After Johnny Blaze freed himself from the demon Zarathos and the curse of the Ghost Rider, the Marvel Universe was short on Spirits of Vengeance for a few years. Then came the launch of a slew of new (and, in some cases, familiar) “Heroes for the ’90s” titles over the first few months of 1990. Among them was a brand-new Ghost Rider with a brand-new host, Danny Ketch. This incarnation brought plenty of mystery along for the ride, leaving readers wondering if this Spirit of Vengeance had any connection to Zarathos. He also brought new abilities, a new mythos and he dragged Johnny Blaze kicking and screaming into the ’90s, too, when the former host took it upon himself to track down and destroy this apparent threat to society…
It wouldn’t be long before Blaze would regularly find himself teaming up with Danny Ketch/Ghost Rider and the popularity of the new series would inspire a number of spin-off titles under the ‘Midnight Sons‘ banner (see our Midnight Sons Reading Order for more).
I’d like to thank the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators, the Marvel Chronology Project, the Marvel Database and the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe for their invaluable assistance!
Must Reads: Story arcs marked with a ✔ are must-read stories from this time period, along with any key related stories and often-forgotten tales that are worth a read.
Chronology: All appearances of the Ghost Rider, Danny Ketch and Johnny Blaze from this period are included in chronological order, laying out their timeline rather than just the order the issues were released.
Anthology Issues: When an issue contains multiple stories, the relevant story is denoted with square brackets. For example, [2/5] refers to the second story of the five stories in that issue, so you don’t need to read the other four.
Spoilers: The issue/story overviews may include spoilers, so be warned!
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Coming soon:
- Ghost Rider, 1972-1985: Johnny Blaze
Retroactive Danny Ketch appearances:
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/Crossover |
| Ghost Rider #-1 (1997) Danny Ketch cameo appearance; young Danny gets a glance at his real mother, Naomi Kale, though he doesn’t realise it. | FLASHBACK | |
| Marvels #4 (1994) Danny Ketch cameo; young Danny meets photographer Phil Sheldon. | ||
| Spider-Man/Human Torch #3 (2005) Danny Ketch cameo; young Danny is interviewed by TV news when he witnesses Spider-Man‘s Spider-Mobile driving through Manhattan. |
Want to keep it simple? Here’s the core reading order without story descriptions, page-by-page breakdowns – just the stories:
- ✔ Ghost Rider #1-6
- ✔ Thor #429-430
- Code of Honor #4
- ✔ Spider-Man (1990) #6-7
- ✔ Ghost Rider (1990) #7-9
- ✔ Marvel Comics Presents #64-71 [Wolverine/GR]
- ✔ Fantastic Four #347-349
- ✔ Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four (2010) #3
- ✔ Marc Spector: Moon Knight #25
- Damage Control (1991) #4
- Daredevil #294-295
- ✔ Ghost Rider (1990) #10-12
- ✔ Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #28
- ✔ Ghost Rider (1990) #13-17
- Cloak and Dagger #17-18
- ✔ Quasar #22-24
- ✔ Punisher War Journal #29-30
- ✔ Ghost Rider (1990) #18
- Â Â Â Â Marvel Comics Presents #90-97 [GR/Cable]
- Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #7 [2/2]
- Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #8 [2/2]
- Marvel Holiday Special (1991) #1 [6/8]
- ✔ Spider-Man (1990) #18, 22-23
- Marvel Comics Presents #98-99[GR]
- ✔ Marvel Comics Presents #100
- ✔ Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: Hearts of Darkness
- ✔ Ghost Rider (1990) #19-20
- Slapstick #4
- ✔ Deathlok (1991) #9-10
- ✔ Ghost Rider (1990) #21
- Sleepwalker #11
- ✔ Ghost Rider (1990) #22-24
- Marvel Comics Presents #101-106 [GR/Dr Strange]
- Marvel Comics Presents #107-112 [GR/Werewolf]
- Marvel Comics Presents #113-118 [GR/Iron Fist]
- ✔ Ghost Rider #25 (1992)
- ✔ X-Men (1991) #8
- ✔ Ghost Rider (1990) #26
- ✔ X-Men (1991) #9
- ✔ Ghost Rider (1990) #27-28
- ✔ Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #1
