Who Is Ghost Rider? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Ghost Rider is a Magazine Enterprises comic book character, the alter ego of Rex Fury, with over 211 comic issue appearances. Ghost Rider is an Old West crimefighter set in the 1800s originally created and published by Magazine Enterprises

Who is Ghost Rider?

Publication History In 1949, writer Ray Krank and artist Dick Ayers created the Ghost Rider for Vincent Sullivan, editor of Magazine Enterprises. Originally written as the Calico Kid in his first appearance in Tim Holt #6 (Magazine Enterpises, May 1949), he was later reimagined or retconned as the Ghost Rider in Tim Holt #11 (ME, October 1949) for unknown reasons. The assumption is that the Ghost Rider was Marshall Rex Fury (other sources cite Rex Hart as his name) who was undercover as the Calico Kid and had to switch identities. As the Ghost Rider, he remained a guest star throughout the Tim Holt series, later re-titled Red Mask when Tim Holt also donned a costumed persona. The Ghost Rider grew in popularity and appeared in various ME titles. In 1950, ME gave Ghost Rider his own horror series that ended after 14 issues (published as issues in the A-1 Comics series) due to the enforcement of the Comics Code Authority . He continued to appear in other comics as a back up feature with his last appearance being in Red Mask #50 (ME, November 1955). Several years later in 1967, with ME long out of business, Dick Ayers became an employee of Marvel Comics.

Key facts

Ghost Rider is of human origin. The character is published by Magazine Enterprises. With 211 recorded issue appearances, Ghost Rider ranks among the most featured characters in comics.