Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)

Ghost Rider
Promotional art for Ghost Rider (vol. 5) #1. Variant cover art by Marc Silvestri.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Marvel Spotlight #5 (August 1972)
Created by	Roy Thomas Gary Friedrich Mike Ploog
In-story information
Alter ego	Johnny Blaze
Team affiliations	Avengers of the Supernatural Champions Defenders Heroes for Hire Legion of Monsters Midnight Sons Thunderbolts
Notable aliases	Frank Ryder
Abilities	Superhuman strength, agility, stamina, reflexes, speed, endurance and durability Proficient in hand-to-hand combat skills Highly experienced motorcyclist Invulnerability to any kind of fire Ability to project regular and ethereal flame Ability to travel between interdimensional realms and along any surface Immortality Penance Stare Resurrection Rides flaming motorcycle Wields enchanted chain Can conjure a bike using Hellfire Wields shotgun that can produce Hellfire Regeneration

Ghost Rider is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Johnny Blaze is the second Marvel character to use the name Ghost Rider, following the Western comics hero later known as the Phantom Rider, and preceding Daniel Ketch.

Johnny Blaze was portrayed by actor Nicolas Cage in the 2007 film Ghost Rider, and its 2012 sequel Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, while the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of the character debuted in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s fourth season.

Following the western comics character who originally used the name, the first superhero Ghost Rider, Johnny Blaze, debuted in Marvel Spotlight #5 (Aug. 1972), created by writer-editor Roy Thomas, writer Gary Friedrich, and artist Mike Ploog. He received his own series in 1973, with penciller Jim Mooney handling most of the first nine issues. Several different creative teams mixed-and-matched until penciller Don Perlin began a long stint with issue #26, eventually joined by writer Michael Fleisher through issue #58. Thomas, Marvel's editor-in-chief at the time, described the character's genesis: