Roxanne Simpson

Roxanne Simpson
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Marvel Spotlight #5 (1972)
Created by	Gary Friedrich Mike Ploog Roy Thomas
In-story information
Alter ego	Roxanne Simpson-Blaze
Notable aliases	Black Rose, Roxanne Blaze
Abilities	Affinity for the supernatural Minimal magic skills (As Black Rose): Ability to form thorns

Roxanne Simpson is a fictional supporting character of the Marvel Comics superhero Johnny Blaze also known as Ghost Rider.

Roxanne Simpson first appeared in Marvel Spotlight #5 and was created by Gary Friedrich, Mike Ploog, and Roy Thomas.

With his mother having abandoned him and his father dead, Johnny Blaze was taken in by Crash Simpson and his family. As a child, he was friends with Crash's daughter Roxanne Simpson. She eventually became his girlfriend. After Blaze made a deal with the Devil to cure Crash Simpson's cancer, Satan/Mephisto came to claim Blaze's soul. Roxanne arrived on the scene, and using a combination of her pure soul and some mystic incantations she had learned by reading Blaze's occult books behind his back, she was able to drive the devil away for a time. Much of Ghost Rider's early adventures were centered on the devil attempting to get Roxanne to rescind her protection of Blaze. Eventually, the devil did manage to trick Roxanne into renouncing her protection of the Ghost Rider, causing him to lose a great deal of his supernatural power and abilities. Despite the devil's failure to defeat Blaze, Roxanne realized that a great deal of her "innocence" was naivete and that she had to go away until she had matured emotionally.

Eventually, Roxanne had temporary amnesia and forgot who Blaze was. Blaze, convinced Roxanne had abandoned him, went off on his own. After several adventures, Roxanne and Blaze were reunited, and after Blaze was cured of being the Ghost Rider the two married and had two children. The family became deeply involved in the circus Blaze came to run; this itself would become the focus of many supernatural incidents.

While Roxanne and Blaze were visiting Blaze's long-lost brother Dan Ketch, a villain named Hellgate supposedly killed Roxanne and her two children (though the children later turned out to be alive and working with the Wendigo).

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