Everything that’s been building since the RISE OF THE MIDNIGHT SONS (1992) comes to a head with SIEGE OF DARKNESS (1994-1995). Promo materials announced the event would be the dawn of a new era for the Midnight Sons. Instead it signalled an end that would drag out for some time to come.
Doctor Strange joins the cast as they go through some major changes. Ghost Rider is temporarily replaced by Vengeance. The Darkhold Redeemers‘ mission comes to a close with a surprising revelation. And Morbius‘ efforts to control his bloodlust would alter… slightly.
The line of Midnight Sons titles changes soon after the Siege. Blade becomes a solo act. John Blaze goes a similar route, searching for his kids without Ghost Rider. And Vengeance takes a regular slot in Marvel Comics Presents that left a lot to be desired. But with no overarching link between the titles aside from the supernatural slant, the Midnight Sons just fizzle out. The covers lose the dagger logo before the end of 1994 and the majority of the titles are cancelled. Only Doctor Strange and Ghost Rider survive into 1995’s Marvel Edge line that basically lumps the characters that aren’t X-Men, Avengers or Spider-Man-related as Marvel’s ‘darker’ or ‘street-level’ stories.
Must Reads: Story arcs in bold in the Core List or marked with a ✔ in the Full Reading Order are must-read stories from this time period, along with any key related stories and often-forgotten tales that are worth a look.
Chronology: All appearances of the Midnight Sons 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.
Siege of Darkness: Only the Midnight Sons appearances for this event are included in this reading order; see the entry for the event itself to see where the Werewolf by Night, Scarlet Witch and other tie-in tales fit in.
Spoilers: The issue/story overviews may include spoilers, so be warned!
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See the stories that led to the birth of the Midnight Sons with this reading order:
- GHOST RIDER, 1990-1993 – Danny Ketch
- MIDNIGHT SONS, 1992-1993 – The Rise
Want to keep it simple? Here’s the core reading order without story descriptions, page-by-page breakdowns – just the stories:
- Nightstalkers #14
- Ghost Rider (1990) #44
- Marvel Comics Presents #143 [1/4]
- Darkhold #15 (1993)
- Morbius, The Living Vampire #16
- Marvel Comics Presents #144 [1/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #144 [2/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #144 [4/4]
- Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #60
- Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #17
- Nightstalkers #15
- Ghost Rider (1990) #45
- Marvel Comics Presents #145 [1/4]
- Darkhold #16
- Marvel Comics Presents #145 [2/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #146 [4/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #145 [4/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #145 [3/4]
- Morbius, The Living Vampire #17
- Marvel Comics Presents #146 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #146 [1/4]
- Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #61
- Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #18
- Midnight Sons Unlimited #4
- Ghost Rider (1990) #46
- Blaze: Legacy of Blood #1-4
- Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #19
- Marvel Comics Presents #147 [1/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #148 [1/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #149 [1/4]
- Ghost Rider (1990) #47
- Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #20
- Venom: The Enemy Within #1-3
- Nightstalkers #16-18
- Morbius, The Living Vampire #18-19
- Midnight Sons Unlimited #5 [1/2]
- Midnight Sons Unlimited #5 [2/2]
- Ghost Rider (1990) #48
- Marvel Comics Presents #150-151
- Marvel Comics Presents #152 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #153 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #154 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #155 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #155 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #155 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #156 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #157 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #158 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #159 [3/4]
- Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #62-63
- Morbius, The Living Vampire #20-23
- Secret Defenders #15
- Incredible Hulk #414
- Blade: The Vampire Hunter (1994) #1
- Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #64-66
- Secret Defenders #17
- Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Annual #4 [1/2]
- Midnight Sons Unlimited #6
- Morbius, The Living Vampire #24
- Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #67-68
- Marvel Comics Presents #160 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #161 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #162 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #163 [3/4]