- ✔ Ghost Rider (1990) #29
- ✔ Morbius: The Living Vampire (1992) #1
- ✔ Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #2
- ✔ Ghost Rider (1990) #30
- ✔ Darkhold #1
- ✔ Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #3
- ✔ Nightstalkers #1
- ✔ Ghost Rider (1990) #31-32
- ✔ Midnight Sons Unlimited #1 [1/4]
- Â Â Â Â Marvel Comics Presents #119-122 [GR/Cloak & Dagger]
- ✔ Ghost Rider (1990) #33-38
- ✔ Marvel Comics Presents #123-130 [GR/Typhoid]
- Â Â Â Â Danny Ketch: Ghost Rider (2023) #1-4
- ✔ Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #4
- ✔ Web of Spider-Man #95
- ✔ Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #5
- ✔ Web of Spider-Man #96
- ✔ Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #6
- ✔ Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #7 [1/2]
- ✔ Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #8 [1/2]
- ✔ Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #9-10
- ✔ Ghost Rider (1990) #39
- ✔ Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #12
- Darkhold #5
- Darkhawk #22
- ✔ Ghost Rider/Captain America: Fear
- Â Â Â Â Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #11
- Â Â Â Â Mys-Tech Wars #2
- Â Â Â Â Shadow Riders #2
- ✔ Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #50
- Â Â Â Â Marvel Holiday Special 1993 [5/6]
- ✔ Fantastic Four #374
- ✔ Nightstalkers #7
- Â Â Â Â Terror, Inc #13
- Â Â Â Â Midnight Sons Unlimited #2 [4/4]
- ✔ Nightstalkers #10
- ✔ Ghost Rider (1990) #40
- ✔ Darkhold #11
- ✔ Morbius: The Living Vampire (1992) #12
- ✔ Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #13
- Â Â Â Â Midnight Sons Unlimited #3
- Â Â Â Â Punisher War Journal #57-58
- Â Â Â Â Ghost Rider Annual (1993) #1 [3/3]
- Marvel Comics Presents #131-136 [GR/Cage]
- Â Â Â Â Marvel Comics Presents #137-142 [GR/Masters]
- Â Â Â Â Gun Runner #1-2
- ✔ Ghost Rider Annual (1993) #1 [1/3]
- ✔ Ghost Rider (1990) #41
- ✔ Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #14
- Morbius: The Living Vampire (1992) #15
- Darkhold #14
- ✔ Ghost Rider (1990) #42
- ✔ Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #15
- ✔ Ghost Rider (1990) #43
- ✔ Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #16
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/ Crossover |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #1-3 (1990) Danny & Barbara Ketch sneak into Cypress Hills Cemetery one night, only to stumble across a mob shoot-out between lackeys of Deathwatch and the Kingpin; Barbara is shot and left comatose while Danny stumbles across an old motorcycle that transforms him into the Ghost Rider when he touches the symbol on the petrol cap; the Ghost Rider clashes with the Kingpin’s cronies and puts an end to Deathwatch’s plan to mutate the Tri-State area with a bio toxin; Ghost Rider’s fight with Blackout, leaves the villain scarred and swearing revenge. 1st appearance: Blackout, Cypress Pool Jokers, Death Ninja, Stacy Dolan, Captain Arthur Dolan, Deathwatch, Ghost Rider, Barbara Ketch, Danny Ketch, Francis Ketch | |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #4-6 (1990) Ghost Rider battles the violent super-criminal, Mister Hyde; Ghost Rider clashes with the Punisher before the pair join forces against Flag-Smasher and Ultimatum. 1st appearance: Jack D’Auria | |
| ✔ | Thor #429-430 (1991) Mephisto taunts the new Ghost Rider for the first time; Loki manipulates the Wrecking Crew into fighting Thor and Ghost Rider, giving him the chance to steal the Wrecking Crew’s powers back. | |
| Code of Honor #4 (1997) Ghost Rider cameo; Police Officer Jeffrey Piper pursues the Ghost Rider who escapes by going up the side of a building. | ||
| ✔ | Spider-Man #6-7 (1991) Hobgoblin starts kidnapping and demonically mutating children, attracting the attention of Spider-Man and Ghost Rider; Hobgoblin shows signs of his demonic side taking control of him for the first time. | |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #7-9 (1990-1991) Blackout hits back at Danny Ketch through the comatose Barbara; an enraged Ghost Rider accidentally kills Scarecrow when he goes on a killing spree; Ghost Rider meets X-Factor while rescuing kids from rogue Morlocks and is also pursued by HEART. 1st appearance: HEART/Humans Engaging All Racial Terrorism (Luz Delgado, Mei Lin, Fiona McCormick, Tyler Meagher, Danika Trevani) | |
