Marvel Mythos and Media #3 - Ghost Rider, Part Three

Mythos:

Welcome! If this is your first visit to Marvel Mythos and Media, be sure to take a look at previous columns to orient yourself!

Welcome to the conclusion of our in-depth look at the comic and media history of Ghost Rider and friends. In our first column, we took a look at the origins of everybody’s favorite possessed biker, while the second column gave us a chance to examine his powers, villains and friends. In this last column, we’re going to wrap up the opening arcs of Johnny Blaze as Ghost Rider before mentioning some of the other versions of Ghost Rider.

When we last left Johnny Blaze, he was in a bit of an identity crisis. He’d somehow defeated the Hulk and was fresh off a victory over Satan thanks to the help of Jesus. (Check out my previous column if you don’t believe THAT crazy synopsis!). During battles with the Zodiac, a lame super villain outfit I mentioned last column, Ghost Rider met a friend named Stuntmaster. After befriending him as Johnny Blaze, and needing fresh scenery and no more Roxanne as hostage bait situations, Johnny made his way to Cali to call in some favors.

I’m not sure what it is about him, but there’s something about Stuntmaster that makes me want to punch him square in the crotch. Haha! Witty banter, gents!

Luckily, Stuntmaster is able to find some work for our friend Johnny, and he’s soon employed as a stuntman for the movie studio at which Stuntmaster works. Why this studio needs two stuntmen who specialize only in driving motorcycles is baffling, but it would lead to Johnny meeting a new lady. Unfortunately for him, this was a lady with some baggage.

Stealing a blind hero’s girlfriend? Poor Daredevil. He didn’t even see it coming...

Karen Page just happens to be one of Matt Murdock’s, Daredevil’s, unlucky ladies. Why unlucky? Daredevil is notorious for having lady friends who meet untimely ends. Karen Page would ultimately become addicted to heroin, become a porn actress, and then sell Daredevil’s identity for a hit of smack before being killed off. Again, I can’t make this stuff up. However, in this tale, Karen still has her life together and is trying to spend some time away from her superhero ex.

Unfortunately for Karen and Johnny, a Ghost Rider nemesis that first appeared in an issue of Marvel Team-Up came looking for him. For those unfamiliar, Marvel Team-Up can be a fun read, but it’s basically a throwaway book. This apt description helps one understand the lameness of this villain. Sadly, though, aside from Mephisto, this villain would become his well-known rogue. Meet Orb, a former stunt motorcyclist who feels he was wronged by Johnny’s adoptive father, Crash Simpson. In a competition with Crash, the man who would become Orb was left horribly disfigured.

Visine purchases almost bankrupted the poor bastard.

While recovering, Orb was granted a mystical helmet, blah blah blah. The long and short of it is that this silly looking eyeball helmet allows him to hypnotize people into doing what he wants. While that power does little for him against Ghost Rider, he can use those Johnny cares about like chess pieces to torment Ghost Rider. Despite his prominent place in Johnny’s rogues’ gallery, Johnny makes short work of him and Orb is still left with a face that looks like Silly Putty.

Insert Sloth joke here. “Friend?!”

While lame, he fares better than the C-list Fantastic Four villain known as the Trapster. What does this loser with the power to trap with gadgets have to offer? Clearly, Ghost Rider was still suffering from a dearth of villainy when he’s forced to battle a man whose original villain name was Paste-pot Pete!

Yeah, he really looks nefarious.

Soon enough, the series hit an even more disastrous detour that my brother and I, in a private joke, consider one of the funniest comic stories ever published. In a journey to the coast, a random one-shot story, Ghost Rider encounters a man living with his adult daughter shooting at dolphins from his beach house. It seems this man, a former government agent, blames the death of his wife upon these dolphins and is fixated upon revenge.

F***ing Flipper...

Published in Ghost Rider #16, the issue is hilarious and well worth a look to anyone searching for something amusing. Of course, by the end, the man learns a valuable lesson and loves all aquatic life once more. The point is that the series was faltering and needed a jumpstart. Within an issue, it was time to trudge out the supernatural again. A friend of Johnny’s starts to suffer from possession, showing clear influences from The Exorcist in terms of the distorted face and behavior.

So this is what Bea Arthur looks like before makeup...

Ugh. Read the dialogue and shudder. Clearly, this was leading up to more demonic storylines. Also, notice that this is an exorcism. That means our old pal Daimon Hellstrom can’t be far behind as well.

Well...Daimon looks a little less ridiculous than the last time we saw him.

Despite that his powers originally came from Satan, the Prince of Darkness once again fails to strip Johnny of his powers. The logic behind this isn’t explained, and even Johnny seems incredulous himself that he’s able to keep his powers. Imagine how the readers feel. Predictably, Satan fails again. After pummeling Satan with a few good punches, Johnny is free to be Ghost Rider as he pleases once more. 

As previously mentioned, Karen Page is around, so the obligatory Daredevil crossover was on its way. Together, they battled Deathstalker, a villain so lame that his origin barely passes even the flimsiest of comic book logic. A scientist gone wrong story, he’s somehow trapped between two dimensions with the one clear ability of having his own sort of death touch. One wonders why he never touched himself just once and spared Marvel readers years of agony.

I love the properly accentuated EMPHASIS.

So, that brings us to the end of Ghost Rider #18 and the end of the material covered within this column. I’ll give you some more information in the Media section, but other than that, if you’re curious, hunt those back issue bins, search online, and buy those essentials to learn more about Ghost Rider!

*All images used are from Marvel Comics’ Essential Ghost Rider Volume 1.

Media

Media is being taken over for a bit of Mythos overtime this week to wrap up Ghost Rider!

The original Ghost Rider series stretched on for ten years, beginning in 1973 and meeting its demise in 1983. Johnny Blaze was ultimately stripped of the Ghost Rider persona, revealed to be a demon named Zarathos which inhabited his body, and he was left to live curse-free and pursue the American dream with Roxanne. 

The gap between Ghost Rider series was seven years, and when Ghost Rider returned, it wasn’t Johnny Blaze taking control of those fiery handlebars. In 1990, Daniel Ketch, who would eventually be revealed to be a very distant relative of Blaze, was granted the power. His costume change will probably be more familiar to younger readers: Ghost Rider suddenly gained spikes and chains to wield. Again, though, Ghost Rider couldn’t maintain a consistent following. The series was cancelled in 1998.

Ghost Rider was given a third shot in a limited series penned by the very able Garth Ennis, but Blaze is put in as Ghost Rider again with no explanation, contradicting the end of the second series. The five people who actually read this series received nosebleeds from trying to figure out what the hell was happening.

Somehow, based on his failed series, a movie project was greenlit. Given Ghost Rider’s previous financial failures, this is remarkable! One can only guess that Nic Cage’s star power and Marvel’s movie successes led to the maneuver.

How many favors did this man pull to get the movie made?

Despite the fact that the movie was roasted by critics and many fans, it managed to make a tidy sum and renew interest in the character. Predictably, Marvel rushed out a new ongoing series in 2006 putting Johnny Blaze back on the cycle. This series has survived thus far, but Ghost Rider is having a difficult time fitting in with Marvel’s current superhero culture. He’s noticeably absent from any major crossover events such as World War Hulk and Secret Invasion. Once again, he’s being underused.

Maybe Ghost Rider is way in the back somewhere...

Whether Ghost Rider will ever receive a decent shot as an elite Marvel character is yet to be seen. Stranger things have happened. Such obscure characters as Luke Cage, Ms. Marvel and Iron Fist have all found themselves to be given prominent spots in the Marvel universe in recent years. Will Ghost Rider receive the same upgrade? Only time will tell.

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Marvel Mythos and Media #2 - Ghost Rider, Part Two

Mythos:

Welcome! If this is your first visit to Marvel Mythos and Media, be sure to take a look at my first column to orient yourself!

In the previous column, we left stunt-rider Johnny Blaze, Ghost Rider, estranged from humanity and cursed with superpowers granted from Satan. The exact nature of these abilities became clearer as the Ghost Rider’s adventures continued in the Marvel Spotlight series. Ghost Rider’s instant success caused him to assume this series as his own for over half a year after writer Gary Freidrich took over and attempted to flesh him out and find him some decent villains.

First, let’s examine the development of his powers. His head appears as a flaming skull, but what else is in his repertoire? The failure to use this consistently as Ghost Rider developed was a major factor in his decline in popularity after the emergence of his own series. Marvel has struggled with any character that has magic-based powers, having the character wildly powerful or weak depending on the writer. So, in one scene, we may see Johnny Blaze battling a demon of Hell with increased strength and stamina:

Nasty snake, but it appears as though Satan’s face is an afro.