- Ghost Rider (1990) #49
- Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #21-22
- Ghost Rider (1990) #50-51
- Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #23
- Ghost Rider Annual (1993) #2 [1/2]
- Midnight Sons Unlimited #7 [1/3]
- Ghost Rider (1990) #52 [1/2]
- Midnight Sons Unlimited #7 [2/3]
- Midnight Sons Unlimited #7 [3/3]
- Blade: The Vampire Hunter (1994) #2-3
- Blaze #1-3
- Ghost Rider Annual #2 [2/3]
- Ghost Rider Annual #2 [3/3]
- Ghost Rider (1990) #52 [2/2]
- Ghost Rider (1990) #53-54
- Marvel Comics Presents #164 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #165 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #166 [3/4]
- Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #69
- Venom: Nights of Vengeance #1-4
- Ghost Rider (1990) #55-57
- Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: The Dark Design
- Blade: The Vampire Hunter (1994) #4-5
- Morbius, The Living Vampire #25 [2/2]
- Marvel Comics Presents #167 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #168 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #169 [3/4]
- Morbius, The Living Vampire #25 [1/2]
- Morbius, The Living Vampire #26-29
- Blade: The Vampire Hunter (1994) #6
- Warlock and the Infinity Watch #36
- Midnight Sons Unlimited #8
- Blaze #4-6
- Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #70-76
- Marvel Comics Presents #170 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #171 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #172 [4/4]
- Wolverine #89
- Blaze #7
- Marvel Comics Presents #173 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #174 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #175 [2/4]
- Blaze #8-9
- Blade: The Vampire Hunter (1994) #7-10
- Blaze #10-12
- Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #77-78
- Morbius, The Living Vampire #30-32
- Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #79
- Midnight Sons Unlimited #9 [2/2]
- Ghost Rider (1990) #58-64
- Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #80
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/ Crossover |
| ✔ | Nightstalkers #14 (1993) Ghost Rider #44 (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #143 [1/4] (1993) Darkhold #15 (1993) Morbius, The Living Vampire #16 (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #144 [1/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #144 [2/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #144 [4/4] (1993) Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #60 (1993) Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #17 (1993) Nightstalkers #15 (1994) Ghost Rider #45 (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #145 [1/4] (1994) Darkhold #16 (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #145 [2/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #146 [4/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #145 [4/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #145 [3/4] (1994) Morbius, The Living Vampire #17 (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #146 [3/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #146 [1/4] (1994) Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #61 (1994) Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #18 (1994) Midnight Sons Unlimited #4 (1994) Lilith and Zarathos bring the darkness of their dimensions to Earth; the Nine discover a traitor among their ranks whose actions lead to casualties in their ranks; Doctor Strange goes through serious changes; new Midnight Sons rise up to replace the fallen members for a final confrontation against Zarathos. 1st appearance: Bad Timing, Dark Legion, Fallen (Atrocity, Embyrre, Foundry, Metarchus, Patriarch, Ranter, Rubach, Salomé/Semiramis), Girth, Orion, People of the Dust, Raydar, Scatter, Sister Nil, Skitter, Spitfire, Strange, Truthsayer | SIEGE OF DARKNESS |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #46 (1994) With Ghost Rider gone, Vengeance steps up to take his place; Vengeance battles Rak, the agent of a new and rising threat. 1st appearance: Rak | |
| ✔ | Blaze: Legacy of Blood #1-4 (1993-1994) John Blaze‘s search for his missing children draws him into a conflict with Regent – a renegade member of the Blood – and his secret assassin cult, the Hidden. 1st appearance: Hidden (Dark Design, Initiative), Regent | |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #19 (1994) John Blaze and Vengeance join forces when Varnae, the original vampire, returns. | BLOODSTORM ONE |
| Marvel Comics Presents #147 [1/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #148 [1/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #149 [1/4] (1994) Vengeance battles the mutant emotion-vampire Psiphon; he later hunts down a man who killed a shop assistant while robbing a convenience store. 1st appearance: Psiphon |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/ Crossover |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #47 (1994) Vengeance battles Dread, a reanimated psychic assailant with the same mysterious master as Rak. 1st appearance: Dread, James ‘Ski’ Sokolowski | |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #20 (1994) John Blaze breaks into Cold Iron – a military base illegally experimenting on the corpses of supernatural beings, including his fallen friends. | |