| ✔ | Marvel Comics Presents #64 [1/4] (1990) Marvel Comics Presents #65 [1/4] (1990) Marvel Comics Presents #66 [1/4] (1990) Marvel Comics Presents #67 [1/4] (1990) Marvel Comics Presents #68 [1/4] (1991) Marvel Comics Presents #69 [1/4] (1991) Marvel Comics Presents #70 [1/4] (1991) Marvel Comics Presents #71 [1/4] (1991) Ghost Rider firsts meets Wolverine as the duo join forces with the mutant Brass against Deathwatch and his ninja hordes. 1st appearance: Brass/Sean Watanabe | |
| ✔ | Fantastic Four #347-349 (1990-1991) Ghost Rider, Wolverine, Spider-Man and the Hulk are tricked into believing three quarters of the Fantastic Four are dead; the unlikely New Fantastic Four are sent on a mission by the ‘Invisible Woman‘ to avenge their deaths. 1st appearance: De’Lila, Inorganic Technotroid, New Fantastic Four | |
| ✔ | Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four #3 (2010) The New Fantastic Four team up with the real Fantastic Four to stop the Skrulls from obtaining the Inorganic Technotroid. |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/ Crossover |
| ✔ | Marc Spector: Moon Knight #25 (1991) Ghost Rider and Moon Knight face Plasma and the Cult of Khonshu. | |
| Damage Control #4 (1991) Ghost Rider is among the heroes who join forces to stop Edifice Rex. | ||
| Daredevil #294-295 (1991) The Hand‘s activities attract the attention of Ghost Rider and Daredevil who fight to present them from kidnapping prominent New Yorkers. | ||
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #10-12 (1991) Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #28 (1991) Ghost Rider hunts the serial killer called Zodiak, only to be whisked off to the Dimension of Dreams by Nightmare; Nightmare learns this Ghost Rider is unconnected to the demon Zarathos; Doctor Strange helps Ghost Rider tackle Zodiak and learn the killer’s origins; Johnny Blaze (the previous Ghost Rider and former-host to Zarathos) begins his journey to New York to face the new Ghost Rider. 1st appearance: Zodiak | STRANGE TALES |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #13-17 (1991) Ghost Rider #18 (pp.1-4) (1991) Deathwatch employs his super-powered drug-lord Snowblind to destroy the Ghost Rider; a crooked cop sets Ghost Rider up as a murderer; Johnny Blaze kidnaps Danny Ketch, believing him to be possessed by Zarathos; Ghost Rider accidentally powers Johnny Blaze’s shotgun up with unlimited Hellfire blasts which he immediately uses against Ghost Rider; HEART steal the injured Ghost Rider’s motorcycle; Blaze talks Ghost Rider out of killing Blackout; Blaze takes Danny Ketch under his wing; Ghost Rider, Blaze and Spider-Man oppose the Reverend Styge and the Hobgoblin; Blaze and Ghost Rider/Danny Ketch part as allies. 1st appearance: Snowblind, Reverend Styge | |
| Cloak and Dagger #17 (1991) Ghost Rider cameo; Ghost Rider observes Spider-Man, Cloak & Dagger. 1st appearance: Anna Johnson | THE EYE OF FORCE SAGA | |
| Cloak and Dagger #18 (1991) Ghost Rider emerges in Mephisto‘s realm to help Spider-Man, Cloak & Dagger stop the Hell Lord’s plot to steal souls from Earth with the help of the Neo-Nazi Eye of Force. | THE EYE OF FORCE SAGA THE INFINITY GAUNTLET | |
| ✔ | Quasar #22-24 (1991) Having become Oblivion‘s avatar, Maelstrom‘s efforts to nullify the universe are opposed by Quasar who is killed before he can succeed; Ghost Rider seeks vengeance for Quasar’s death, but is blocked by Deathurge. | |
| ✔ | Punisher War Journal #29-30 (1991) The Punisher calls on Ghost Rider to help him against the drug-lords who operate from within an impenetrable tank. | |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #18 (pp.5-22) (1991) Ghost Rider rescues Francis Ketch from the Reverend Styge; Styge’s shadowed master (Centurious) rips out the Reverend’s eye for his failure. | |
