American Comics Update: Wanted: Dead And Alive: Ghost Rider #1
*Marvel: In the early 1970s, with the supernatural craze at its height, Marvel sought ever-more ingenious ways to produce horror/mystery series which got around the then-Draconian censorship of the Comics Code Authority. One such was Ghost Rider, a retooling of a former Western hero as a stunt-riding Satanic minion (obviously!). After a short but successful run in Marvel Spotlight, Ghost Rider, who notwithstanding his devilish empowerment usually acted heroically, moved to his own series under the aegis of Gary Friedrich, Tom Sutton and Syd Shores, achieving a very respectable 80+ run, and not even two truly execrable movies starring Nicolas Cage have managed to dent his ongoing popularity! This pence printed copy of Ghost Rider #1 is beautifully glossy and colourful, with supple white pages and firm, tight staples. The cover is clean, with very minor edge wear and a faint, tiny crease across the bottom right corner which just breaks colour. There are also two indentation marks at bottom edge which are very faint but look like finger impressions. But still a glorious copy.
PICTURED: GHOST RIDER #1 FN+ p £300