| Venom: The Enemy Within #1-3 (1994) Venom and Morbius are forced to work together when Demogoblin unleashes an army of goblins. | ||
| ✔ | Nightstalkers #16-18 (1994) Hydra agent Gregory Belial creates a clone supersoldier from the DNA of Dracula; the Nightstalkers and Doctor Strange face the combined might of Bloodstorm One, Salomé, Varnae, and vampire hunter-turned-vampire Taj Nital; two Nightstalkers make the ultimate sacrifice to end the threat of Varnae and Bloodstorm One. 1st appearance: Bloodstorm One | BLOODSTORM ONE |
| ✔ | Morbius, The Living Vampire #18-19 (1994) While struggling to contain the Lilin presence in his blood and dealing with Martine Bancroft‘s manipulations, Morbius comes under attack from Deathlok when the spirit of the Wraith (Brian DeWolff) also takes possession of him. | |
| ✔ | Midnight Sons Unlimited #5 [1/2] (1994) Salomé attempts to grow her powerbase, drawing opposition from a handful of Midnight Sons – Vengeance, Morbius and Modred the Mystic – as well as the Werewolf By Night. | |
| Midnight Sons Unlimited #5 [2/2] (1994) John Blaze battles the demonic Unspeakable. | ||
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #48 (1994) Anton Hellgate is revealed to be Dread and Rak’s master when the two supernatural antagonists team up against Vengeance and Spider-Man. 1st appearance: Anton Hellgate | |
| ✔ | Marvel Comics Presents #150-151 (1994) Steel Raven is tasked with recapturing Typhoid Mary (Mary Walker) when she escapes the Fortress facility; Vengeance, Daredevil and Wolverine come to Typhoid’s aid; Mary unleashes a new persona, the man-hating Bloody Mary. 1st appearance: Steel Raven (Aranda Charboneau) and New Genix (Allegra, Blue Shark, Elvis, Meridian & Munchkin), Fortress New identity: Typhoid Mary/Mary Walker as Bloody Mary | |
| Marvel Comics Presents #152 [3/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #153 [3/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #154 [3/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #155 [3/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #155 [3/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #155 [3/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #156 [3/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #157 [3/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #158 [3/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #159 [3/4] (1994) Vengeance meets Rebecca Taylor when the thrill-seeking Big Game Posse make the mistake of targeting Vengeance, as well as the cyborg Annex; former Darkhold Redeemers, Sam Buchanan is assigned to apprehending Vengeance; Phantome and Gargantua make a bid to steal the power of Vengeance. 1st appearance: Rebecca Taylor |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/ Crossover |
| ✔ | Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #62-63 (1994) Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #64 (pp.1-4) (1994) Strange is despatched to obtain mystical items for Doctor Strange, clashing with Morbius, Sister Nil and Nathaniel Richards; Doctor Strange and Salomé slowly build their respective powerbases. 1st appearance: Vincent Stevens, the Tempo (building), Oculus Oroboros | STRANGERS AMONG US |
| ✔ | Morbius, The Living Vampire #20-23 (1994) Morbius ejects the Lilin blood from his body, only for it to take physical form as Bloodthirst; Vic Slaughter, Simon Stroud and Spider-Man all attempt to address Morbius’ increased lust for blood. 1st appearance: Bloodthirst (full) | |
| Secret Defenders #15 (1994) Doctor Strange hands the reins of the Secret Defenders over to Doctor Druid. | ||
| Incredible Hulk #414 (1994) Doctor Strange cameo; Doctor Strange turns down Marlo Chandler‘s wedding invitation. | ||
| ✔ | Blade: The Vampire Hunter #1 (1994) Bible John convinces Blade to hunt down Alex Thorne and his vampire clan, the Bad Seed; signs that Dracula may have returned begin to emerge. 1st appearance: Bad Seed, Bible John/John Carik, Mister Angel, Julia Suarez, Aaron Thorne | |
| ✔ | Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #64 (pp.7-22) (1994) Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #65-66 (1994) Wong returns, looking for revenge against Doctor Strange; Strange’s mission brings him into conflict with Namor the Sub-Mariner and Blade, Morbius and Vengeance of the Midnight Sons. | STRANGERS AMONG US |
| ✔ | Secret Defenders #17 (1994) Following the Defenders final battle against Malachi, the mysterious Strange attempts to steal the Moebius Stone from them. | |
