Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider is the name of multiple comic book titles featuring the character Ghost Rider and published by Marvel Comics, beginning with the original Ghost Rider comic book series which debuted in 1967. Publication history Volume 1 Marvel Comics debuted the character Carter Slade in its Western title Ghost Rider #1 (cover-dated Feb. 1967) by writers Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich and the co-creator of the 1950s version of the character, Dick Ayers. Volume 2 Following the Western title, the first superhero Ghost Rider, Johnny Blaze, received his own series in June 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.