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Publishers / Marvel / Ghost Rider (1973) / #5

5April 1974
$0.20

Ghost Rider #5

Marvel · April 1974 · on sale January 8, 1974

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Identification plate

Series: Ghost Rider (Marvel, 1973 series)
Issue: #5
Publication date: April 1974
Key date: April 1974
On-sale date: January 8, 1974
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $0.20
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Gil Kane; inks: John Romita; letters: Danny Crespi	Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Roulette [Dude Jensen] (villain)
1	And Vegas Writhes In Flame!	comic story	18	script: Doug Moench, Marv Wolfman; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Sal Trapani; colors: P. Goldberg; letters: Tom Orzechowski	Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Rocky [Roxanne Simpson]; Satan (villain); Roulette [Dude Jensen] (villain); Slifer (villain)
2	-	letters page	1	script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Sal Buscema, Gil Kane; inks: Vince Colletta, Ernie Chan; letters: Danny Crespi
3	Homilies, Hijink, and Happy New Year - From the Hallowed Halls of Marvel!	in-house column	1	script: Stan Lee
4	Value, Value - Who's Got the Value?	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Essential Ghost Rider #1 ISBN 0-7851-1838-1	2005	On eBay ›
The Original Ghost Rider #13	1993	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Ghost Rider #1 ISBN 978-1-302-91817-0	2019	On eBay ›
Hell on Wheels ISBN 978-1-302-94611-1	2022	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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