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#2 - Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Javier Saltares and Mark Texeira. When innocent blood is spilled, a spirit of vengeance us born! And Danny Ketch finds himself transformed into the GHOST RIDER! Featuring the diabolical Kingpin. NOTE: 1st appearance of Blackout II.
#3 -"Death Watch!" Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Javier Saltares and Mark Texeira. The mysterious Deathwatch, the vampiric Blackout and the nefarious Kingpin of Crime are in a three-way battle for supremacy and the Ghost Rider is caught in the middle. 32 pages, FC
#5 -Part 1 of 2 - "Getting Paid!" Guest-starring Punisher. Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Javier Saltares and Mark Texeira. Cover by Jim Lee. When innocent blood is spilled the Ghost Rider is called for to seek vengeance. Frank Castle as the Punisher has declared war on those that would visit harm on the innocent. You'd think these guys would be friends. Dont bet on it. Its the Punisher vs. Ghost Rider! No holds barred. 32 pages, FC
#7 -"Obsession!" Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Mark Texeira. From the pages of Captain America and Iron Man, the Spirit of Vengeance must face the macabre threat of the Scarecrow. Plus, the return of the demonic Blackout! 32 pages, FC
#8 - . Danny Ketch struggles with his new role as the Ghost Rider and the
affect it is having on his life. Meanwhile, a secret organization plots
the destruction of the Spirit of Vengeance. And, Blackout draws near.
#9 - Ghost Rider teams up with x-Factor to save the lives of the outcast
mutants known as Morlocks. Plus, Blackout finally faces the Ghost Rider!
And only one of them is walking away
#10 - "Star of Blood!" Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Javier Saltares and Mark Texeira. There is a dangerous new killer stalking the streets. Only the Ghost Rider can stop Zodiak! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: JC Penney reprint exists. It can be identified by having the words "The Amazing Spider-Man" printed in the UPC box.
#11 -"Through a Nightmare Revealed…!" Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Larry Stroman and Mark Texeira. Danny comes face-to-face with the dream demon known as Nightmare, and this fiend may just hold the secret to the Ghost Riders return. Doctor Strange cameo. 32 pages, FC.
#12 - Part 1 of 2 - "Strange Tales!" Guest-starring Doctor Strange. Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Javier Saltares and Mark Texeira. The Master of the Mystic Arts needs the help of the Spirit of Vengeance, but first they must face Zodiak. Plus, who is the mysterious stranger on the motorcycle that wants the Ghost Rider dead? Story concludes in Doctor Strange (1988 3rd Series) #28. 32 pages, FC.
#14 - …"Happily Ever After?!" Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Mark Texeira. Its the showdown that had to happen. Johnny Blaze vs. the Ghost Rider! 'Nuff Said. 32 pages, FC.
#15 - Newstand -"Last Hope!" Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Mark Texeira. Its a battle royal in Central Park as H.E.A.R.T., Johnny Blaze, Blackout and the Ghost Rider collide and settle the score once and for all. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: This issue features a special glow in the dark cover.
#16 - Newstand - Part 3 of 4 - "Changes!" Guest-starring Spider-Man. Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Mark Texeira. NOTE: This story picks up after the events of Spider-Man (1990) #7. Recent events have pushed the Ghost Rider, especially his host Danny Ketch, to his limits. So, can a weakened Rider and Johnny Blaze stop the mad Hobgoblin? Over Spider-Mans dead body. But why would Spidey stand in their way? The answer may surprise you. 32 pages, FC.
#17 - Part 4 of 4 - "Youve Got to Have Faith!" Guest-starring Spider-Man. Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Mark Texeira. Spider-Man wants to bring the Hobgoblin to justice. Ghost Rider just wants vengeance. Something has to give. 32 pages, FC
#18 - "Lost Souls!" Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Mark Texeira. The resurrection of Barbara Ketch! And if the Ghost Rider is too late, she will only return to become food for the beast… 32 pages, FC
#19 - Part 1 of 2 - "The Deal!" Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Mark Texeira. Ghost Rider faces off with the killer Zodiak. Meanwhile, a foolish man makes a deal with the devil himself – Mephisto!
