Nightstalkers #7
In "Ghosts in the Machine," Johann Bessler—known as Stonecold—pushes his twisted experiment too far, awakening something far worse than he intended when his perpetual motion machine claims two lives. Now hunted by the Ghost Rider and desperate for answers, he turns to the Nightstalkers for help, leading to a tense alliance that fractures under the weight of a terrifying vision. Written by D. G. Chichester and illustrated by Ron Garney, with inks by Tom Palmer and colors by John Kalisz, this 1993 Marvel issue features a cover by Ron Garney and Tom Palmer.
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When Johann Bessler (Stonecold) sacrifices two people to his "perpetual motion machine" in an effort to get his humanity back it backfires by attracting the attention of the Ghost Rider. He goes to the Nightstalkers for help, and after a small skirmish convinces them to help him. Together they destroy the machine but Stonecold escapes when Frank Drake freezes because of a vision of a demonic, bloody Blade from the future.
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