Marvel Masterworks: Ghost Rider Vol. 4

Marvel Masterworks: Ghost Rider #4

by Michael Fleisher, Don Perlin (Artist), Carmine Infantino (Artist)

America’s favorite demon-biker is back with a whole new set of Masterworks-worthy tales! The first half of Michael Fleisher and Don Perlin’s iconic run are collected here, and they make sure there’s no rest for the road-weary Johnny Blaze. And when the Ghost Rider rears his fiery skull, a death-worshiping biker cult, a crazed nuclear scientist ready for meltdown, and the soul-stealing Crimson Mage will pay for their transgressions! Then, Johnny Blaze enters into a feud with Flagg Fargo for bragging rights as America’s premiere stunt cyclist. Both the mortal and demon side of the Ghost Rider have a long road ahead—and it reaches its end with issue #50 and a time-traveling team-up with original Western Ghost Rider!

COLLECTING: Ghost Rider (1973) 36-50

Genres: Comics

304 pages, Hardcover

Published November 22, 2022

About the author

Michael Lawrence Fleisher's comic-book writing career spanned two decades in which he authored approximately 700 stories for DC, Marvel, and other comics publishers. His work on series such as The Spectre and Jonah Hex is still highly regarded, as is his work on the Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes. After a widely reported libel case his comic output declined, with his last published comic assignment appearing in the UK anthology 2000AD in 1995.

Reviews

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

More 70's weirdness with Ghost Rider, going through a couple changes of tone. Lots of fun for fans of this style

[Jimbo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a big fan of the Ghost Rider comics and this one did not disappoint. Was it perfect? No, but few of these collections are..

Johnny Blaze in this series (Issues 36-50) is not as conflicted about his plight as Ghost Rider, yet he fights not to give in to the demon inside of himself.

It isn't a true battle, but Johnny tries to keep his head and keep Ghost Rider from wanton destruction and death.

Fleisher and Phelan do a good job and the book moved quickly and kept me turning pages.

I wish that Marvel could do the books a bit quicker, I might have to wait years before another volume comes out.

[John Peel · Rating 4 out of 5]

The plot-line of "Ghost Rider" changes with this volume. Now he's become a wandering demon of vengeance, and poor Johnny Blaze is dragged along for the ride. Lots of other-worldly action, and there's even an appearance by the first Ghost Rider (the Western character, now redubbed The Night Rider to avoid any more confusion than necessary). Entertaining craziness.

[Nat ☆ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5
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