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Johnny Blaze

Johnny Blaze

282 appearances · Bronze Age · 1972–2026 · 10 key issues
Who is Johnny Blaze?

Few characters announced themselves quite like Johnny Blaze did in Marvel Spotlight #5 in 1972 — a Bronze Age debut that Gary Friedrich, Roy Thomas, and Mike Ploog crafted into one of Marvel's most electrifying and enduring figures. Over a remarkable 54-year publishing history spanning 282 catalog appearances, Blaze has burned his way through Ghost Rider, The Champions, Marvel Spotlight, and far beyond, racking up ten key issues that any serious collector will want on their shelf. He's kept extraordinary company along the way — sharing pages with Spider-Man, Peter Parker, Wolverine, and Warren Worthington III — which tells you everything about the corners of the Marvel Universe he's haunted. If you're looking for a character with genuine Bronze Age soul, decades of momentum behind him, and the kind of staying power that stretches all the way to 2026, Johnny Blaze is absolutely worth the ride.

Marvel Spotlight
#5
★ First appearance
Marvel Spotlight #5
Aug 1972

Trivia

Covers through the years — 2010–2025

Avengers: West Coast Avengers Assemble #[nn] 2010
Avengers: West Coast Avengers Assemble #[nn]
Avengers: The Private War of Dr. Doom #[nn] 2012
Avengers: The Private War of Dr. Doom #[nn]
Avengers Epic Collection #7 2018
Avengers Epic Collection #7
Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection #12 2025
Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection #12

Appearances (most recent 150 of 282)

Marvel Spotlight (1971)
Astonishing Tales (1970)
#13
Conan the Barbarian (1970)
#17
Journey into Mystery (1972)
#1
Marvel Team-Up (1972)
#15
The Avengers (1963)
FOOM Magazine (1973)
#7
Thor (1966)
Marvel Two-in-One (1974)
Marvel Treasury Edition (1974)
Marvel Premiere (1972)
#28
Iron Man Annual (1976)
#4
Crazy Magazine (1973)
#28
Super-Villain Team-Up (1975)
#14
The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976)
The Comics Journal (1977)
Chiller Pocket Book (1980)
Spider-Woman (1978)
#25
The Defenders (1972)
Visions (1979)
#3
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964)
#15
Marvel Graphic Novel (1982)
G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero (1982)
Team America (1982)
The Marvel No-Prize Book (1983)
#1
Super Spider-Man TV Comic (1981)
U.S. 1 (1983)
#5
Marvel Fanfare (1982)
#10
Iceman (1984)
#3
Marvel Age Annual (1985)
#2
Marvel Tales (1966)
The Original Ghost Rider Rides Again (1991)
#1
The Punisher (1987)
#60
Gotham Nights (1992)
#2
The Adventures of the Thing (1992)
#2
Marvel Swimsuit Special (1992)
#1
Ghost Rider / Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance (1992)
Marvel Super-Heroes (1990)
#11
Nightstalkers (1992)
#1
Ghost Rider: Highway to Hell (1992)
The Original Ghost Rider (1992)
Rise of the Midnight Sons (1993)
Hokum & Hex (1993)
#3
Marvel Comics Presents (1988)
Venom: Nights of Vengeance (1994)
#1
Venom: Separation Anxiety (1994)
#2
Spider-Man 2099 Meets Spider-Man (1995)
X-Force / Champions '98 (1998)
Universe X Sketchbook [Special Edition] (2000)
Marvel Knights / Marvel Boy Genesis Edition (2000)
Wizard: The Comics Magazine (1991)
Essential Super-Villain Team-Up (2004)
#1
Nick Fury's Howling Commandos (2005)
Essential Ghost Rider (2005)
#1
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Marvel Knights 2005 (2005)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Teams 2005 (2005)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005 (2005)
Giant-Size Hulk (2006)
#1
Marvel Milestones: Legion of Monsters, Spider-Man & Brother Voodoo (2006)
Unholy Union (2007)
#1
Marvel Zombies: Dead Days (2007)
Incredible Hercules (2008)
Hulk: Planet Hulk (2008)
Hulk: WWH - Incredible Herc [World War Hulk: The Incredible Hercules] (2008)
Hulk: WWH - World War Hulk (2008)
Punisher War Journal (2007)
#3
Incredible Hercules: Against the World (2008)
Marvel Zombies 3 (2008)
#3
Punisher (2009)
#1
Marvels: Eye of the Camera (2009)
#3