| ✔ | Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Annual #4 [1/2] (1994) Doctor Strange clashes with Salomé; the origins of Strange and Dr Vincent Stevens are revealed. | STRANGERS AMONG US |
| ✔ | Midnight Sons Unlimited #6 (1994) Doctor Strange looks back at his history with Clea in anticipation of her return. 1st appearance: Verdelet | NECROMANCING |
| ✔ | Morbius, The Living Vampire #24 (1994) Morbius has a rematch with the Basilisk. |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/ Crossover |
| ✔ | Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #67-68 (1994) Doctor Strange is reunited Clea who learns about his recent troubles; Strange terrorises Dr Vincent Stevens in an effort to convince him to merge with him. | NECROMANCING |
| Marvel Comics Presents #160 [3/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #161 [3/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #162 [3/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #163 [3/4] (1994) Vengeance has a run-in with Diabolique, Playmate and Salomé. | ||
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #49 (1994) Vengeance mistakes the Hulk for Hellgate, leading to the inevitable clash of titans; Ghost Rider’s inert skull reignites. | |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #21-22 (1994) Blaze hunts his friend Kody when he gives in to his animal side and learns the truth about his origins; Blaze, Vengeance and Cardiac uncover an international child trafficking scam. 1st appearance: Moksgm’ol | |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #50 [1/2] (1994) Ghost Rider returns and combats Hellgate alongside John Blaze; Roxanne Simpson is killed by Hellgate. 1st appearance: Slaughter Boy | REBORN AGAIN! |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #50 [2/2] (1994) Ghost Rider #51 (1994) Danny Ketch is reunited with Stacy Dolan; Stacy teams up with Ghost Rider against ULTIMATUM; Ghost Rider chases down disgraced Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation star Slaughter Boy when he goes on a rampage. 1st appearance: Slaughter Boy | |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #23 (1994) Still reeling from his wife’s death, John Blaze finds an unexpected ally in Steel Wind when he has his final showdown with Centurious. | REBORN AGAIN! |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider Annual #2 [1/2] (1994) The Scarecrow returns with a sadistic trap for the Ghost Rider. | |
| Midnight Sons Unlimited #7 [1/3] (1994) Ghost Rider, Morbius and Brother Voodoo battle the zombie Nathaniel Mare. | ||
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #52 [1/2] (1994) Ghost Rider receives help in tackling Hellgate’s lackeys from the mysterious Shriker. New identity: [REDACTED] as Shriker | |
| Midnight Sons Unlimited #7 [2/3] (1994) Midnight Sons Unlimited #7 [3/3] (1994) Blade faces 17th century vampire hunter Jason Cray; though not a Midnight Son, the Werewolf by Night takes the spotlight when adverts of the moon cause Jack Russell to transform. | ||
| ✔ | Blade: The Vampire Hunter #2-3 (1994) Dracula returns and allies with Aaron Thorne and Night Terror against Blade, but not everything is as it seems. |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/ Crossover |
| ✔ | Blaze #1-3 (1994) John Blaze pursues reincarnated serial killer Icebox Bob, encountering the Man-Thing along the way; Blaze discovers the demon Ba’al has his children. 1st appearance: Holden Blevins, Icebox Bob | |
| Ghost Rider Annual #2 [2/3] (1994) Vengeance battles the hate-spawned gris-gris man Cain. | ||
| ✔ | Ghost Rider Annual #2 [3/3] (1994) Blaze happens to run into his old nemesis, the Witch-Woman, but finds himself helping her fend off her abusive husband. | |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #52 [2/2] (1994) Vengeance tackles agents of Hellgate while coming under fire from federal agents. 1st appearance: Agent Uno | POWER PLAY |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #53-54 (1994) Having survived the ‘Siege of Darkness’, Blackout returns to claim another victim associated with the Ghost Rider. | |
| Marvel Comics Presents #164 [3/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #165 [3/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #166 [3/4] (1994) Sam Buchanan obtains Frank Drake‘s Exorcist, weapon and employs Psiphon to take down Vengeance once and for all; Sam ends up joining forces with Vengeance against Psiphon. | POWER PLAY | |
| ✔ | Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #69 (1994) Forge sends Polaris to apprehend Strange, believing him to be a mutant; Strange unsuccessfully attempts to merge with Polaris. | |
| ✔ | Venom: Nights of Vengeance #1-4 (1994) The Stalkers are hired to take down Venom and Vengeance; Venom learns his Symbiote is a member of a whole alien race of Symbiotes. | |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #55-57 (1994-1995) Ghost Rider and the Werewolf By Night battle Mister Hyde; Wolverine lends a hand when the Next Wave return, pursued by hi-tech mercenaries called the Posse. | |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: The Dark Design (1994) Ghost Rider, Wolverine and the Punisher are used as pawns in Blackheart‘s bid for control of Hell. | |
