The Ghost Rider
Marvel · 1967 · 7 issues
About the series
In 1967, Marvel saddled up for a supernatural Western with The Ghost Rider, a seven-issue series that introduced a spectral, flame-skulled avenger to the Old West. Written primarily by Gary Friedrich, Dick Ayers, and Roy Thomas, with Ayers also handling the artwork, this short but foundational run established the visual and thematic DNA of the Ghost Rider legacy—long before the character became a motorcycle-riding icon. It remains a key piece of Marvel's genre-blending history, bridging the company's Western roots with its burgeoning supernatural vein.