Let's see how much of a Ghost Rider Fan you are! Here are One Dozen Ghost Rider Facts!
1. There have been four main Ghost Riders: Carter Slade in 1967, Johnny Blaze in 1972, Daniel Ketch in 1990, and Robbie Reyes in 2014.
2. Johnny Blaze had originally worn a stunt-biker's uniform as that was his profession, but after the creation of Danny Ketch-who sported a leather jacket/biker uniform-Blaze would mimic this look when he got a series in 2001. After the movie "Ghost Rider" in 2007, Johnny became well-known with the biker look and Danny's Ghost Rider was given blue flames to distinguish the two of them.
3. With the exception of Robbie Reyes, every Ghost Rider is capable of "The Penance Stare". When a Ghost Rider forces a foe to stare into his empty eye sockets, the victim suffers from every sin they've committed. At maximum, The Penance Stare has brought down Galactus the World Eater. At it's lamest, it has failed to work on Frank Castle/The Punisher. When questioned, Frank simply replies "I regret nothing".
4. The mere existence of Ghost Rider leads to proof of the Biblical Satan. And if Satan exists in the Marvel Universe so must God himself. This means the Marvel Universe houses beings from Roman, Greek, Norse, and Catholic mythologies.
5. In the alternate future of Marvel 2099, a computer hacker named Zero Cochrane is murdered by men who were hired by a corporation Zero was trying to expose. As he died, Zero uploaded his consciousness into the internet. He was found by an organization called Ghostworks and had his mind uploaded into a robot body. In this body he became The Ghost Rider of 2099.
6. Johnny Blaze had been a founding member of The Champions, a member of The Midnight Sons, The Heroes For Hire, The Defenders, and a member of General Thunderbolt Ross/Red Hulk's Thunderbolts. Daniel Ketch served on the short lived "New Fantastic Four" alongside The Hulk, Spider-Man, and Wolverine.
7. In the story "Shadowland", Matt Murdock/Daredevil is possessed by a demon known as The Beast. In order to defeat Daredevil, Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin summons Ghost Rider and accuses Daredevil of spilling innocent blood. Although Johnny Blaze is one of the strongest men in the MCU, he was defeated the possessed Daredevil.
8. In Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross' 1994 story "Marvels", the main protagonist-who had been photographing superheroes for twenty-something years-wanted to take one last photo. Not of superheroes, but of his "ordinary" paper delivery boy. What he didn't know was that this little boy was Daniel Ketch.
9. Before appearing on "Marvel's Agents of Shield" portrayed by Gabriel Luna, Robbie Reyes had only appeared in his fourteen-issue series, a four issue tie-in to 2015's "Secret Wars" called "Ghost Racers", and in another tie-in to "Secret Wars" called "Secret Love". Robbie was almost paired with Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel in the latter story, only for it to be a psych on the writer's behalf. Robbie's solo book will returning in November of 2016.
10. In 1996, Marvel Comics worked with video game developer Neversoft and video game publisher Crystal Dynamics to produce a side-scrolling Ghost Rider video game. The game would have featured a new Ghost Rider and vampire queen Lilith as the villain, but after Crystal Dynamics decided to shift focus on game development Neversoft no longer had a publisher and had no cancel the game.
11. In 2007, Johnny Blaze's co-creator Gary Friedrich sued Marvel Comics, Sony, Hasbro and various other companies over the rights to Ghost Rider. Friedrich claimed he was the sole creator of Ghost Rider and demanded payment for all use and merchandising of the character. The case lasted until September of 2013 and Friedrich didn't take a dime from any company involved. In fact, Marvel Comics counter-sued and got $17,000 dollars from him.
12. The Ghost Rider character is both comparable and opposite to DC Comic's The Spectre. The Spectre is a police officer named Jim Corrigan who was killed by criminals and possessed by the Spirit of Vengeance. As The Spectre, he would enact God's wrath upon evil men. Both The Spectre and Ghost Rider are Spirits of Vengeance, but while Ghost Rider initially served Satan, The Spectre serves God.
