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1991-02-01 01:03:30
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1991 / Box 30 / EiC: Tom DeFalco

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Ghost Rider #10

Issue(s): Ghost Rider #10
Cover Date: Feb 91
Title: "Stars of blood"
Credits:
Howard Mackie - Writer
Javier Saltares - Penciler
Mark Texeira - Inker
Gary Barnum - Assistant Editor
Bobbie Chase - Editor

Review/plot:
The original Ghost Rider fought a Zodiac in one of his less interesting stories (the original Ghost Rider #6-7). But this story is even less exciting despite the fact that the Zodiak in this story spells his name with a K.

This story starts to tease the origins of this Ghost Rider by having the Ghost Rider himself wonder about where he came from.

And it has Howard Mackie giving in to more histrionic tendencies, with a very whiny Danny Ketch.

And we also see someone at a trailer park in New Mexico watching a news report on Ghost Rider and deciding to do something about it. That will turn out to be Johnny Blaze.

The rest of the issue has Ghost Rider investigating a spate of zodiac killings and encountering Zodiak.

I couldn't tell you much about him. Somewhat similar to the original Ghost Rider's Zodiac, he seems to have one power related to the zodiac at a time. But he doesn't die when he uses all his powers up. In fact, he turns out to be a robot duplicate of himself.

And so he escapes, with nothing really getting resolved.

That's it!

Quality Rating: C-

Historical Significance Rating: 2 - first Zodiak

Chronological Placement Considerations: N/A

References:

    Danny's friend Jack tells him that he doesn't have to defend Ghost Rider to him, since Ghost Rider rescued him in Marvel Comics Presents #64-71 (incorrectly footnoted as #63-71).

Crossover: N/A

Continuity Insert? N

My Reprint: N/A

Inbound References (1): show

  • Spirits of Vengeance #23

Characters Appearing: Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch), Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze), Luz Delgado, Noble Kale, Shriker (Jack D'Auria), Stacy Dolan, Thomas Dolan, Tyler Meagher, Zodiak

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