Zarathos

Scarecrow is wandering in the Arizona desert, unsure how he got there and hoping for the opportunity to kill again, when a limousine pulls up. Strangely, Scarecrow finds himself afraid of the occupant, but when he tries to kill him, he gets pulled through the window. Inside the vehicle is Blackheart. Ghost Rider sits at Cypress Hills cemetary but soon changes back into Danny Ketch. Blackheart pulls up in his limousine and abducts Danny before he can change to Ghost Rider, and drives away. Johnny Blaze rides through a western landscape and pulls over into a burger joint, unaware that Blackheart is close behind. Blaze threatens him when he enters but Blackheart insists they talk. Blackheart says he has murdered his father and intends to spread his hell realm onto Earth, and he wants Zarathos’s help to do it. Blaze tries to shoot him but it has no effect; Blackheart says he has no choice but to cooperate. Danny Ketch finds himself in darkness with the Scarecrow trying to kill him. They scuffle and Danny is injured. He then finds himself surrounded by Johnny Blaze’s dead family, and his own deceased sister Barbara.

DAMNATION TIE-IN!

• Johnny Blaze takes the fight to a different devil than he usually faces — Mephisto!

• But Mephisto will show Johnny his own brand of suffering — and give Johnny PLENTY of reasons for vengeance.

DAMNATION TIE-IN!

• Johnny Blaze takes the fight to a different devil than he usually faces — Mephisto!

• But Mephisto will show Johnny his own brand of suffering — and give Johnny PLENTY of reasons for vengeance.

DAMNATION TIE-IN!

• Johnny Blaze takes the fight to a different devil than he usually faces — Mephisto!

• But Mephisto will show Johnny his own brand of suffering — and give Johnny PLENTY of reasons for vengeance.

�� First Appearance: Hellstorm

"A Woman Possessed!" Guest-starring Daimon Hellstrom (Son of Satan). Story by Gary Friedrich. Art by Tom Sutton and Syd Shores. Cover by Gil Kane. This issue picks up after the events in Marvel Spotlight (1971-1977 1st Series) #11. Johnny Blaze races against the clock to save a woman from a fate worse than death. Featuring the evil of Mephisto (as Satan). 32 pages, FC. NOTE: 1st appearance of Daimon Hellstrom (Son of Satan). Cover price $0.20.

"Wheels on Fire!" Guest-starring Daimon Hellstrom (Son of Satan). Story by Gary Friedrich. Art by Jim Mooney and John Tartaglione. Cover by John Romita, Sr. It had to happen, the fateful final showdown with Big Daddy Dawson! Plus, in this issue, Ghost Rider learns how to summon forth his mystical motorcycle! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.20.

��Frist Appearance: Roulette (Dude Jensen)

"Death Stalks Demolition Derby!" Story by Gary Friedrich. Art by Jim Mooney and Vince Colletta. Cover by John Romita, Sr. The Ghost Rider is an unstoppable supernatural force, but at sunrise he reverts back to Johnny Blaze and discovers that the injuries he sustained have returned. But he won't have long to dwell as the Spirit of Vengeance is needed to stop an assassin from taking the life of a Las Vegas demolition derby driver. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.20.

After Johnny and Zarathos were rejoined, the demon told the motorcyclist the story of how a medicine man summoned him on behalf of his tribe and gave him souls in exchange for unequalled might, which caught the attention of Mephisto and angered him, so he decided to use a prince and princess as pawns against his fellow demon. Johnny was captured by Renaldo and his freaks, while Zarathos plotted with Nightmare to take over the stuntman's body.

As Johnny was strapped to a table by Renaldo, he saw Mona and other people in his life in a dream before Zarathos snatched her away. Zarathos burned Johnny with hellfire before taking control of his body and preparing to kill Renaldo. Before Zarathos could kill Renaldo, Johnny regained control of his body.

Johnny returned to Quentin Carnival with the Great Vincenzo before learning that Freakmaster had become Quentin's new partner. He discovered that Freakmaster was planning on turning all of the performers into freaks before confronting him. Freakmaster agreed to leave after he and Quentin both saw the Ghost Rider before Roxanne paid a visit to Johnny at the carnival the next day.

After Johnny was reunited with Roxanne, she told him about her family in the town of Holly and the local pastor Ethan Domblue and convinced him to go with her to the town to investigate him. When Johnny and Roxanne attended one of Pastor Domblue's sermons, the motorcyclist transformed into the Ghost Rider and fought Centurious, who appeared and trapped the souls of the other churchgoers inside of the Crystal of Souls. Centurious revealed that he was once the prince who Mephisto used to end Zarathos' reign before taking Johnny's soul with the Crystal of Souls.

Ghost Rider freed the souls that Centurious had trapped inside of the Crystal of Souls before the latter was sucked into the crystal, himself. Johnny fought Zarathos over control of his own body before the demon was trapped, as well. Afterwards, Johnny and Roxanne rode off and contemplated what to do next with their lives while Mephisto acquired the Crystal of Souls, which contained both Zarathos and Centurious.

In Dayton, Ohio, Skadi, daughter of the Red Skull and current follower of the Serpent, leads an all-out assault while Blackout and Deathwatch observe from a distance, planning to make their move soon. A female Ghost Rider appears to challange them, holding the handlebar of her motorcycle, which turns into the the rest of her bike as she drives past them, an attack that makes them experience the suffering that they have caused to others. The Ghost Rider then draws her scythe from the flames and cuts them down.

