse in 2016, played by Creator/GabrielLuna in Season 4 of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''. Robbie's origin flashback in the series also features an unnamed biker Ghost Rider who's implied to be Johnny Blaze.

* ''ComicBook/{{Ghost Rider|2022}}'' (2022), starring the Johnny Blaze version.

* ''Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance'' (2024), a direct sequel to the 2022 run, but with a twist. Johnny Blaze is BroughtDownToBadass after his Spirit of Vengeance gets taken by a supervillain (The Hood), forcing him to go on an epic journey to regain his powers and become Ghost Rider again.

* ''Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance'' (2024), a direct sequel to the 2022 run, but with a twist. Johnny Blaze is BroughtDownToBadass after his Spirit of Vengeance gets stolen by a supervillain, forcing him to go on an epic journey to regain his powers and become Ghost Rider again.

* ''Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears'' (2007)

* ''Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance'' (2024), a direct sequel to the 2022 run, but with a twist. Johnny Blaze is BroughtDownToBadass after his Spirit of Vengeance is stolen by a supervillain, forcing him to go on an epic journey to regain his powers and become Ghost Rider again.

* ''Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance'' (2024), a direct sequel to the 2022 run, but with a twist. Johnny Blaze is BroughtDownToBadass after his Spirit of Vengeance is stolen by an antagonist, forcing him to go on an epic journey to regain his powers and become Ghost Rider again.

* ''ComicBook/{{Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance}}'' (2024), a direct sequel to the 2022 run, but with a twist. Johnny Blaze is BroughtDownToBadass after his Spirit of Vengeance is stolen by an antagonist, forcing him to go on an epic journey to regain his powers and become Ghost Rider again.

* ''ComicBook/{{Ghost Rider|2024}}'' (2024), starring a new LegacyCharacter version.

* ''ComicBook/{{Ghost Rider|2022}}'' (2022)

* InvoluntaryShapeshifter: Initially John Blaze would only, become the Ghost Rider at night. Later his changes became more random and unpredictable before gaining some measure of control. Some of his enemies accidentally ''forced'' the change, and Zarathos was able to cause the transformation on his own at times when Johnny's life (and thus his own.) was in danger. Danny Ketch initially could only become Ghost Rider when innocent blood was split around him until Caretaker helped him and Noble Kale (His Ghost Rider's real name) get over the limitation. Likewise, there was the occasional villain who could force the change, and Noble managed it a handful of time as well, usually to protect Danny or others.
** Noble Kale, the Ghost Rider whom was bonded to Danny Ketch, was originally a human and transformed ''against his will'' by [[spoiler: his own ''father'' at the behest of Mephitso to battle the Furies. He did the job with terrifying effectiveness. However he ''refused'' to take a human life, which caused Uriel to step in and prevent him from being fully claimed by Mephisto.]] As a result, he became a Spirit of Vengeance, destined to serve both Heaven and Hell for eternity. He was further altered after the fact by Uriel, who made him [[spoiler: the Angel of Death, as part of a plan to kill Mephisto once and for all.]]

* VengefulGhost: Invoked, being more known as "The Spirit of Venegance" in any of his incarnations (excepting the first Western version, later known as "Phantom Rider", a vigilante that takes the "ghost" as his alter-ego intead being really dead).

* BatFamilyCrossover: Back in the 90s, there were four series that were launched by an arc called ''Rise of the Characters/MidnightSons'' (not surprisingly, ''Ghost Rider'' got two of the issues in that arc). The names of these series were ''Spirits of Vengeance, ComicBook/{{Morbius}}, Nightstalkers'' and ''Darkhold''. There was also a comic that came out called ''Characters/MidnightSons Unlimited'', which came out once every four months. The two crossovers that happened between all of these series were ''Midnight Massacre'' and ''Siege of Darkness''. ''Siege of Darkness'' is an interesting case since it also had two issues of ''Comicbook/DoctorStrange'' and four issues of ''Comicbook/MarvelComicsPresents'' in it. It ended in the fourth issue of ''Characters/MidnightSons Unlimited'', which led into [[AntiHeroSubstitute Vengeance becoming the new Ghost Rider for four issues]]. Whew.

* {{Crossover}}: Ghost Rider usually keeps to his own corner of the Marvel Universe, but Danny has been known as a member of "the New ComicBook/FantasticFour", a brief replacement for the real FF made up of Marvel's [[WolverinePublicity most popular heroes]]: himself, Franchise/SpiderMan, ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, and the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]]. Later there was a crossover with Alejandra, Comicbook/{{Venom}} (the Flash Thompson version), ComicBook/RedHulk, and ComicBook/{{X 23}} in an obvious New FF tribute.
** He was also in ''Hearts of Darkness'', a crossover with Wolverine and Comicbook/{{Punisher}}.

* MagicFeather: Danny Ketch initially believes he transforms into Ghost Rider by touching his [[CoolBike mystical motorcycle]]. In ''Hearts of Darkness'' (a {{Crossover}} with Comicbook/{{Punisher}} and ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}), Blackheart steals Danny's bike. Believing himself unable to transform, he decides to steal an ordinary bike to reach the villain's location, only to discover that he can transform on his own, also changing the ordinary bike into a mystical one.

->''An old cowboy went riding out''\\
''One dark and windy day''\\
''Upon a ridge he rested''\\
''As he went along his way''\\
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''When all at once a mighty herd''\\
''Of red eyed cows he saw''\\
''Plowin' through the ragged skies''\\
''And up the cloudy draw''

Until one event where Johnny slipped off on his motorcycle stunt training, costing the life of Crash's wife, a mother figure to Johnny. This caused Johnny to swear off motorcycling, and deteriorated his relationship with Crash as Johnny refused to take public stunts, preferring to train in the shadows. Then, Crash revealed that he had cancer, but even then Johnny still refused. Trying to find a way out of his impasse, Johnny turned to the occult and eventually learned of a spell that could summon {{Satan}}. That spell summoned Mephisto (though it has recently been retconned to be Lucifer who made the deal with Johnny), whom Johnny asked to cure Crash's cancer. Mephisto upheld his bargain and cured Crash... only to have him die in an accident during the very next stunt he performed.

* ''ComicBook/GhostRiderWolverineWeaponsOfVengeance'' (2023)

* In 2007, a [[Film/GhostRider film]] featuring Johnny Blaze was released with a composite version of the character played by Creator/NicolasCage. It received a sequel called ''Film/GhostRiderSpiritOfVengeance''.