The character's powers include the ability to control hellfire, channeling it into his hands, eyes, mouth, or any weapon he's holding but also the ability to manifest an ever-growing chain. With Zarathos now part of him, Johnny was forced to transform into the Ghost Rider when in the presence of evil and destroy it. In retaliation, Mephisto bonded the demon Zarathos to Johnny. When Mephisto came to collect, however, Johnny was saved by comic book deus-ex-machina and the power of his lover Roxanne's emotion. Johnny, a stunt daredevil, summoned the demon Mephisto and sold his soul to keep his father-figure alive. The character would go on to become a legacy hero with the descendants of Carter Slade taking on the mantle throughout Marvel comics, most recently Jaime Slade, his great-great-great-grand-niece.Ĭreated by Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich, and Mike Ploog, the Ghost Rider we know made his debut in 1972's Marvel Spotlight #5. The Phantom Rider possessed no actual superpowers and was simply a do-gooder in the wild west. Originally called Ghost Rider when he debuted in 1967 (with the name later changed), The Phantom Rider was pretty much a rip off of Magazine Enterprises' character of the same name and look whose copyright expired allowing Marvel to create their own version. Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD airs Tuesday at 10:00 PM ET on ABC. Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD stars Clark Gregg as Director Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Chloe Bennet as Agent Daisy Johnson, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons, Henry Simmons as Agent Alphonso “Mack” MacKenzie, and Natalia Cordova-Buckley as Elena “Yo-Yo” Rodriguez. Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD will return on November 29 with an all-new episode, and you can check out a brief promo below as well. In retaliation, Mephisto bonded the demon Zarathos to Johnny and created the Ghost Rider. When Mephisto came to collect, however, Johnny was saved by comic book deus-ex-machina and the power of his lover Roxanne’s emotion. The stunt-riding daredevil summoned the demon Mephisto and sold his soul to keep his father-figure alive. In the meantime, you can check out our previously-published Origins and Evolutions on Ghost Rider below!Ĭreated by Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich, and Mike Ploog, Johnny Blaze made his debut in 1972’s Marvel Spotlight #5. It also remains unconfirmed just who played the character and if he will one day return to the series. You can check out the sequence in the player below. Last night’s episode of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD revealed the origin of Robbie Reyes as the Ghost Rider, and though a far departure from the comics, it did feature a brief cameo by another Ghost Rider! Though unconfirmed, it would appear this other Ghost Rider was none other than the original character, Johnny Blaze.

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