The next time we see Johnny, he may be running frantically from the cops.

“I’m sure the captain won’t question our destroying the car in an unsuccessful chase when we tell him we almost caught the biker with the flaming head.”

This idea of writers struggling to work out the exact nature of a character’s powers is nothing new. Even such Marvel stalwarts as Spider-Man have struggled under various writers. In one issue, Spider-Man may struggle fighting Kingpin, who is nothing more than a really fat gangster without superpowers. The next writer go-round, he’s fighting Firelord, a former herald of Galactus. If you’re unfamiliar with Firelord, think the Fantastic Four movie and Silver Surfer. Silver Surfer is roughly on the same tier as Firelord, a galactic heavy with cosmic powers. Sure enough, Ghost Rider’s power problems would continue as it was later decided under writer Tony Isabella that he could wield fire and go toe-to-toe with the Hulk!  He even manages to defeat him!

The Hulk can toss around tanks, but Johnny takes him out with the aid of a few dirtbags?

Clearly, Ghost Rider started to suffer from some inconsistencies in power level. This is a dent in believability that can cause many fans to abandon a title and character. However, you can ride it out if you have a beefy rogues’ gallery. It’s cliché amongst hardcore comic geeks, but it still holds that a character’s success is defined by the rogues’ gallery. Here is where Ghost Rider started to struggle once more. Every villain either focused on the supernatural, motorcycles, or both. Often, Johnny Blaze would find himself at odds with human bikers, with the writers succumbing to the “criminal biker” stereotype.

Big Daddy Dawson’s Ruthless Riders sounds like a really good or really bad porno, depending on your outlook.

Given that most of the book takes place in the southwest, Native American characters make frequent appearances. While a few are portrayed well, a few stereotypical “injun” villains make appearances, including Snakedance. Take a look at his normal and “monster” forms and wince.

White eyes? Can that even be a racial thing? Aren’t all our eyes white?

Instead of inspiring terror, it just looks like he’s throwing up Alphabet soup.

Predictably, Snakedance wasn’t evil per se, but was just defending tribal lands from those “white devils”. This hackneyed story took up far too much time in Marvel Spotlight, but it did introduce us to a man who would be the first attempt to find a superhero “buddy” for Ghost Rider. This man was Daimon Hellstrom, an exorcist by trade.

And please give me my face back?

However, Daimon Hellstrom harbors a terrible secret. While he works as an exorcist and attempts to exorcise a Native American pal of Johnny’s, he is the son of Satan. Daimon’s human side possesses a desire to do well, but every once in a while, his dark side manifests itself. Unfortunately, his “evil” side looks like an evil elf mixed with an S&M enthusiast. Throw some bad eyebrows into the recipe and you get the Son of Satan.

Huge nipples, bad hair, and a trident? Evil or just homoerotic?

While Daimon would pop in every once in a while after the conclusion of his arc, he never really clicked with Ghost Rider. Thus, the search for Ghost Rider’s villains and friends continued into his brand new regular series. The first real attempt was a villain who could match him in supernatural abilities. A former gangster in life, Roulette was a man who was killed and buried in the desert outside Las Vegas. A deal with Satan later, he returns to the land of the living to terrorize Las Vegas in Ghost Rider #5.

Roulette looks like a lizard wrapped in rags with turd lining, but at least he’s a step up from Snakedance.

By this point, Roxanne Simpson has been reduced to little more than hostage bait as the image above indicates. The series spends a couple issues in Las Vegas and really starts to bog down and suffer. A villain team known as the Zodiac is introduced, but they’re nothing more than leftovers from The Avengers. Each member is a sign of the Zodiac, tapping into the lame astrology fad from the seventies. It became even more tragic when they forced a member or two onto motorcycles so they could mesh with Ghost Rider.

Mad cow disease, motherf***er!

Perhaps recognizing how tragic the title was becoming, Satan became less of a behind-the-scenes player and was thrust into more of a straight rogue role. No longer in the shadows, he was given a revamped look and asked to play a much more prominent role in the title. While he was busy playing the role of Richard Nixon at the time, he was more than happy to make the cameo.

Can some fellow Voltron fan please email me and agree that Satan’s new look makes him look like he’s from Planet Doom?