| Marvel Comics Presents #90 [3/4] (1991) Marvel Comics Presents #91 [3/4] (1991) Marvel Comics Presents #92 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #93 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #94 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #95 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #96 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #97 [3/4] (1992) Ghost Rider and Cable oppose undead assassins the Grateful Undead and their master, the God of the Dead who may well be one of the Elder Gods. | ||
| Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #7 [2/2] (1993) Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #8 [2/2] (1993) Ghost Rider faces the demonic Feeders who have been taking victims to feast upon from the street of New York City. | ||
| Marvel Holiday Special #1 [6/8] (1991) Ghost Rider saves a child from a group of kidnappers. | ||
| ✔ | Spider-Man #18, 22-23 (1992) Ghost Rider is among the heroes who band together with Spider-Man to aid him against the Sinister Six‘s latest insane plot. | |
| Marvel Comics Presents #98 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #99 [3/4] (1992) Ghost Rider tangles with the demonic D’Sprytes. | ||
| ✔ | Marvel Comics Presents #100 [2/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #100 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #100 [4/4] (1992) Doctor Doom manipulates Wolverine and Ghost Rider into helping him keep Nightmare out of his dreams. |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/ Crossover |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: Hearts of Darkness (1992) Blackheart – the son of Mephisto – lures Ghost Rider, Wolverine and the Punisher to a town called Christ’s Crown in an attempt to corrupt all three heroes. | |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #19-20 (1991) Mephisto empowers suicidal Chris Daniels with immortality and convinces him that only Ghost Rider is capable of ending his life; desperate to die, Suicide goes after Ghost Rider who won’t kill him as he’s innocent; Suicide tries to find a new way to die by facing Zodiak. 1st appearance: Suicide/Chris Daniels | |
| Slapstick #4 (1993) Ghost Rider and Slapstick battle Neutron Bum. | ||
| ✔ | Deathlok #9-10 (1992) Nightmare takes control of Deathlok‘s body and sends him to attack Ghost Rider. | |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #21 (1992) Detective Michael Badilino is assigned to the task force charged with taking down the Ghost Rider. 1st appearance: Michael Badilino | |
| Sleepwalker #11 (1992) Ghost Rider fights to free Sleepwalker when he’s imprisoned by the Office of Insufficient Evidence. | ||
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #22-24 (1992) Ghost Rider goes after Deathwatch and battles many of his ninjas, accidentally killing one; Deathwatch blows up his own building with Ghost Rider inside; the Spirit of Vengeance saves many innocents buried in rubble, making the police change their opinion of him; Ghost Rider clashes with Deathwatch’s minions, Hag & Troll; Deathwatch absorbs Snowblind’s life-force to gain enough power to face Ghost Rider; Ghost Rider fights Deathwatch to the death. 1st appearance: Craig Blaze, Emma Blaze (Johnny Blaze’s children), Hag, Troll | |
| Marvel Comics Presents #101 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #102 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #103 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #104 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #105 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #106 [3/4] (1992) Ghost Rider and Doctor Strange battle the demon Gormac when he attempts to sacrifice an innocent boy. | ||
| Marvel Comics Presents #107 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #108 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #109 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #110 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #111 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #112 [3/4] (1992) Ghost Rider and the Werewolf By Night pursue the lycanthropic biker gang called the Braineaters. 1st appearance: Braineaters | ||
