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3December 1973
$0.20

Ghost Rider #3

Marvel · December 1973 · on sale 1973-09-11

Death of Big Daddy Dawson1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Ghost Rider (Marvel, 1973 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
December 1973
Key date
1973-12-00
On-sale date
1973-09-11
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

Death on record for: Big Daddy Dawson.

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
0It's Hell on Wheels --cover1pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBig Daddy Dawson, Johnny Blaze, Ghost Rider, Roxanne Simpson
2Wheels On Firecomic story19script: Gary Friedrich; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: John Tartag; colors: Geo. Roussos; letters: Tom OrzechowskiBig Daddy Dawson Death, Johnny Blaze, Ghost Rider, Daimon Hellstrom, Linda Littletrees, Roxanne Simpson, Son of Satan, Witch-Woman
9-letters page0.5letters: typeset
10Special Marvel Editionpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5Shang-Chi
16Monumental Memorandums of Mice and Marveldom!in-house column1letters: typeset
17Spider-Man Medallion-Coinpromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 13 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

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 #111993On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Ghost Rider #1
ISBN 978-1-302-91817-0		2019On eBay ›
Hell on Wheels
ISBN 978-1-302-94611-1		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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