While he was making his presence known, Satan still left his work to underlings, so the series still lagged. If Satan himself started throwing around flames and evil, perhaps the series would have flowed more efficiently. However, his lackeys lacked pop and personality. Inferno, a beast from Hell, is a prime example.

Like the inkblot on his chest? I see a butterfly.

While lame, Inferno managed to beat around Johnny because of his size and ability to inspire fear in every human within a large range. Thus, he always had an army at his disposal to throw against Ghost Rider by inspiring legions of normal humans to attack him. At its lowest point, this epic arc against Satan is ended by the appearance of Jesus. No, that isn’t a typo or a lame joke.

The metaphor here is just too turgid for words.

To be blunt, this doesn’t work. I’m very open-minded about religion and respect anybody’s right to practice whatever they wish. Heck, as a Catholic, I’m a Christian myself, but this just rubs me the wrong way. Using Jesus as deus ex machina for a comic book is a bit underhanded. After Jesus saves Johnny, Satan disappears, leaving Ghost Rider with freedom from supernatural storylines for a while. 

With writer Tony Isabella trying to figure out what to do with the character, this is the point where Ghost Rider will find himself wandering about the west until he finds his way to California and Hollywood! Come back next time to see how Johnny flirts with fame in Cali!

*All images used are from Marvel Comics’ Essential Ghost Rider Volume 1.

Media:

Today in the media section, we’re going to talk about the Prince of Darkness and his portrayal as it pertains to Marvel Comics. Firstly, I may have lost some people in these two columns because of the movie version of Ghost Rider. Peter Fonda, the villain, is clearly referred to as Mephisto. In this column, I have been referring to Satan. What’s the difference?

To begin with, the entity that granted Ghost Rider his powers was referred to as Satan from the beginning and given a very distinctive look ad personality wholly separate from the Marvel character of Mephisto. Whereas Satan was just Satan, Mephisto was a sort of comic book sidesteps around Satan. Mephisto ruled another dimension that basically was like Hell, was all-powerful there, and basically conformed to the human conception of Satan.

“Pureed baby cocktail?”

However, at this point in time, Mephisto was strictly a baddie for the likes of Silver Surfer and Thor, with a Doctor Strange entanglement thrown in every once in a while for good measure. Years later, though, “Satan” was revealed to be none other than Mephisto. Why? It could be a move that was merely meant to tie up a loose end and connect Ghost Rider more fully to Marvel canon. It’s also possible that Stan Lee and/or Marvel caved to some sort of public pressure about using Satan in “kids’” books. Numerous informal meanderings indicate that Stan Lee, the father of Marvel, was notoriously susceptible to changing things around based on public opinion. 

Still, even with the name change, Mephisto’s appearances in media have been few and far between due to his demonic nature. His Satan-like appearance made him taboo for any of the comic cartoons, but he did manage to make it as a major villain in the abysmal and aforementioned Ghost Rider movie. Peter Fonda is barely passable as Mephisto, but he’s far from the worst performance in that movie.

As mentioned in my previous column, there was that wonderful video game Marvel: Ultimate Alliance released a few years ago. In this game, Mephisto is finally given a chance to shine. Players spend an entire glorious level in his realm, battling through demons and even freeing Ghost Rider himself before getting a chance to battle Mephisto’s son Blackheart and Mephisto himself. At least once, the devil was given his due.

Until next time.

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Marvel Mythos and Media #1 - Ghost Rider, Part One

Mythos:

Hello, all. This is the first installation of what will be a regular column here at Geek Force Five entitled Marvel Mythos and Media. These articles will take in-depth and fun looks at some classic Marvel characters. While I’ll have some interesting information for you, I’ll also try to keep things lighthearted, and we’ll even chat about movie and other media versions of the characters. Enjoy!

Some men are born with it all: chiseled good looks, wavy blond hair, and mutton chops that could cause most nineteenth-century gentlemen to drop their monocles in unbridled jealousy.  Welcome to the early history of the original Ghost Rider: Johnny Blaze, one of the more interesting Marvel characters created in the seventies.

Even when pensive, it’s important to look your best.