| Marvel Comics Presents #113 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #114 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #115 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #116 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #117 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #118 [3/4] (1992) Ghost Rider and Iron Fist combine their might when they’re confronted with the demonically-powered Legion of Vengeance. 1st appearance: of D’Kay and the Legion of Vengeance (Bacillus, Mind’s Eye, Strontium-90, Vesper) | ||
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #25 (1992) Blackout comes gunning for Ghost Rider which has a fateful impact on Danny Ketch, trapping the Ghost Rider on the Earthly plane; Ghost Rider is hunted by Michael Badilino and the mysterious Firm. 1st appearance: The Firm, Mr Stern | |
| ✔ | X-Men #8 (1992) Ghost Rider #26 (1992) X-Men #9 (1992) Ghost Rider #27 (1992) The X-Men and Ghost Rider discover the break in the truce between the Assassins Guild and Thieves Guild of New Orleans has been caused by the alien Brood; Ghost Rider is transformed into a Brood when he’s infected and turns against the X-Men; Psylocke frees Ghost Rider from Brood control; the X-Men and Ghost Rider take on the Brood Queen; Johnny Blaze returns to help Ghost Rider find a way to bring Danny Ketch back to life. 1st appearance: Assassin/Julien Boudreaux, Assassins Guild, Bella Donna Boudreaux, Clara Menninger, Thieves Guild | BROOD FEUD |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #28 (1992) Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #1 (1992) Ghost Rider #29 (1992) Morbius: The Living Vampire #1 (1992) Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #2 (pp.1-13) (1992) Ghost Rider #30 (1992) Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #2 (pp.14-22) (1992) Darkhold #1 (1992) Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #3 (1992) Nightstalkers #1 (1992) Ghost Rider #31 (1992) Ghost Rider and John Blaze start recruiting the Nine – literally nine supernatural beings destined to stop Lilith and her Lilin from unleashing Zarathos on the Earthly plane; Ghost Rider and Blaze make an ally of Morbius and team up with Wolverine and Beast against Next Wave; Blackout is revealed to be one of the Lilin; Nightmare makes a play for Danny Ketch’s soul while John Blaze deals with Steel Vengeance and her attempt to hit back at Blaze for the death of her sister; Ghost Rider & Blaze recruit Victoria Montesi to their cause as she forms the Darkhold Redeemers and begins her search for the missing pages of the Darkhold; Ghost Rider and Blaze clash with the Lilin Skinner; Blade, Frank Drake and Hannibal King become the Nightstalkers and join the rest of the Nine in a showdown against Lilith and the Lilin in the Arctic Circle. 1st appearance: Caretaker, Dakota, Darkhold Redeemers (Sam Buchanan, Louise Hastings & Victoria Montesi), Randolph DeGuzman, Doc, the Dwarf, Lilith, Eli McIntyre, Meatmarket, Pilgrim, the Lilin, Next Wave (Agent-X, Snare, Turk), Nightstalkers, the Nine, Skinner, Steel Vengeance, Wolf | RISE OF THE MIDNIGHT SONS |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/ Crossover | |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #32 (1992) Doctor Strange reunites the Ghost Rider with Danny Ketch. | ||
| ✔ | Midnight Sons Unlimited #1 [1/4] (1993) Ghost Rider & Blaze hunt down Jonathan Farmer when he’s transformed by a page of the Darkhold into Harvestor. | ||
| Marvel Comics Presents #119 [3/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #120 [3/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #121 [3/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #122 [3/4] (1993) Ghost Rider and Cloak & Dagger defend Earth from the other-dimensional Grimbat. | |||