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2. Johnny Blaze had originally worn a stunt-biker's uniform as that was his profession, but after the creation of Danny Ketch-who sported a leather jacket/biker uniform-Blaze would mimic this look when he got a series in 2001. After the movie "Ghost Rider" in 2007, Johnny became well-known with the biker look and Danny's Ghost Rider was given blue flames to distinguish the two of them.
3. With the exception of Robbie Reyes, every Ghost Rider is capable of "The Penance Stare". When a Ghost Rider forces a foe to stare into his empty eye sockets, the victim suffers from every sin they've committed. At maximum, The Penance Stare has brought down Galactus the World Eater. At it's lamest, it has failed to work on Frank Castle/The Punisher. When questioned, Frank simply replies "I regret nothing".
4. The mere existence of Ghost Rider leads to proof of the Biblical Satan. And if Satan exists in the Marvel Universe so must God himself. This means the Marvel Universe houses beings from Roman, Greek, Norse, and Catholic mythologies.
5. In the alternate future of Marvel 2099, a computer hacker named Zero Cochrane is murdered by men who were hired by a corporation Zero was trying to expose. As he died, Zero uploaded his consciousness into the internet. He was found by an organization called Ghostworks and had his mind uploaded into a robot body. In this body he became The Ghost Rider of 2099.
6. Johnny Blaze had been a founding member of The Champions, a member of The Midnight Sons, The Heroes For Hire, The Defenders, and a member of General Thunderbolt Ross/Red Hulk's Thunderbolts. Daniel Ketch served on the short lived "New Fantastic Four" alongside The Hulk, Spider-Man, and Wolverine.
7. In the story "Shadowland", Matt Murdock/Daredevil is possessed by a demon known as The Beast. In order to defeat Daredevil, Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin summons Ghost Rider and accuses Daredevil of spilling innocent blood. Although Johnny Blaze is one of the strongest men in the MCU, he was defeated the possessed Daredevil.
8. In Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross' 1994 story "Marvels", the main protagonist-who had been photographing superheroes for twenty-something years-wanted to take one last photo. Not of superheroes, but of his "ordinary" paper delivery boy. What he didn't know was that this little boy was Daniel Ketch.
9. Before appearing on "Marvel's Agents of Shield" portrayed by Gabriel Luna, Robbie Reyes had only appeared in his fourteen-issue series, a four issue tie-in to 2015's "Secret Wars" called "Ghost Racers", and in another tie-in to "Secret Wars" called "Secret Love". Robbie was almost paired with Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel in the latter story, only for it to be a psych on the writer's behalf. Robbie's solo book will returning in November of 2016.
10. In 1996, Marvel Comics worked with video game developer Neversoft and video game publisher Crystal Dynamics to produce a side-scrolling Ghost Rider video game. The game would have featured a new Ghost Rider and vampire queen Lilith as the villain, but after Crystal Dynamics decided to shift focus on game development Neversoft no longer had a publisher and had no cancel the game.
11. In 2007, Johnny Blaze's co-creator Gary Friedrich sued Marvel Comics, Sony, Hasbro and various other companies over the rights to Ghost Rider. Friedrich claimed he was the sole creator of Ghost Rider and demanded payment for all use and merchandising of the character. The case lasted until September of 2013 and Friedrich didn't take a dime from any company involved. In fact, Marvel Comics counter-sued and got $17,000 dollars from him.
12. The Ghost Rider character is both comparable and opposite to DC Comic's The Spectre. The Spectre is a police officer named Jim Corrigan who was killed by criminals and possessed by the Spirit of Vengeance. As The Spectre, he would enact God's wrath upon evil men. Both The Spectre and Ghost Rider are Spirits of Vengeance, but while Ghost Rider initially served Satan, The Spectre serves God.
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If you were a Ghost Rider, what would you ride? Comment below!
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