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Warning: contains spoilers for Hellhunters #4!
Ghost Rider’s trademark motorcycle is definitely sick, but Marvel just gave him an even better ride. As Ghost Rider’s mythos has evolved over the past 50-plus years, he has used a number of wild vehicles in his quest against the forces of evil. Now, in the darkest part of World War II, that era’s Ghost Rider has just unveiled his sickest rides to date, as seen in Hellhunters #4.
Hellhunters scribe Phillip Kennedy Johnson also writes Incredible Hulk.
Hellhunters #4 is written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and drawn by Adam Gorham. A rag-tag group of soldiers, including Sgt. Nick Fury, Bucky, a pre-Weapon X Wolverine and Peggy Carter. Also on the team is Sgt. Sal Romero, the Ghost Rider of this era. As the team fights their way through hordes of undead monsters and Nazis, Ghost Rider unleashes two impressive new rides: the first, a flaming tank, through which he and Bucky slaughter Nazis.
Later, at the end of the issue, Ghost Rider has “charged” up an airplane, flying the flaming vehicle towards the monsters.
Ghost Rider Has Used Everything From Motorcycles to Tanks as Rides
When Ghost Rider first appeared at the dawn of the 1970s, he was unlike other Marvel characters. Taking advantage of a recent loosening of the Comics Code Authority, which had previously prohibited ghosts, vampires, zombies and other such creatures, Ghost Rider was the vanguard of Marvel’s “monsters,” a movement that would soon give fans the Werewolf, the Living Mummy as well as introduce Dracula to its universe. Ghost Rider was unique in that he was a demon who fought evil, all while riding a flaming motorcycle. The motorcycle has been the vehicle of choice for most modern Ghost Riders.
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Ghost Rider’s longevity in the Marvel Universe means that his lore has changed over time, as new generations of creators left their mark on the character. With the introduction of Danny Ketch in 1990’s Ghost Rider, Volume Two #1, the character became one of Marvel’s legacy heroes. Still later, superstar writer Jason Aaron, during an epic Ghost Rider run, revealed a lineage of Ghost Riders stretching back into history. There has been a Ghost Rider since the Stone Age, and some of these riders have had nifty rides, be it old-timey bikes, wooly mammoths or hot rod cars.
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This last example, of muscle cars, was central to the Robbie Reyes incarnation of Ghost Rider, and this version demonstrated powers and abilities neither Johnny Blaze nor Danny Ketch exhibited. For example, Robbie, who was revealed to be the Multiverse-spanning All-Rider, which allowed him to convert any vehicle into a ride, among other powers. The arrival of Robbie Reyes, and the subsequent retconning of his status, was one of the biggest additions to Ghost Rider lore since his introduction. Robbie and the other historical Ghost Riders expanded the concept in more ways than one.
What Will Ghost Rider Use as a Ride Next?
Sgt. Romero Has Shown an Impressive Ability to Create Rides
And characters such as Sgt. Romero, the Ghost Rider of the 1940s, takes the lore to new places as well through his creative use of the surrounding vehicles. In Hellhunters #4 alone, Romero uses a plane and a tank as rides. The latter was especially effective, plowing over undead Nazis with ease. Bucky was thrilled to ride in the tank too. The plane did not appear until the end of the issue, but was still an impressive, and fear-inspiring, sight. The series still has issues to go, meaning fans could see Romero transform still more vehicles.
The idea of fighting evil while riding an awesome-looking motorcycle, tank, plane or car is rock solid, and has inspired generations of creators, who will continue to find new ways to give Ghost Rider sweet rides beyond his motorcycle.
Cool additions to the Ghost Rider lore, such as Sgt. Romero’s supernatural tanks and planes are part of the reason why the character has persisted for over 50 years. The idea of fighting evil while riding an awesome-looking motorcycle, tank, plane or car is rock solid, and has inspired generations of creators, who will continue to find new ways to give Ghost Rider sweet rides beyond his motorcycle.
Hellhunters #4 is on sale now from Marvel Comics!
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