MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #5 (Aug1972) 8.0 VF 1st App. & Origin GHOST RIDER! Mike Ploog

Item Specifics

Series Name

MARVEL SPOTLIGHT

Issue Number

#5

Publisher

Marvel

Main Character

Ghost Rider

Genre

Horror & Sci-Fi

Grade

8.0 VF

Certification

Uncertified

Signed

No

Item Description

Here's a glimpse back to the early 1970s and the early days of Marvel's best-known 'Tryout Title': MARVEL SPOTLIGHT!

In the Fall of 1971 Stan Lee and Roy Thomas both thought it would be great to re-introduce a Western comic into their line-up, but they needed an inexpensive way to test fan reaction and the viability of an ongoing title. They dreamed up MARVEL SPOTLIGHT, and kicked it off with the mysterious Old West hero, RED WOLF. Soon after, Roy Thomas shifted into a higher gear and presented WEREWOLF BY NIGHT, with the able assistance of new and exciting artist Mike Ploog and writer Gerry Conway!

After WEREWOLF got it's own title, next up on the tryout spot was GHOST RIDER - another creation of Thomas and Ploog's , and eventually, the longest running series that was birthed in MARVEL SPOTLIGHT.

Johnny Blaze/GHOST RIDER makes his debut here in a story written by Mike Friedrich. To save the life of his mentor and the man who had become like a father to him, Johnny Blaze makes a deal with the Devil himself, and is transformed into the spirit of vengeance, GHOST RIDER.

After 6 appearances here in MARVEL SPOTLIGHT, GHOST RIDER got his own title in September 1973 and continued to issue #81 in June 1983.

This is a solid 50-year old copy with a strong binding, supple pages and bright color - with very little toning. The only fault we see is a easy-to-miss date stamp on the back cover, and a bit of wear at the top of the front cover. That keeps us from grading this an 8.5 or 9.0 . . so we'll very conservatively grade it an 8.0 VF . . for which Overstreet suggests a price of $1180.00. So where do those two other outrageous prices (north of $2999!?!) here on HipComic for this issue come from?? We say $1150 . . and we'll throw in FREE SHIPPING to sweeten the deal!!

If you really want GHOST RIDER's first appearance and origin - THIS is the copy to buy!

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