Why is the original seventies Ghost Rider worth a look? Influenced by two amusing fads, this character became a cult figure that’s prevalent to this day (as evidenced by the movie, which we’ll talk a little about later on in this article with a chance for you, the reader, to respond!). More than any other comics publisher, Marvel has always given birth to characters that reflected the culture of the time. With Ghost Rider, they clearly blended two influences that were causing boys in the seventies to frolic in glee.

First, the trick motorcycle setting is a clear homage to the Evel Knievel craze that struck a chord with many young boys of the seventies. For those too young to recall, Knievel destroyed his body through numerous motorcycle stunt rides. Legions of boys owned the Evel Knievel stunt cycle, a popular toy. Search eBay or wiki the old codger if you’re truly curious. 

Second, Ghost Rider needed a heavy dash of something taboo, so the “demon” and “supernatural” craze of the seventies gave the comic an edge. The seventies, after all, were the time when horror and horror fiction took root and became wildly successful. Stephen King’s millions of dollars will surely attest to that.

So, with those influences in hand, Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich and Michael Ploog created the character of Ghost Rider. Ghost Rider first debuted in Marvel Spotlight #5 (1972), the issue upon which this column focuses, and was soon granted his own series after a successful run. While the writing is spotty, the art is marvelous in stretches, showing clear influences, like the heavy inking style, from the fifties era of horror comics.

In the beginning, there was a boy named Johnny Blaze, an orphan with a tough run of luck. Like most orphans, he happened to be adopted by the owner of a trick motorcycle troupe; in Johnny’s case, this man was Crash Simpson. Let’s just let that sink in for a moment; a man in the dangerous world of trick motorcycling allowed himself to be gifted with the nickname “Crash”. Luckily for Johnny, Crash’s beautiful daughter, Roxanne, is the lovely girl in the photo above, his love interest, so Johnny has a very hot forbidden love situation with his adoptive sister. Crash seems to be supportive of this semi-incestuous situation, if one can translate being less gruff as supportive.

Even uncontrollable sobs can’t wreck that hair.

Unfortunately for Johnny, his adoptive mother, Crash’s wife and Roxanne’s mother, died in a tragic motorcycle explosion when Johnny and Roxanne were practicing their act. On her death bed, she made Johnny swear never to ride in a show again. As shown below, Johnny managed to warp her words to the point where he didn’t feel guilty: she didn’t say don’t practice, she just said don’t let anybody see it in a show. So, Johnny became an expert trick rider by practicing alone.

I tried to come up with a witty caption for ten straight minutes and failed, still in awe.

In the motif of superheroes such as Spider-Man, one of the first heroes who found himself heaped with tragedy upon tragedy, disaster seemed to follow Johnny. Roxanne’s father, Crash, his own adoptive father, admits he’s dying from a mysterious malady that will apparently lay him out in exactly one month. The specifics of this disease are never given, but the vintage seventies-era haircuts in these shots are quite amusing and realistic.

Not to be overly crude, but doesn’t it look like Johnny is cutting a really painful fart?

Without Crash to run the show, the Simpson family business will be run into the ground. Crash laments his need for a son in front of Roxanne and Johnny. In response, Johnny can only refuse Crash’s thinly-veiled offer to take the business, unable to tell them of his promise. Instead of pointing out the fact that women’s liberation is indeed taking place and she could take over, Roxanne screams that Johnny is a coward for refusing and states that they’re through. Crash kicks Johnny out of his trailer, hiding any emotions he might have over the situation. Clearly, Johnny’s life is a mess, but everything could return to normal if Crash were somehow healed. So, in the midst of one panel, he hits upon the obvious answer that I ignored in my first stages of a recent bout with unemployment.

Hospice is for quitters!

Who reads of the “miracles” of Satan while growing up? What the hell was Crash putting in this kid’s head?!

Satan proves himself to be remarkably punctual and the deal with the Devil is complete. Johnny is warned that in exchange for Crash’s cure from his “deadly disease”, the Devil will return soon to collect. A scant few days later, Crash dies attempting a record-breaking motorcycle jump, leaving a nice looking corpse with some killer abs. While I would be riding a tiny wave of invincibility after beating a seemingly terminal disease, I don’t think I’d be pushing my luck that far, Crash. Predictably, Johnny blames Satan and not his adoptive father’s crazy devotion to stunt-riding.

Satan has huge hands.

Would you make a deal with the Devil for those abs?