#20 - Part 2 of 2 – "Sign of Death!" Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Ron Wagner and Mark Texeira. At last! The Spirit of Vengeance has his hands on the murderous Zodiak, but misguided man trying to do the right thing may get in the way. Plus, the grotesque secret of Zodiak is revealed. 32 pages, FC
#21 - Bad to the Bone!" Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Ron Wagner, Vince Evans, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Mark Texeira. In simultaneous raids, Ghost Rider interrupts a warehouse heist by Snowblind's men, and badly no takes down a motorcycle gang. Later that night, Capt. Dolan lectures Badilino about following protocol, but Badilino brushes it off. While waiting to pick up Stacey outside the police station, Dan is assaulted by two muggers, but Badilino appears and arrests the muggers, using excessive force. When Badilino's tasks force puts the squeeze on the city's criminal element, Snowblind complains to Deathwatch. Deathwatch instructs Linda Wei to eliminate Snowblind, so she "mistakenly" shows film of Snowblind in his warehouse during her newscast. Watching at home, Dan recognizes the warehouse and runs out to confront Snowblind. Meanwhile, Badilino's task force also sees the report, and heads for the warehouse. Ghost Rider breaks into the warehouse, but Snowblind projects his white field, blinding Ghost Rider. When Snowblind threatens to kill his own secretary, Ghost Rider slings his chain at Snowblind's voice, canceling the white field. Knowing his penance stare won't work on the blind villain, Ghost Rider punishes him by beating him. When Badilino arrives, Ghost Rider leaves, still seeking Deathwatch. Unwilling to let Snowblind walk free, Badilino shoots him. 32 pages, FC.
#22 - Death Eyes!" Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Mark Texeira. Ghost Rider raids an arms warehouse, looking for Deathwatch. The next morning, Dan recognizes Deathwatch presiding over the grand opening of his office building. While Deathwatch receives a financial update on his criminal ventures from Beck, Dan arrives at the building and flirts with Renée. That night, on a date with Renée, Dan's efforts to investigate Deathwatch are interrupted when Stacy encounters them. Later, Dan calls Renée at her apartment. Deathwatch, who has bugged his employees' phones, learns of the relationship and sends ninjas to kill Renée. When the ninjas attack, Dan races over and rescues Renée, taking her to Jack's. As Dan leaves the house, ninjas knocking him out. When the ninjas assault the house, Jack calls the police, and Stacy responds, killing three ninjas. Dan transforms into Ghost Rider and defeats the ninjas. He ignores Jack's efforts to arrest him, and goes to the office tower. Ghost Rider charges into the lobby on his skull-cycle, and encounters Deathwatch on a video monitor. From his limo outside, Deathwatch bids goodbye to Ghost Rider and detonates a bomb, destroying the building. 32 pages, FC.
#23 Newstand- "Death Drive!" Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Mark Texeira. While
Ghost Rider crawls under the debris of Deathwatch's demolished office
building, Linda Wei reports in a live broadcast that Ghost Rider is
responsible for the deaths in the building's homeless shelter basement.
Ghost Rider hears voices of the survivors and anguishes over the death
surrounding him, vowing vengeance. Meanwhile, Deathwatch soaks in the
pain and death from his new office, and summons Hag and Troll. With Beck
now superfluous, Deathwatch kills the assistant. At the demolition
site, Ghost Rider encounters a dying woman and comforts her in her final
moments. Later, Deathwatch, Hag and Troll assault the police precinct
and kill the ninjas being interrogated by Badilino. Badilino shoots
Deathwatch, but the villains escape. Meanwhile, Ghost Rider discovers a
group of survivors and leads them to safety. Deathwatch prepares for a
flight to the Middle East, but when he learns that Ghost Rider is alive,
he delays the trip to attend to the loose in. Now willing to kill
Deathwatch, Ghost Rider rushes to the hospital, where Snowblind is being
treated for gunshot wounds afflicted by Badilino. Eager to reveal
Deathwatch's location, Snowblind eases Ghost Rider's conscience by
assuring him that Deathwatch isn't human
#24 Newstand - "Death Duel!" Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Mark Texeira and Andy
Kubert. Deathwatch, Hag and Troll abduct Snowblind from his hospital
room. Meanwhile, Ghost Rider rescues a hostage from a crazed drug
dealer. Later, he transforms into Dan and calls Johnny Blaze. Instructs
Blaze to get his journal to Francis if anything happens to him.
Snowblind awakens in Deathwatch's hideout to find he is among dozens of
Deathwatch's other captives, awaiting a sacrificial ceremony. Elsewhere,
Dan is getting his affairs in order, mentally preparing himself for the
ultimate battle. Prowling Greenwich Village's streets, Dan hears the
cry of one of Deathwatch's victims and transforms into Ghost Rider.
