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1September 1973
$0.20

Ghost Rider #1

Marvel · September 1973 · on sale 1973-06-19

First appearance: Daimon HellstromDeath of Bart Slade1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Ghost Rider (Marvel, 1973 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
September 1973
Key date
1973-09-00
On-sale date
1973-06-19
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Daimon Hellstrom - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Bart Slade.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Wanted: Dead and Alive!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: John Costanza, Gaspar SaladinoJohnny Blaze, Ghost Rider
1A Woman Possessed!comic story19script: Gary Friedrich; pencils: Tom Sutton; inks: Syd Shores; colors: George Roussos; letters: John CostanzaJohnny Blaze, Ghost Rider, Daimon Hellstrom First, Linda Littletrees, Lucifer, Sam Silvercloud, Roxanne Simpson, Bart Slade Death, Snake Dance, Witch-Woman
2More Mirth-Inducing Memorabilia from Memo-Minded Marvel! (Or: Savage Tales is Alive and Well and Living in a Suburb Outside Cimmeria!)in-house column0.5letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Ghost Rider #1
ISBN 0-7851-1838-1		2005On eBay ›
The Original Ghost Rider #81993On eBay ›
Essential Marvel Horror #1
ISBN 078512196X		2006On eBay ›
Marvel Firsts: The 1970s #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-6381-7		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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