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The Ghost Rider #3 cover
Cover: Dick Ayers & John Romita

The Ghost Rider #3

Jun 1967 · Marvel · 0.12 USD
📊 ~62,913 copies sold its debut month
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In "Circus of Fear!", the Ghost Rider rides into Bison Bend when the Barton Brothers Circus is hit by a robbery, and the local sheriff pins the crime on the circus' cougar trainer, Adano Andriani. With the help of the Ghost Rider, Andriani is freed from jail to clear his name, but as the truth unfolds, the sheriff remains suspicious of the flaming rider’s motives. Written by Gary Friedrich and Dick Ayers, with art by Dick Ayers and inks by Vince Colletta, this 1967 issue features a cover by Dick Ayers and John Romita.

Contains 2 stories
Circus of Fear!
17 pp · Western-Frontier
Ghost Rider [Carter Slade]BansheeSheriff Benjamin BrooksNatalie BrooksJamie JacobsAdano Andriani [the Cougar] (Introduction)Clay Riley

When the Barton Brothers Circus rolls into Bison Bend, a robbery shakes the town, and the blame falls on Adano Andriani, the enigmatic cougar trainer known as the Cougar. With the Sheriff convinced of his guilt, the Ghost Rider intervenes—freeing Adano from jail to uncover the true thief. As secrets unravel and old ties resurface, the line between justice and suspicion blurs, leaving Sheriff Brooks wary of the masked rider’s motives.

Gunman's Quest!
4 pp · Western-Frontier

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (VG) $15
CGC 9.6 · 7 in census $707
CGC 9.4 · 9 in census $322
CGC 9.2 · 2 in census $210*
CGC 9.0 · 11 in census $143*
CGC 8.5 · 8 in census $95
CGC 8.0 · 11 in census $84
Show all 17 grades
CGC 7.5 · 13 in census $66
CGC 7.0 · 11 in census $50*
CGC 6.5 · 6 in census $42*
CGC 6.0 · 13 in census $37*
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $29*
CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $29*
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $23*
CGC 4.0 · 5 in census $23*
CGC 3.5 none in existence
CGC 3.0 none in existence
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $20*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available
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Full credits

writer, artist Dick Ayers
cover pencils, inks Dick Ayers
cover pencils, inks John Romita

Reprints

↩ Reprints Kid Colt Outlaw #116 (1964)

Reprinted in Sheriff Classics #9112 (1968), Ranchserien #4 (1968), Night Rider #3 (1975), Héroes del Oeste #177, Sheriff Klassiker #112

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