| ✔ | Blade: The Vampire Hunter #4-5 (1994) Blade continues to focus his attention on the criminal dealings of the Bad Seed vampires and has his final clash with Night Terror. |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis |
| ✔ | Morbius, The Living Vampire #25 [2/2] (1994) Morbius confronts a gang of criminals who attack the homeless. |
| Marvel Comics Presents #167 [3/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #168 [3/4] (1994) Marvel Comics Presents #169 [3/4] (1994) Vengeance and War Machine (James Rhodes) discover they’ve inspired two gangs who are at war with each other on the streets of Los Angeles. 1st appearance: Nabisco Niceiza, Wendy Sue Niceiza, Revengers | |
| ✔ | Morbius, The Living Vampire #25 [1/2] (1994) Morbius, The Living Vampire #26-29 (1994-1995) Jack Russell/Werewolf By Night returns to help Morbius gain control of his bloodlust again, now that he’s free of Lilin control; Martine Bancroft manipulates Jack into sleeping with her; Morbius stops taking the serum that keeps him alive, but dies from not feeding on blood; Jack Russell, Ghost Rider, Spider-Man and many others attend Morbius’ funeral, unaware that he’s made a deal with the Dwarf of the Darkhold that allows his resurrection. |
| ✔ | Blade: The Vampire Hunter #6 (1994) Blade encounters a street gang of occult hunters. 1st appearance: Bloodshadows |
| ✔ | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #36 (1995) Strange fights his way through the Infinity Watch to obtain the Infinity Gems, only to learn from Adam Warlock that the gems can no longer be used in unison. |
| ✔ | Midnight Sons Unlimited #8 (1995) A race of humans from the future (Earth-950108) travel to the present day to learn about magic; the Clave‘s actions set them at odds with Man-Thing, Blade, Modred the Mystic, Strange and the Scarlet Witch. |
| ✔ | Blaze #4-6 (1994-1995) Ba’al empowers a college student, transforming him into the Anung-Ite whose violence weakens the protective barrier that prevents Ba’al from returning to Earth; with help from Warpath (James Proudstar of X-Force), Blaze prevents Ba’al from returning to Earth, but loses his children to the Wendigo. |
| ✔ | Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #70-76 (1994) Dr Vincent Stevens uses techno-magic to possess the Hulk; Salomé makes her plea to the Vishanti; Doctor Strange attempts to merge with Dr Vincent Stevens and Strange; Clea makes a deal with Dormammu in the Dark Dimension; Doctor Strange has his final showdown with Salomé; gaining a new look and a new headquarters, Doctor Strange finally reconciles with Wong. New identity: Strange as Paradox |
| Marvel Comics Presents #170 [3/4] (1994-1995) Marvel Comics Presents #171 [3/4] (1994-1995) Marvel Comics Presents #172 [4/4] (1994-1995) Vengeance becomes Doc Samson‘s newest client; Vengeance fights the Foolkiller. | |
| ✔ | Wolverine #89 (1995) Ghost Rider comes to Wolverine’s aid when the spirit of his murderous former-master Ogun returns. |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis |
| ✔ | Blaze #7 (1995) Blaze continues to rebuild the Quentin Carnival, but the new members cause chaos. 1st appearance: Aura-Lee, Lobster Lad/Tapp, Madame Yang Kwei Fei, Roach/Tex |
| Marvel Comics Presents #173 [3/4] (1995) Marvel Comics Presents #174 [3/4] (1995) Marvel Comics Presents #175 [2/4] (1995) Diabolique returns as Sam Buchanan makes his final bid to take down Vengeance. | |
| ✔ | Blaze #8-9 (1995) Blaze’s clash with Arcade attracts the attention of occultist Kristall Starner; Blaze is betrayed by one of his oldest friends. |
| ✔ | Blade: The Vampire Hunter #7-10 (1995) Deacon Frost (the man who killed Blade’s mother) returns, forcing Blade into an alliance with Morbius; Bible John learns Frank Drake and Hannibal King are still alive; Blade is stalked by a technology-based vampire hunter called Crossbow as he prepares for his final battle with Dracula. 1st appearance: Crossbow/Eric Brooks (Earth-99409), Deacon Frost duplicate, Mariela Suarez Note: The series is cancelled before we learn ‘Dracula’ is the merged Hannibal King, Frank Drake and Bloodstorm One; Crossbow is Blade’s future counterpart from Earth-99409; Blade and Crossbow free King and Drake from Bloodstorm, only for Dracula to lay claim to his form and truly return; all of this is revealed in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Horror 2005 and Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Marvel Knights 2005. |
| ✔ | Blaze #10-12 (1995) Blaze gets some help from the Punisher against a motorcycle gang of vampires called the Undead MC; with Ba’al defeated, Blaze helps return his kids to Earth. 1st appearance: Undead MC (Blivet/Woodrow Mencken, Charnel/Orlando Briggs, Dolores/Lorena Haam, Hairball/Wolcott Farris, Joy/Felicity Sharpe, Roadkill/Earl Flatt) |
