Ghost Rider #47 [Direct]
(August 1980)

Marvel, 1973 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Denny O'Neil (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

"Already, They Wish They'd Never Been Born..." (Table of Contents)

Ghost Rider / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Budiansky (signed)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Rick Parker ?; Clem Robins ?
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Raz; Zooie; Sparky
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Indexer Notes

Source for Robins letters credit is The Marvel Comics Index (Olshevsky 1981, 95).

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The Demon Within! (Table of Contents: 1)

Ghost Rider / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Fleisher
Pencils
Don Perlin
Inks
Don Perlin
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
Joe Rosen
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Raz (introduction, villain); Zooie (introduction, villain); Sparky (introduction, villain)
Synopsis
Despondent over losing his stunt cycle title to Flagg Fargo, Blaze vows never to become Ghost Rider again. His resolve is challenged by a trio of rough-house bikers and Johnny finally comes to grips with the fact that the Ghost Rider is with him for good.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Incredible Hulk Vs. The Roller Disco Devils! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Ghost Writers / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roger Stern
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Anthony Lee Walker, Rich Schneider, Gary Vandergrift, Chris Morales and John Janus with replies by Roger Stern; house ad for Machine Man with illustration

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. "Already, They Wish They'd Never Been Born..."
    Ghost Rider
  2. 1. The Demon Within!
    Ghost Rider
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox
  4. 3. The Incredible Hulk Vs. The Roller Disco Devils!
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Ghost Writers
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