Deathwatch calls upon Hag and Troll to " tenderize" Snowblind, but their
torture is cut short when Ghost Rider crashes in. Ghost Rider
dispatches both soul-stealers, while Deathwatch drains the life from
Snowblind. Not yet sated, Deathwatch turns to Ghost Rider, and they
battle. Deathwatch breaks one of Ghost Rider's ribs and beat him with
it, taunting him over his unwillingness to kill. Ghost Rider reminds
Deathwatch that his reluctance to kill only applies to humans and
punches into Deathwatch's chest. Deathwatch swells and explodes, with
the blast destroying the building's top floor. Ghost Rider emerges from
the rubble, wondering what the future holds now that so many of his foes
are dead.
#25 - "You Can't Go Home Again!" Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Ron Wagner
and Mike Witherby. Stern announces to the Firm's technicians that
Blackout will deliver Ghost Rider to them, in return for restoring his
facial features. That night, the Firm releases Blackout from Evergreen
Hospital. After killing a Firm surveillance team, Blackout calls Dan and
taunts him, threatening to kill someone close to him, and if Ghost
Rider shows up, all his loved ones will die. Elsewhere, angered over
Blackouts release, the Firm orders Stern to return with Blackout, or
suffer excruciating pain. Dan arrives at Stacy's too late to protect the
Dolan's, and Blackout lures him back home, where he has also captured
Francis and Jack. Their fight leads to the cemetery, where blackout
slits Dan's throat. Dan's spirit watches his body transform into Ghost
Rider. Blackout panics and runs, but Ghost Rider pursues. Stern appears
and attempts to recapture Blackout, but Ghost Rider arrives, ready to
punish both villains. When the task force's helicopter arrives, Ghost
Rider leaves, with Stern and Blackout in tow. The next morning, a police
search fails to find Ghost Rider, who is hiding in a crypt with the
Cypress Hills Joker' s help. He uses part of his chain to seal Blackout
and Stern in a coffin. Afraid to risk Dan's life by transforming, he
decides to leave for New Orleans, and seek the help of Johnny Blaze. 32
pages, FC.
er as a host.
#26 - X-/Ghost Rider Crossover – Part 2 of 4 - " Blood Feud!" Guest-starring the X-Men. Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Ron Wagner and Mike Witherby. Story continued from X-Men (1991 1st Series) #8. In New Orleans, a black clad assassin kills Bernard le Branche. Ghost Rider arrives in New Orleans seeking Johnny Blaze's help in healing Dan Ketch, but ruminates on his lack of self-knowledge and the fragility of his tether to humanity. Outside the city, the X-Men, en route to prevent a bloody war between the Thieves' and Assassins' Guild, are pulled over by Deputy Sheriff. Wolverine and Jubilee subdue the deputy, while Cyclops and Gambit destroyed his car. While riding in through the citys alleyways, Ghost Rider witnesses the assassin's murder of another Guild thief and his pregnant wife. The assassin lures Ghost Rider underground where he is surrounded by Guild Assassins, who transform into Brood drones and restrain him. The X-Men reunite with Bella Donna Boudreaux and Rogue, who arrived ahead to perform recon. The X-Men and Bella Donna find the murdered Thief couple, but Wolverine's senses direct them to the assassins underground layer. The Brood then attacks the X-Men, who are horrified to see that one of the Brood has taking Ghost Rider as a host. Story continues in X-Men (1991 1st Series) #9. 32 pages, FC
#27 - X-/Ghost Rider Crossover – Part 4 of 4 - "Vengeance. Pure and Simple!" Guest-starring the X-Men. Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Ron Wagner and Mike Witherby. Story continued from X-Men (1991 1st Series) #9. Ghost Rider in the X-Men search through the catacombs and find the Guild's children bound by the Brood. As the other X-Men free the children, Gambit, Wolverine, and Ghost Rider leave to hunt down the Brood Queen for her role in Bella Donna's death. Within the void, Dan's spirit recovers from Ghost Rider's possession by the Brood. Outside the city, Clara Menninger notifies Johnny Blaze of Ghost Rider's presence in New Orleans. Blaze tells Clara to inform his wife that he will catch up at their next stop in Providence, Rhode Island, then rides off. The black garb assassin and more Brood drones soon surround Ghost Rider, Gambit, and Wolverine, and even more drones attack the other X-Men. Ghost Rider's group dispatches their foes, but they are prevented from chasing the assassin by the arriving Brood Queen. The Queen speeds back to where the children were held, but Ghost Rider leashes her with his chain and tows her above ground. The Brood Queen is destroyed by the combined efforts of Ghost Rider, the X-Men, and the arriving Blaze. Gambit swears a debt of honor to Ghost Rider before he and Blaze ride off, but the assassin, watching overhead, swears vengeance on them all. 32 pages, FC
#29 - "Biting the Hand that Feeds You!" Guest-starring Wolverine and Beast.
Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Andy Kubert and Joe Kubert. A trio of
hoodlums attempts to rob Ghost Rider and Johnny Blaze, but is easily
subdued. The Beast and Wolverine, the latter following Ghost Rider after
noticing his sent was different, give careful chase as Ghost Rider
carries the muggers off. Nearby, mercenary Agent-X fails to negotiate a
higher profile percentage and level of control with his employer,
Frederick Penner. Agent-X returns to his Next Wave cohorts, Snare and
Turk, to deliver the news, and the three respond by attacking Penner's
mansion headquarters. Ghost Rider drops the muggers off with the police
and, as he ponders recent events, Dan Ketch's spirits continues his
journey through the void. Ghost Rider spots the mercenaries' attack on
the Penner estate and, when Turk kills Penner's neighbor for calling for
help, Ghost Rider intervenes, but is ensnared in Snares omnium net.
Wolverine and the Beast arrive, free Ghost Rider, and join his battle
against the mercenaries. Next Wave initially overwhelm the X-Men and
blow Ghost Rider apart, but he regenerates, defeats them, and gives them
all the penance stare. Wolverine cautions Ghost Rider that his link to
Dan is slipping, and Ghost Rider leaves. Wolverine and the Beast also
leave, ignoring Penner's offer of employment.
#30 - "Nightmares of Truth!" Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Andy Kubert and
Joe Kubert. The nearly dead Dan Ketch's mind has entered Nightmare' s
dream realm; Nightmare torments him with visions of the Lilin and his
dead sister Barbara, and uses Dan's link to Ghost Rider to pull the
burning biker' s mind there too. Ghost Rider futilely attacks Nightmare,
who reveals he has learned Ghost Rider is not Zarathos (the spirit that
possessed the original Ghost Rider Johnny Blaze), and that he wants Dan
and Ghost Rider dead so that Lilith and her children will be able to
spread fear for Nightmare to feed on. Ghost Rider and Dan try to escape
Nightmare's realm but discover that Nightmare has brought Dan's friends
and family into the dream realm, and is attacking them with allusions of
the Lilin. Ghost Rider destroys the illusions, and when Nightmare
attacks them, Ghost Rider and Dan share a portion of their power with
each other, giving them the strength to free Dan's friends an escape
Nightmare's realm. As they leave, Ghost Rider and Dan part ways on the
psychic plane, allowing Dan to find his way back to life on his own
while Ghost Rider prepares to use his strength in the impending battle
against the Lilin. 32 pages, FC
#32 - In New York University's medical center, temporarily closed to the
public for renovations, Johnny Blaze and trauma surgeon Frank Bruckner
watch as Dr. Strange tries to mystically cleanse Danny Ketch's spirit of
Lilith's taint and reunite it with Ghost Rider's body. Spotting them, a
corrupt security guard calls the rule Firm, whose board order Agent
Caulder to retrieve Ghost Rider for their labs; however, Caulder sends
the retrieval squad without him, falsely informing them it is an easy
mission. Soon after, the Firm's deposed director Stern arrives, meeting
with Caulder and other men secretly loyal to him. At the University
Blaze and Ghost Rider defeat the retrieval squad. Dr. strange merges Dan
spirit into Ghost Rider; the demon biker transforms back into Dan, and
Bruckner quickly operates to restore Dan's severed jugular.
#33 & #33 Newsstand - "What does It Matter?!" Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Bret Blevins
and Al Williamson. Danny Ketch reflects on how his life has changed
since becoming Ghost Rider, until his mother interrupts him. Blackout's
recent attack has made her consider the possibility of losing him,
prompting her to admit something she never had the courage to tell him
before: He and Barbara were adopted. Not sure what to think, Dan goes
out for some air. Meanwhile, the Firm raids HEART's HQ, killing all the
mercenaries except Meagher, who they take prisoner. Elsewhere, the
insane Madcap, unable to feel pain since the accident that killed his
family and mutated him, decides to show others that life is meaningless.
Going to Grand Central Station, he uses his lunacy – introducing gazes
to send several bystanders on reckless, life-threatening rampages.
Driving by, Danny witnesses one victims death, triggering his
transformation; he catches Madcap, and deploys the penance stare, making
Madcap feel pain for the first time since his accident. However, after
he departs, Madcap recovers, overjoyed at ceiling the long-lost
sensation, and desperate to experience it again, no matter how much
innocent blood he needs to spill to do so. Dan returns home, deciding to
find his birth parents, convinced they must somehow be tied to Ghost
Rider. Space 32 pages, FC. NOTE: The letters page of this issue includes
an illustration of Ghost Rider mourning the then-recent demise of DC
Comics Superman, and promising to seek vengeance for him
#34 - In Cypress Hills Cemetery Ghost Rider stops a man from murdering a
woman, disabling him with the penance stare. The man, a serial killer,
is left reeling as he experiences his victims agonies, but moments later
is slain by a raggedly clothed ninja; a gang vandalizing the cemetery
later suffers the same fate. Dan is at home reassuring his mother that
his decision to move out is unrelated to his recently learning he was
adopted, when he catches Linda Wei reporting the discovery of the gang's
bodies. Scared Blackout may be back, Dan goes out hunting, passing by
chance under an elevated train where the ninja is slaughtering his
latest targets. Alerted by blood pouring down, Dan tries to change, but
nothing happens; Dan rides up onto the tracks, and, as the train passes
by Cypress Hill Cemetery, he jumps from his bike onto the train,
watching the motorcycle fall to the cemetery below. Encountering a
wounded commuter, Dan spontaneously transforms into Ghost Rider and he
confronts the ninja, learning his opponent is the Deathwatch agent
seemingly slain long before; as they fight, the ninja reveals he really
serves another master, he promises is coming for Ghost Rider. The
flaming-skulled hero punches the ninja off the train, which runs over
the killer. Dan returns to the cemetery for his bike, and finds it held
by the mysterious Caretaker; to Dan surprise, the Caretaker knows of his
alter ego, and tells Dan that he is wrong to believe innocent blood
needs to be spilled to trigger his transformation. Promising they will
see more of one another in coming days, the Caretaker departs, leaving
Dan desperate answer.
#35 - Mike Badilino defeats two Firm agents who attacked him in his
apartment, but is overpowered by their companion, the super powered
female Heart Attack, who demands information on Ghost Rider; a phone
call from Mike's task force, informing him Ghost Rider is in Greenwich
Village, provides Mike a momentary distraction, and he escapes. In the
Village, Ghost Rider is battling Death Ninja when Suicide intervenes,
still wanting to die and needing Ghost Rider around for that to happen.
Deciding the two deserve one another, Ghost Rider departs, and the ninja
angrily impales a happy Suicide. Entering an alley, Ghost Rider becomes
Dan, but Caretaker unexpectedly appears to chastise him for leaving the
fight. Telling Dan he might need Suicide in the future, Caretaker sends
him back to save Suicide. Moments after Ghost Rider returns to the
fray, Heart Attack arrives. Pulling her mask off, she reveals she is
Tyler Meagher, enhanced by the Firm, and accuses him of murdering her
HEART colleagues. She hits him with a device that sticks to his skull
and paralyzes him, just as Badilino moves in, Caretaker comes up behind
him and decks him with a shovel. Pulling the paralyzed but unharmed
Ghost Rider from under a layer of earth the explosion covered him with,
Caretaker removes Heart Attack's device, then tells him to gather up
Suicide skeleton, and bring it with them.
#36 - The demonic succubus visits Henry Bronson, sleeping in a Hell's Kitchen
homeless shelter, feeding off his life force as a prelude to targeting
ghost rider. His dying agonies wake the next beds resident, Calvin Zabo,
who rants about killing everyone when he becomes Mr. Hyde again.
Meanwhile, in Caretaker's basement Dan and Caretaker watch Suicide's
skeleton healing. Dan leaves to head home, but is attacked outside by
Succubus; transforming into Ghost Rider, he drives her off, then changes
back to Dan. No longer sure what triggers his changes, or who attacked
him, and suspecting Caretaker might know, he turns to go back inside,
but the basement doorway has vanished. At that moment a weakened
Succubus tries to drain a derelict outside the shelter, but Daredevil
intervenes. She flees inside, choosing to feed off the Zabo instead,
inadvertently triggering his change in to Hyde, and he throws her out
the window. Witnessing this, Daredevil scoops up the stunt Succubus and
flees, with Hyde pursuing. Dan spots the running battle, but it struck
by flying debris, and when Hyde turns his attention towards the fallen
biker, Daredevil drop Succubus to defend Dan. As Hyde and Daredevil
clash, Succubus attacks Dan, who changes back and forth to Ghost Rider
as she drains him. Leaping away from Hyde, Daredevil targets Succubus,
and when Hyde tries to attack them both, Ghost Rider intercepts; unfazed
by Hyde's blows, Ghost Rider ends the bout with his penance stare, then
becomes Dan again. Daredevil stuns Succubus, and helps Dan escape as
the police arrive. As the cops close in, Succubus drains Hyde's energy,
insisting that Ghost Rider must belong to her master, Nightmare.
#37 - "Forward to the Shadows!" Guest starring Archangel. Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Bret Blevins and Fred Fredericks. Seeking to stop the Firm's rash of attacks against him, Ghost Rider flushes out Heart Attack and a squad of Firm agents at Cypress Hill Cemetery. Ghost Rider learns that the Firm seeks to make him into their killing machine. As he watches the fight from the Firm's headquarters, Stern reports to his shadowy boss, who insists on being addressed as Stern's master. Realizing that it was the Firm, not Ghost Rider, who killed her people, Heart Attack leaves the battle, intent on killing Stern. The X-Man Archangel spots the fight and helps Ghost Rider rout the Firm agents, who retreat to their hospital-base, leading the heroes right to Stern. Ghost Rider gives Stern the penance stare and leaves him incapacitated. Once they depart the Firm's master appears on a monitor, claiming the Firm agents' souls and killing Stern. Heart Attack arrives in time to witness this act, angry that her vengeance was denied, and the Firm's master takes her too, sending out tendrils of blackness that pull her through the monitor screen. 32 pages, FC.
#38 - Ghost Rider defeats two carjackers who pursue their victims into Cypress
Hill Cemetery. Meanwhile, the FBI clears the corpses out of the Firm's
hospital headquarters and break through a steel door there,
inadvertently releasing the Scarecrow and others whom the Firm held
captive. Seeking to heal his wounds and search his soul, Ghost Rider
visits Barbara Ketch's grave and encounters Stacy Dolan, who tries to
arrest him but hesitates when he alludes to their mutual connection to
the Ketches. She then receives a call for assistance from the police
officers fighting Scarecrow and she lets Ghost Rider go to their aid.
Armed with a new pitchfork supplied by the Firm, Scarecrow battles Ghost
Rider but is shot by Dolan and escapes. When her father and police
backup arrived, Dolan hides Ghost Rider to prevent his arrest. Dolan and
Ghost Rider part ways, hoping that their respective duties will not
force him into conflict. 32 pages, FC. NOTE: to see how the scarecrow
ended up in captivity at the firm check out the events from Ghost
Rider/Captain America:
#40 - Midnight Massacre: Part 2 of 5 – "Hunters!" Guest-starring Frank Drake. Written by Howard Mackie. Art by Ron Garney and Christopher Ivy. Story continued from Nightstalkers (1992) # 10. Empowered by the Darkhold, Blade becomes Switchblade and begins a quest to eliminate all supernatural entities, killing Hannibal King and Johnny Blaze, and absorbing their supernatural abilities. In the Bronx, Switchblade slays a witch, while elsewhere, Demogoblin runs down a sorcerer who barters for his life by revealing the Demogorge has possessed Blade. Demogoblin tortures him for more information before killing him, the sorcerer's screams drawing Drake and Ghost Rider's attention. Coveting the Demogorge's power, Demogoblin escapes, but Drake adjusts his gun Linda to detect supernatural energies, allowing them to track Blade. At a club, Switchblade tracks down Seer, but before he can kill her Demogoblin appears to propose an alliance. Switchblade only wants to kill him, but the distraction allows Drake and Ghost Rider to catch up to them. Still hoping to broker a deal, Demogoblin takes Switchblade and Seer to the World Trade Center, with Ghost Rider close behind. Switchblade stabs both Ghost Rider and Demogoblin, slaying the latter. Seer teleports a way to warn the others of the Blood while Switchblade overpowers Ghost Rider; Drake arrives in time to rescue him, and, aware they cannot best Switchblade alone, sends Ghost Rider away to recruit allies. Story continues in Darkhold (1992) #1. 32 pages, FC.