Johnny Blaze hits the road for the Salvation Run in the second classic Ghost Rider Epic Collection.
The issues (originally published from 1975 to 1978) in Ghost Rider: Salvation Run include Ghost Rider #12-28, Marvel Two-in-One #8, Daredevil #138, Marvel Team-Up #58, Marvel Premiere #28, and one from Marvel Tales #255.
All of the stories are written by Tony Isabella, Jim Shooter, Steve Gerber, Bill Mantlo, Marv Wolfman, Gerry Conway, Don Glut, Chris Claremont, Roger McKenzie, and Scott Lobdell, with art by Frank Robbins, Don Heck, Sal Buscema, George Tuska, Bob Brown, John Byrne, Gil Kane, Don Perlin, Tom Sutton, Vince Evans, Vince Colletta, Mike Esposito, Jim Mooney, Sam Grainger, Keith Pollard, Don Newton, Dan Green, Pablo Marcos, Tony DeZuniga, Owen McCarron, Steve Gan, Phil Sheehy.
Ghost Rider faces plenty of supernatural and human foes in the collection such as the Orb, the Gladiator, the Eel, the Enforcer, Trapster, the Phantom Eagle, Death Stalker, Stunt Master, the Water Wizard, the Manticore, Malice, and even a Great White Shark (Marvel’s attempt to cash in on Jaws fever, even referencing the film on the original cover).
The speedy devil also teams with many of Marvel’s heroes such as Daimon Hellstrom, the Son of Satan, his fellow Champions teammates (Angel, Black Widow, Hercules, and Ice Man), Hawkeye, Dr. Druid, the Two-Gun Kid, Daredevil, the Thing, and Spider-Man.
Salvation Run also includes the first appearance of the very popular, but seldom seen Legion of Monsters starring Ghost Rider, Man-Thing, Morbius and Werewolf by Night.
Ghost Rider: Salvation Run Epic Collection consists of 408 pages for a suggested retail price of $44.99.
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