The Devil used some sketchy logic, stating that he did cure Crash’s disease, and that it wasn’t his fault that Crash was killed during the jump. Whether the Devil played a direct hand in Crash’s death or not is negligible, as Johnny’s soul was still forfeit. His punishment? Getting a demon of vengeance grafted to him that gives him an awesome look, superpowers, and a penchant for going around and fighting people. Way to teach those kids not to barter with Lucifer, Stan Lee. Thus begins the saga of a character that melts continually under the heat lamp of logic. 

Media:

Like his comic appearances, Ghost Rider’s forays into other media have been inconsistent at best. Let’s just take a cursory glance.

Video Games
Ghost Rider has been a supporting character all the way back to Marvel games featuring more famous characters. The only game that’s of note is the wildly fun and successful Marvel: Ultimate Alliance that was released for Xbox 360, Wii, and PS3. Featuring a bevy of Marvel superheroes, this game is a must-own for any Marvel connoisseur. 

Ghost Rider’s solo exploration into video gaming was inspired by the 2007 movie starring Nicolas Cage. This game had its share of problems. Inspired by the extremely successful God of War style of gameplay, the game tried to make Ghost Rider a fun to play 3D character with a wealth of moves and button presses while battling demons. It proved to be an utter failure. Play it only out of morbid curiosity. Finding a cheap copy would probably be easy.

Movie
Despite the fact that his acting annoys me, I respect Nicolas Cage. I truly do. I’m an avid comic collector with a so-so collection that’s approaching $10,000. I have some nice pieces. However, Nicolas Cage possesses a collection that’s so full of wealth it’s referred to by serious collectors as “The Nicolas Cage Collection”, a collection of books that makes me want to drool as it breaches the millions of dollars mark. Also, when he wanted to make it on his own and not off his famous uncle’s rep, Nicolas Coppola became Nicolas Cage because of his love of the comic book superhero Luke Cage. What is there not to love about that?

However, after years of his pandering for the part of Superman, he ended up with the more manageable Ghost Rider. My hopes were high until I saw the trailer. Then I actually viewed the movie and felt like weeping. 

To be fair, I’ll start with the positive notes. The basics of the origin are intact. There is a Johnny Blaze and he does make a deal with the devil to save his ill father. The deal goes awry, and there is even a Roxanne. A few touches added to the origin are forgivable. The original Ghost Rider didn’t have chains, but production added them for effect. The history of other Ghost Riders is touched upon as well, a neat idea that has never been fully plumbed in the comics. Also, the villains are Ghost Rider legit. There’s a Satan, and his son Blackheart does eventually make his way into Ghost Rider canon.

However, the casting is off. The creepy kid with the camera from American Beauty is the son of Satan? Satan is Peter freaking Fonda? The dried-up hippie from Easy Rider? Seriously? Nicolas Cage sulks his way through the movie, trying to appear so serious that he seems to be forgetting this is a comic book and he’s supposed to be having fun. Even while sulky, any deeper metaphors that could be examined are left for dead. Instead, we’re granted a flat and terribly acted action flick?

This begs the question that Chris, the founder of our feast, posed to me in an e-mail. Can being that much of a comic geek actually hurt the movie? Let’s think about this and use some comparison.

Let’s short-list some of the more unforgivably bad comic movies:

• Daredevil (the project of supposed fan Ben Affleck)
• Ghost Rider (starring the aforementioned Nic Cage)

Okay, how about the fantastic?

• Spider-Man 2 (starring a confused and disinterested Tobey Maguire)
• Iron Man (starring Robert Downey Jr., who was far too drunk and high during the 80s to have ever read comics)
• The Dark Knight (starring heavy British and American actors who don’t seem like they curl up with trade comics during the cold months)

Okay, I know I’m tipping the scales by not mentioning some movies that were merely mediocre, but it seems to me that the best movies are made by actors that approach the material from the standpoint of ignorance and an ability to adapt the character to not only the screen, but the time. Heath Ledger didn’t go for Jack Nicholson, or, God forbid, Cesar Romero. He made it his own. 

Also, making a movie faithful to a mediocre comic will result in a mediocre movie, won’t it? Every comic has had a bad run, and adhering to the worst of it can only hurt. Was this the case in Ghost Rider?

What do you think? Let me know some of your thoughts on this in the comments.

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*All images used are from Marvel Comics’ Essential Ghost Rider Volume 1.

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