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #33-38 (1993) The Firm massacre most of HEART, inspiring Tyler Meagher to become Heart Attack and target Ghost Rider; Ghost Rider battles Madcap, the Death Ninja, the Firm, Heart Attack, Succubus and Mister Hyde with help from Daredevil and Archangel; Ghost Rider has a rematch with Scarecrow. New identity: Tyler Meagher as Heart Attack | ||
| ✔ | Marvel Comics Presents #123 [3/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #124 [3/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #125 [3/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #126 [3/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #127 [3/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #128 [3/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #129 [3/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #130 [3/4] (1993) Ghost Rider’s efforts to help Mary Walker regain control of her Typhoid Mary person are made more difficult thanks to demons from the Realm of Madness. | ||
| Danny Ketch: Ghost Rider #1-4 (2023) Ghost Rider and John Blaze take on the Scarecrow and an upgraded Blackout who’s been powered-up by the Broker. | |||
| ✔ | Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #4 (1992) Web of Spider-Man #95 (1992) Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #5 (1992) Web of Spider-Man #96 (1993) Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #6 (1993) Hag and Troll try to resurrect Deathwatch, attracting the attention of Ghost Rider and Blaze; Spider-Man and Venom go after the Demogoblin, crashing into Ghost Rider and Blaze at the same time. 1st appearance: Miranda Woods | SPIRITS OF VENOM | |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #7 [1/2] (1993) Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #8 [1/2] (1993) Steel Vengeance returns along with the restored Steel Wind, attacking the Quentin Carnival with Reverend Styge; this draws the presence of Mephisto who tests Ghost Rider and Blaze’s powers and sends them in search of the Soul Crystal. | ||
| ✔ | Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #9-10 (1993) Ghost Rider #39 (1993) Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #12 (1993) Steel Vengeance receives the ultimate punishment from her mysterious master for her failure; Mephisto transforms Michael Badilino into Vengeance, displaying similar powers as the Ghost Rider; blaming the Ghost Rider for the death of his family, Vengeance joins Steel Wind’s follow up attack on the Quentin Carnival; Mephisto orders Vengeance to kill Caretaker, leading to a rematch with Ghost Rider; Vengeance attacks what’s left of the Quentin Carnival. 1st appearance: Quinn McIntyre 1st appearance: Carver New identity: Michael Badilino as Vengeance | VENGEANCE! | |
| Darkhold #5 (1993) Vicki Montesi gets caught up in the Punisher and Ghost Rider’s hunt for Reverend Styge. 1st appearance: Speakeasy/Walter Slocum | WAR OF THE SEVEN SPHERES | ||
| Darkhawk #22 (1992) Ghost Rider aids Darkhawk against the monstrous Harley Stevens. | |||
| ✔ | Ghost Rider/Captain America: Fear (1992) The Scarecrow returns to lure out Captain America, only to face both the Sentinel of Liberty and the Ghost Rider when he drags Stacy Dolan into his latest plot. | ||
| Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #11 (1993) Ghost Rider and John Blaze battle the demon Shelob. | |||
| Mys-Tech Wars #3 (1993) Ghost Rider and John Blaze are among the heroes killed in the war against Mys-Tech before reality is reset and they’re resurrected. | MYS-TECH WARS | ||
| Shadow Riders #2 (1993) The Shadow Riders get assistance from Cable and Ghost Rider when they launch their attack on Mys-Tech. | |||
| ✔ | Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #50 (1993) After losing access to most of his magical abilities for refusing to take part in the War of the Seven Spheres, Doctor Strange forms a select team of ‘Secret’ Defenders – this time consisting of himself, Ghost Rider, Hulk and the Silver Surfer – in order to combat Dormammu. 1st appearance: Secret Defenders | WAR OF THE SEVEN SPHERES | |
| Marvel Holiday Special 1993 [5/6] (1994) Ghost Rider improves Harvey Teabiscuit‘s Christmas. | |||