But Skadi discovers her and engages her in a fight. She is run down by the Ghost Rider's motorcycle and tied up with her chain. Ghost Rider tries to pick up Skadi's hammer so that she can kill her with it, but touching it causes her to lose consciousness and change back.

Meanwhile, Johnny Blaze returns to his cabin with firewood, where he finds Mephisto, who tells him that he has damned the human race.

In Dayton, Ohio, Skadi, daughter of the Red Skull and current follower of the Serpent, leads an all-out assault while Blackout and Deathwatch observe from a distance, planning to make their move soon. A female Ghost Rider appears to challange them, holding the handlebar of her motorcycle, which turns into the the rest of her bike as she drives past them, an attack that makes them experience the suffering that they have caused to others. The Ghost Rider then draws her scythe from the flames and cuts them down.

But Skadi discovers her and engages her in a fight. She is run down by the Ghost Rider's motorcycle and tied up with her chain. Ghost Rider tries to pick up Skadi's hammer so that she can kill her with it, but touching it causes her to lose consciousness and change back.

Meanwhile, Johnny Blaze returns to his cabin with firewood, where he finds Mephisto, who tells him that he has damned the human race.

In Dayton, Ohio, Skadi, daughter of the Red Skull and current follower of the Serpent, leads an all-out assault while Blackout and Deathwatch observe from a distance, planning to make their move soon. A female Ghost Rider appears to challange them, holding the handlebar of her motorcycle, which turns into the the rest of her bike as she drives past them, an attack that makes them experience the suffering that they have caused to others. The Ghost Rider then draws her scythe from the flames and cuts them down.

But Skadi discovers her and engages her in a fight. She is run down by the Ghost Rider's motorcycle and tied up with her chain. Ghost Rider tries to pick up Skadi's hammer so that she can kill her with it, but touching it causes her to lose consciousness and change back.

Meanwhile, Johnny Blaze returns to his cabin with firewood, where he finds Mephisto, who tells him that he has damned the human race.

In Dayton, Ohio, Skadi, daughter of the Red Skull and current follower of the Serpent, leads an all-out assault while Blackout and Deathwatch observe from a distance, planning to make their move soon. A female Ghost Rider appears to challange them, holding the handlebar of her motorcycle, which turns into the the rest of her bike as she drives past them, an attack that makes them experience the suffering that they have caused to others. The Ghost Rider then draws her scythe from the flames and cuts them down.

But Skadi discovers her and engages her in a fight. She is run down by the Ghost Rider's motorcycle and tied up with her chain. Ghost Rider tries to pick up Skadi's hammer so that she can kill her with it, but touching it causes her to lose consciousness and change back.

Meanwhile, Johnny Blaze returns to his cabin with firewood, where he finds Mephisto, who tells him that he has damned the human race.

Reprint: Ghost Rider 68-69 Volume 2

Cover pencils by Bob Budiansky, inks by Josef Rubinstein. "The Curse of Jonathan Blaze!", script by Roger Stern, pencils by Bob Budiansky, inks by Josef Rubinstein; Relive the macabre origins of the Ghost Rider as Johnny Blaze confesses his sins to a priest; Plus, a shock twist ending; Featuring the evil of Mephisto. Cover reprint of Ghost Rider 69, pencils by Bob Budiansky, inks by Dave Simons. "Personal Demons," script by Roger Stern, pencils by Bob Budiansky, inks by Dave Simons; Ghost Rider intervenes on an abusive relationship; vs. Harry Donovan. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.50.

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Cover pencils by Bob Budiansky, inks by Dave Simons. "Freaks," script by Roger Stern, pencils by Bob Budiansky, inks by Dave Simons; Ghost Rider is forced to defend Quentin Carnival's strongman when the Freakmaster unleashes his horde of disfigured henchmen upon them. "The Tears of Adam Henderson," script by J. M. DeMatteis, pencils by Don Perlin, inks by Danny Bulanadi; When a young down on his luck gets possessed by a creatuyre of darkness, it's up to the Spirit of Vengeance to set the wrong things right. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.50.

Reprint: Ghost Rider 72-73 Volume 2

Cover pencils by Bob Budiansky, inks by Dave Simons. "Temptations," script by Roger Stern, pencils by Bob Budiansky, inks by Dave Simons; The Quentin Carnival comes under attack from the Circus of Crime and Johnny Blaze is helpless to stop it! Ghost Rider #71and #73 cover reprints, pencils by Bob Budiansky, inks by Dave Simons. "Tears of a Clown," script by Roger Stern, pencils by Bob Budiansky, inks by Dave Simons; The future of the Quentin Carnival depends on whether or not Ghost Rider can stop the evil machinations of the Circus of Crime! 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.50.

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Cover pencils by Bob Budiansky, inks by Dave Simons. "The Empire of Sleep," script by J. M. DeMatteis and Bob Budiansky (co-plotter), pencils by Bob Budiansky, inks by Kevin Dzuban; The dream demon Nightmare strikes a deal with Zarathos. Can Blaze defeat this demonic duo or will the power of the Ghost Rider destroy the world? Ghost Rider #79 cover reprint, pencils by Bob Budiansky, inks by Dave Simons. "Shades of Gray," script by J. M. DeMatteis and Bob Budiansky (co-plotter), pencils by Bob Budiansky, inks by Kevin Dzuban; It's the supernatural vs. super science when Ghost Rider takes on Freakmaster and a gang of cyborg bikers! 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.50.