![]() Just some alternate options to consider that no one cares about until they're done:Ī) It's funny how in the 1960's Marvel originally borrowed the concept of Ghost Rider by amalgamating aspects of the Lone Ranger with that of the golden age "Magazine Enterprises" character (later re-booted directly in 1980's by AC comics) with no supernatural elements whatsoever. The one-shot titled The Haunted Horseman contains classic reprints of the original ME stories. 1999 was the 50th Anniversary of ME's historic Ghost Rider and AC published a special one-shot in honor of the event. The Haunted Horseman appears as a supporting character in AC Comics' monthly book FemForce. AC Comics revived Ghost Rider re-naming him the Haunted Horseman since Marvel owns the Ghost Rider trademark. In the 1980s, AC Comics acquired the properties of ME including Ghost Rider. ![]() This Ghost Rider would be Carter Slade with no connection to ME's Ghost Rider or history. The Marvel version is the same in appearance, abilities and M.O. The policy of the Comics Code became less strict and Marvel and Dick Ayers re-launched the Ghost Rider character. Several years later in 1967, with ME long out of business, Dick Ayers became an employee of Marvel Comics. He continued to appear in other comics as a back up feature with his last appearance being in Red Mask #50 (ME, November 1955). In 1950, ME gave Ghost Rider his own horror series that ended after 14 issues (published as issues in the A-1 Comics series) due to the enforcement of the Comics Code Authority. The Ghost Rider grew in popularity and appeared in various ME titles. The assumption is that the Ghost Rider was Marshall Rex Fury (other sources cite Rex Hart as his name) who was undercover as the Calico Kid and had to switch identities.Īs the Ghost Rider, he remained a guest star throughout the Tim Holt series, later re-titled Red Mask when Tim Holt also donned a costumed persona. ![]() Originally written as the Calico Kid in his first appearance in Tim Holt #6 (Magazine Enterpises, May 1949), he was later reimagined or retconned as the Ghost Rider in Tim Holt #11 (ME, October 1949) for unknown reasons. In 1949, writer Ray Krank and artist Dick Ayers created the Ghost Rider for Vincent Sullivan, editor of Magazine Enterprises. At least five men have been the Phantom Rider, one of whom is active in the modern day. With the introduction of Marvel's supernatural Ghost Rider in the 1970s, Marvel renamed its Western Ghost Rider - first, to the unfortunate Night Rider (a term previously used in the Southern United States to refer to members of the Ku Klux Klan) in a 1974-1975 reprint series, and then to Phantom Rider. 1967), the character went on to appear in new stories in the omnibus title Western Gunfighters (1970 series) and in new backup stories in the otherwise reprint title The Original Ghost Rider Rides Again. After this series ended with issue #7 (Nov. 1967), by writers Roy Thomas and Gary Friedrich and original Ghost Rider artist Ayers. Ghost Rider appeared in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, and the others were placed in different streaming series.Marvel's first Ghost Rider look was based on the television series Lone Ranger and the Magazine Enterprises character Ghost Rider, created by writer Ray Krank and artist Dick Ayers for editor Vincent Sullivan in Tim Holt #11 (1949).Īfter the trademark to the character's name and motif lapsed, Marvel Comics debuted its own near-identical, horror-free version of the character in Ghost Rider Vol. Instead, they all went to Marvel Entertainment. RELATED: RUMOR: Marvel Studios Has Major Plans for Charlie Cox’s DaredevilĪs it turned out, Marvel Studios actively wanted the characters at the time, but was turned down, as the book notes, "The film side had no control over those characters, despite their interest in developing them. In a new book, The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it reveals that Marvel Entertainment purposely avoided giving Marvel Studios access to these characters, explaining, "While many observers assumed that this entire stable of characters would go directly into Marvel Studios' movie development process, it was decided by Marvel Entertainment's higher-ups that because the movie side was already deeply committed to their successful Avengers characters, and the impending Guardians of the Galaxy characters, that the returnees would instead help build a planned TV empire under the direct control of Marvel Entertainment (entirely separate from Marvel Studios)." RELATED: #SaveDaredevil Trends as Fans Bemoan the 3rd Anniversary of the Show's Final Season
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