| ✔ | Fantastic Four #374 (1993) Doctor Strange summons Ghost Rider, Hulk, Spider-Man and Wolverine as the next iteration of Secret Defenders to apprehend the Human Torch. | RISE OF DOOM! | |
| Nightstalkers #7 (1993) The Nightstalkers and Ghost Rider reluctantly join forces against the demonically mutated human Stonecold. 1st appearance: Stonecold/Johann Bessler |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/ Crossover |
| Terror, Inc #13 (1993) While many of the Earth’s heroes are distracted by the arrival of the cosmic Goddess and her ‘Infinity Crusade’, Lord Culex attempts to invade Earth; Culex is opposed by Ghost Rider and Terror. | ||
| Midnight Sons Unlimited #2 [4/4] (1993) Ghost Rider clashes with Harvestor again when he receives another Darkhold page from the Dwarf. | ||
| ✔ | Nightstalkers #10 (1993) Ghost Rider #40 (1993) Darkhold #11 Morbius: The Living Vampire #12 (1993) Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #13 (1993) Blade uses a page of the Darkhold to transform into Switchblade and slaughter all supernatural beings, including the Nine. 1st appearance: Seer New identity: Blade as Switchblade | MIDNIGHT MASSACRE |
| Midnight Sons Unlimited #3 (1993) Spider-Man fan Brian Kornfield receives powers from the Dwarf that transform him into Spider-X, bringing him into conflict with Ghost Rider, John Blaze and the Nightstalkers. | ||
| Punisher War Journal #57-58 (1993) Punisher, Daredevil, Ghost Rider and Lynn Michaels bring down psychotic black market dealer Mr Sandeen. | ||
| Ghost Rider Annual #1 [3/3] (1993) Ghost Rider dispatches the demon Rigor Mortis. | ||
| Marvel Comics Presents #131 [3/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #132 [3/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #133 [3/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #134 [3/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #135 [3/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #136 [3/4] (1993) The demon Darklove attempts to conquer New York City but is opposed by Ghost Rider and Luke Cage. | ||
| Marvel Comics Presents #137 [3/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #138 [3/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #139 [3/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #140 [3/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #141 [3/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #142 [3/4] (1993) Ghost Rider and the Masters of Silence join forces against necromancer Tsin Hark and his army of the undead. | ||
| Gun Runner #1-2 (1993) Ghost Rider and John Blaze go up against cyborg warrior Gun Runner. 1st appearance: Gun Runner/Brell | ||
| Ghost Rider #41 (1993) Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #14 (1993) Centurious finally emerges, kidnapping Francis Ketch in exchange for Ghost Rider’s Medallion of Power; Lilith’s gives new life to the dead Lilin. 1st appearance: Outcast | ROAD TO VENGEANCE: THE MISSING LINK | |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #41 (pp.1-7) (1993) Lilith gives new life to the dead Lilin. 1st appearance: Outcast | ROAD TO VENGEANCE: THE MISSING LINK |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider Annual #1 [1/3] (1993) Ghost Rider battles the vampire Night Terror who was once a government agent and can now absorb his victims’ memories. 1st appearance: Night Terror/Cark Blake | ROAD TO VENGEANCE: THE MISSING LINK |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #41 (pp.8-22) (1993) Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #14 (1993) Centurious finally emerges, kidnapping Francis Ketch in exchange for Ghost Rider’s Medallion of Power; Lilith restores the dead Lilin. | ROAD TO VENGEANCE: THE MISSING LINK |
| Morbius: The Living Vampire #15 (1993) Werewolf By Night and Ghost Rider give chase when Morbius’ Lilin side takes over. | ||
| Darkhold #14 (1993) Johnny Blaze alerts the Redeemers to Lilith’s return. | ||
