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| Release: | Oct 05, 2005 |
| Cover: | Oct 05, 2005 |
Marvel Essentials
fred's comics
Essential Ghost Rider
#1
Marvel Spotlight(1971) #5-12, Ghost Rider (1973) #1-20, Daredevil (1964) #138
Written by ROY THOMAS, GERRY CONWAY, LEN WEIN, MARV WOLFMAN & MIKE FRIEDRICH Penciled by MICHAEL PLOOG, JIM MOONEY, TOM SUTTON & HERB TRIMPE When orphaned stunt-show star Johnny Blaze discovers his adoptive father Crash Simpson is dying of a rare blood disease, he barters his immortal soul for a miracle cure. The trade-off ultimately leaves him bound to the demon Zarathos, and their melding of spirits would manifest itself every night in the form of Ghost Rider, the most supernatural super hero of all! Collecting MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #5-12, GHOST RIDER #1-20 and DAREDEVIL #138.
Creators
| Writer | Steve Gerber, Marv Wolfman, Tony Isabella, Bill Mantlo, Gary Friedrich, Doug Moench, Roy Thomas |
| Artist | Mike Ploog, Jim Mooney |
| Cover Artist | Gil Kane, Rich Buckler |
| Cover Penciller | Gil Kane |
| Cover Inker | Joe Sinnott |
| Cover Colorist | Tom Smith |
| Penciller | John Byrne, Sal Buscema, Tom Sutton, Jim Mooney, Herb Trimpe, Frank Robbins, Bob Brown, Mike Ploog, George Tuska |
| Inker | Frank Chiaramonte, Jack Abel, Don Perlin, Vince Colletta, Mike Ploog, Sal Trapani, Jim Mooney, Chic Stone, Frank Giacoia, George Roussos, Don Heck, Syd Shores, John Tartaglione, Mike Esposito |
| Colorist | Petra Goldberg-Scotese |
| Letterer | John Costanza, Artie Simek, Irv Watanabe, Tom Orzechowski, Denise V. Wohl, Jean Hipp, Alan Kupperberg, Karen Mantlo, Ray Holloway, Herb Cooper, Shelly Leferman, Joe Rosen, Charlotte Jetter |
| Plotter | Gary Friedrich, Frank Robbins, Marv Wolfman, Tony Isabella |
| Scripter | Doug Moench, Tony Isabella, Gary Friedrich |
| Editor | Roy Thomas, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Stan Lee |
| Editor in Chief | Roy Thomas |
Characters
| Spider-Man | Peter Parker |
| The Thing | Benjamin J. Grimm |
| Daredevil | Matt Murdock |
| Iceman | Robert 'Bobby' Drake |
| Black Widow | Natasha Romanoff |
| Angel | Warren Worthington III |
| Hercules (Marvel) | Heracles Panhellenios |
| Franklin 'Foggy' Nelson | |
| Ghost Rider | Johnathon 'Johnny' Blaze |
| Mephisto | Mephistopheles |
| Karen Page | |
| Trapster | Peter Petruski |
| Heather Glenn | |
| Son of Satan | Daimon Hellstrom |
| Roxanne Simpson | |
| Miracle Man | Joshua Ayers |
| Zarathos | |
| Orb | Drake Shannon |
| Stuntmaster | George Smith |
| Smasher | |
| Aquarius | Darren Bentley |
| Phantom Eagle | Karl Kaufman |
| Craig 'Crash' Simpson | |
| Stuntmaster | |
| Carson Collier Sr. | |
| Death's-Head | Philip Sterling |
| Sam Silvercloud | |
| Simpson | |
| Snake Dance | |
| Witch-Woman | Linda Littletrees |
| Linda Littletrees | |
| Katy Milner | |
| Ghost Rider | Noble Kane |
| Inferno | Slifer |
| Bart Slade | |
| Roxanne Simpson-Blaze | |
| Roulette | Dude Jensen |
| One Man Zodiac | Darren Bentley |
| Slifer | |
| Friend | |
| Richard Pini | |
| Wendy Pini | |
| Clare Phillips | |
| Frank Phillips | |
| Nancy Phillips | |
| "Coot" Collier | |
| Hermann von Reitberger | |
| Lemuel Driftwood | |
| Dave Barnett |
Details
| Age | Modern Age |
|---|---|
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| Series Group | Ghost Rider |
| Genre | Action | Adventure | Super-Heroes |
| No. of Pages | 560 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |