Marvel Spotlight 1971 #5 - CGC 7.5 - $1695.00
To save the life of his mentor and the man who has become like a father to him, Johnny Blaze makes a deal with the devil and is transformed into the spirit of vengeance, Ghost Rider.
On-sale date from Etcetera & The Comic Reader #84 April 1972.
- A Legend Is Born! - Kuramoto credit per Nick Caputo, August 2012. Original indexer credited John Costanza.
- Ghost Rider - This version of Ghost Rider was co-created by Gary Friedrich, Mike Ploog and Roy Thomas (credited with "aid and abetment" on the splash page). In 2012, the owners of Marvel Comics, Disney Corporation, won a court case asserting their rights to the character. Disney also won the countersuit by Friedrich, the ruling of which prevents him from promoting himself as the creator of Ghost Rider for financial gain.
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