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #42 (1993) Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #15 (1993) Ghost Rider #43 (1993) Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #16 (1993) The history of the Blood is revealed; Deathwatch returns; Johnny Blaze gains a new look when he loses control of his hellfire; Vengeance’s true identity is revealed; Zarathos is reborn as he and Centurious vie for Lilith’s affections. | ROAD TO VENGEANCE: THE MISSING LINK |
The Ghost Rider Reading Order will continue…
In the meantime, see these reading orders:
Notable alternate universe versions of Ghost Rider from this time period:
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis |
| What If…? #45 (1993) Earth-11993: Barbara Ketch gains the power of the Ghost Rider and sets out to avenge the death of of her brother, Danny Ketch. |
| Collected Edition Title | Collects… |
| Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch Omnibus vol.1 | Ghost Rider #1-24 Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: Hearts Of Darkness Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #28 Marc Spector: Moon Knight #25 Marvel Comics Presents #64-71, 90-118 [part] Marvel Holiday Special #1 [part] Punisher War Journal #29-30 Spider-Man #6-7 |
| Ghost Rider Epic Collection: Vengeance Reborn (vol.6) | Ghost Rider #1-12 Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #28 Marc Spector: Moon Knight #25 Marvel Comics Presents #64-71 |
| Ghost Rider: Resurrected | Ghost Rider #1-7 |
| Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch Classic vol.1 | Ghost Rider #1-10 |
| Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch Classic vol.2 | Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #28 Ghost Rider #11-20 |
| Spirits of Vengeance: Rise of the Midnight Sons | Darkhold #1 Ghost Rider #28, 31 Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #1-6 Midnight Sons Unlimited #1 Morbius: The Living Vampire #1 Nightstalkers #1 Web of Spider-Man #95-96 |
| X-Men and Ghost Rider: Brood Trouble in the Big Easy | Ghost Rider #26-27 X-Men #8-9 |
| Collected Edition Title | Includes… |
| Thor Epic Collection: The Black Galaxy (vol.18) | Thor #429-430 |
| Spider-Man by Todd McFarlane Omnibus Spider-Man: Masques | Spider-Man #6-7 |
| Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine Classic vol.4 Wolverine: Acts of Vengeance | Marvel Comics Presents #64-71 |
| Fantastic Four Epic Collection: The New Fantastic Four (vol.21) Fantastic Four: Monsters Unleashed Fantastic Four Visionaries: Walter Simonson vol.3 Marvel Universe by Arthur Adams Omnibus X-Men Legends vol.3 | Fantastic Four #347-349 |
| Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four | Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four #3 |
| Quasar: Cosmos in Collision | Quasar #22-24 |
| Spider-Man by Michelinie & Larsen Omnibus Spider-Man: Revenge of the Sinister Six | Spider-Man #18, 22-23 |
| Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: Hearts of Darkness | Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: Hearts of Darkness Wolverine Omnibus vol.3 |
| Deathlok: The Souls of Cyber-Folk | Deathlok #9-10 |
| Spider-Man vs Venom Omnibus | Ghost Rider & Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #5-6 Web of Spider-Man #95-96 |
| Doctor Strange Epic Collection: Nightmare on Bleeker Street (vol.11) Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Omnibus vol.2 | Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #50 |
| Daredevil: Typhoid’s Kiss | Marvel Comics Presents #123-130 |
Reading Order © Omniverse Comics Guide, 2024
Hey guys. When are you planning on continuing your Marvel Universe Reading Order you were doing Marve Comics Guide website?
Yes indeed we are! I’m working up a new version of the Marvel Universe 2004 Reading Order as we speak and will continue to add each year, after. There may be a little time-hopping as I’m a huge ’80s Marvel fan, so expect to see 1983 upwards covered as well. Fingers crossed I’ll get a chance to do the rest, too!
So when do expect to drop the first one?
(It’s not letting me reply to your original post for some reason, but…) I’ve had a few bits to sort behind the scenes, but I want to get it on here in the next couple of months!