| ✔ | Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #77-78 (1995) The dubious activities of Dr Vincent Stevens start to catch up with Doctor Strange; Modred tries to wake Vicki Montesi from stasis to allow Chthon to be born; Doctor Strange defends the Earthly plane from the Screed. New identity: Kyllian Boddicker as Wildpride |
| ✔ | Morbius, The Living Vampire #30-32 (1995) Martine Bancroft continues to manipulate Morbius for her own amusement; despite being cured, Martine outs Morbius as a vampire, costing him his job at the hospital; Morbius’ vampirism returns with a vengeance. |
| ✔ | Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #79 (1995) Nightmare chooses between Doctor Strange and Sister Nil when searching for his successor. |
| Midnight Sons Unlimited #9 [2/2] (1995) Unrelated to the Midnight Sons, the Legion of Night battle another demon sent by Aan Taanu and prevent it from possessing private investigator Leena Wolfe. | |
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #58-64 (1995) Stacy Dolan is placed in charge of a unit tasked with bringing Ghost Rider down; Shriker’s identity is revealed; Ghost Rider battles the Abomination; the captured Ghost Rider is sent into the Black Hole facility run by the nefarious Spook who then experiments on him; Ghost Rider breaks free and faces Scarecrow once again. 1st appearance: Spook Identity revealed: Jack D’Auria is Shriker |
| ✔ | Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #80 (1995) Having relented and taken part in the War of the Seven Spheres for four months, Doctor Strange returns to Earth. |
Still to come…
See later incarnations of the Midnight Sons:
- MIDNIGHT SONS, 2009-Present – The Damned
See continuing saga of the various Midnight Sons:
- BLADE, 1973-2010 – The Vampire Hunter
- DOCTOR STRANGE, 1993-1995 – Midnight Son
- GHOST RIDER, 1994-1997 – Spirits of Vengeance
- MORBIUS, 1994-Present – Monster Metropolis
| Collected Edition Title | Collects… |
| Doctor Strange Epic Collection: Nightmare on Bleecker Street (vol.11) | Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #48-61 Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Annual #3 Marvel Comics Presents #146 [part] Marvel Super-Heroes Special #12, 14 [part] Morbius, the Living Vampire #9 |
| Doctor Strange Epic Collection: Strangers Among Us (vol.12) | Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #62-75 Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Annual #4 Midnight Sons #6 |
| Doctor Strange Epic Collection: Afterlife (vol.13) | Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #76-90 Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Ashcan #1 Doctor Strange: What Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen? Strange Tales (1994) #1 |
| Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Omnibus vol.3 | Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #60-90 Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Annual #4 Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Ashcan #1 Doctor Strange: What Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen? Midnight Sons #6 Strange Tales (1994) #1 Untold Tales of Spider-Man: Strange Encounter |
| Ghost Rider, Danny Ketch Epic Collection: Siege of Darkness (vol.6) | Darkhold #15-16 Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #60-61 Ghost Rider #44-45 Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #17-18 Marvel Comics Presents #143-146 Morbius, the Living Vampire #16-17 Nightstalkers #14-15 |
| Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: Hearts of Darkness | Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: Hearts of Darkness Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: The Dark Design |
| Collected Edition Title | Includes… |
| Daredevil: Typhoid’s Kiss | Marvel Comics Presents #150-151 |
| Darkhold: Pages From the Book of Sins – The Complete Collection | Darkhold #15-16 Marvel Comics Presents #145 [part] |
| Deadpool and the Secret Defenders Deadpool: Beginnings Omnibus Deadpool Classic Companion vol.2 Deadpool Epic Collection: The Circle Chase (vol.1) | Secret Defenders #15, 17 |
| Infinity Watch vol.2 | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #36 |
| Marvel Firsts: The 1990s vol.2 Marvel Firsts: The 1990s Omnibus | Blade: The Vampire Hunter #1 Marvel Comics Presents #147 [part] |
| Venom Epic Collection: The Madness (vol.4) Venomnibus vol.1 | Venom: Nights of Vengeance #1-4 Venom: The Enemy Within #1-3 |
| Venom: Separation Anxiety | Venom: Nights of Vengeance #1-4 |
| Wolverine Epic Collection: To The Bone (vol.7) | Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: The Dark Design |
| Wolverine Epic Collection: Dying Game (vol.8) | Wolverine #89 |
| Wolverine Omnibus vol.5 | Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: The Dark Design Marvel Comics Presents #150-151 Wolverine #89 |
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