The Religious Affiliation of
Ghost Rider
Johnny Blaze

Religion: Baptist (nominal); eclectic

Name: Ghost Rider

Alter Ego: Johnny Blaze

Other Names: John "Johnny" Blaze; John Blaze; Ghost Rider V

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: Marvel Spotlight (vol. 1) #5 (Aug. 1972): "Origin of the Ghost Rider"

Creators: Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich, Mike Ploog

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 306

   Comic Book Appearances: 301

   TV, Film Appearances: 3

   Video Game, Computer Game Appearances: 2

Teams/Affiliations: Midnight Sons

Employer: carnival

Occupation: accountant, business owner, stunt cyclist

Birth Place: Waukegan, Illinois, USA

Race: white

Gender: male

This character is in the following 214 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The 3-Minute Sketchbook #1 (Oct. 2007)
Blaze

Blaze #1 (Aug. 1994): "A Cold Blast Fom Ice Box Bob!" (lead character)
Blaze #2 (Sep. 1994): "Swamp Fire!" (lead character)
Blaze #3 (Oct. 1994): "Highway to Hellfire!" (lead character)
Blaze #4 (Nov. 1994): "Apache Autumn, Part 1" (lead character)
Blaze #5 (Dec. 1994): "Apache Autumn, Part 2: Bad Day at the Haunted Mesa!" (lead character)
Blaze #6 (Jan. 1995): "Apache Autumn, Part 3: Hungry Spirits!" (lead character)
Blaze #7 (Feb. 1995): "We Who Are Lost" (lead character)
Blaze #8 (Mar. 1995): "...No Laughing Matter!" (lead character)
Blaze #9 (Apr. 1995): "Gateway to the Soul!" (lead character)
Blaze #10 (May 1995): "Interview With a Biker" (lead character)
Blaze #11 (June 1995): "A Pale Fire Gleaming" (lead character)
Blaze #12 (July 1995): "A Blaze of Glory" (lead character)

Captain America

Captain America (vol. 1) #179 (Nov. 1974): "Slings and Arrows!" (mentioned)
Captain America (vol. 1) #191 (Nov. 1975): "The Trial of the Falcon!" (4-panel cameo)

The Champions

The Champions (vol. 1) #1 (Oct. 1975): "The World Still Needs...the Champions!"
The Champions (vol. 1) #2 (Jan. 1976): "Whom the Gods Would Join..."
The Champions (vol. 1) #3 (Feb. 1976): "Assault on Olympus"
The Champions (vol. 1) #4 (Mar. 1976): "Murder at Malibu!"
The Champions (vol. 1) #7 (Aug. 1976): "The Man Who Created the Black Widow"
The Champions (vol. 1) #8 (Oct. 1976): "Divide and Conquer!"
The Champions (vol. 1) #9 (Dec. 1976): "The Battle of Los Angeles!"
The Champions (vol. 1) #10 (Jan. 1977): "One Man's Son is Another Man's Poison!"
The Champions (vol. 1) #11 (Feb. 1977): "The Shadow from the Stars"
The Champions (vol. 1) #12 (Mar. 1977): "Did Someone Say... the Stranger?"
The Champions (vol. 1) #13 (May 1977): "The Doom That Went on Forever!"
The Champions (vol. 1) #14 (July 1977): "The Creature Called... Swarm!"
The Champions (vol. 1) #15 (Sep. 1977): "Death Drone!"
The Champions (vol. 1) #16 (Nov. 1977): "A World Lost!"
The Champions (vol. 1) #17 (Jan. 1978): "The Sentinels Hunt Again!"

Daredevil (vol. 1) #138 (Oct. 1976): "Where Is Karen Page?"
Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins #1 (Oct. 1992): "Rise of the Midnight Sons Part 4: Black Letter"
Deadpool (vol. 3) #900 (Dec. 2009): "One Down" (toy)
The Defenders

The Defenders (vol. 1) #96 (June 1981): "The Rock and Roll Conspiracy!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #145 (July 1985): "Five Women"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #146 (Aug. 1985): "Fun!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #150 (Dec. 1985): "Sassafras, the Dog Filled with Fear" (hologram)

Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Annual #4 (July 1994): "Salome's Children" (cameo)
Gambit and the Champions: From the Marvel Vault #1 (Oct. 2011)
Ghost Rider / Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance

Ghost Rider / Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #9 (Apr. 1993): "Carnival of Death, Part I" (lead character)
Ghost Rider / Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #21 (Apr. 1994): "Change is in the Air" (lead character)
Ghost Rider / Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #23 (June 1994): "An Ending" (lead character)

Ghost Rider / Wolverine / Punisher: The Dark Design (Dec. 1994): "The Dark Design"
Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #1 (Sep. 1973): "A Woman Possessed!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #2 (Oct. 1973): "Shake Hands with Satan!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #3 (Dec. 1973): "Wheels On Fire" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #4 (Feb. 1974): "Death Stalks the Demolition Derby!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #5 (Apr. 1974): "And Vegas Writhes in Flame" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #6 (June 1974): "Zodiac II" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #7 (Aug. 1974): "...And Lose His Own Soul!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #8 (Oct. 1974): "Satan Himself!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #9 (Dec. 1974): "The Hell-Bound Hero!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #10 (Feb. 1975): "The Origin of Ghost Rider" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #11 (Apr. 1975): "The Desolation Run!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #12 (June 1975): "Phantom of the Killer Skies" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #13 (Aug. 1975): "You've Got a Second Chance, Johnny Blaze" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #14 (Oct. 1975): "A Specter Stalks the Soundstage!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #15 (Dec. 1975): "Vengeance on the Ventura Freeway!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #16 (Feb. 1976): "Blood in the Waters" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #17 (Apr. 1976): "Prelude to a Private Armageddon!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #18 (June 1976): "The Salvation Run!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #19 (Aug. 1976): "Resurrection" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #20 (Oct. 1976): "Two Against Death!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #21 (Dec. 1976): "Deathplay!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #22 (Feb. 1977): "Nobody Beats the Enforcer!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #23 (Apr. 1977): "Wrath of the Water Wizard!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #24 (June 1977): "I, the Enforcer...!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #25 (Aug. 1977): "Menace is a Man Called Malice!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #26 (Oct. 1977): "A Doom Named Dr. Druid!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #27 (Dec. 1977): "At the Mercy of the Manticore!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #28 (Feb. 1978): "Evil is the Orb!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #29 (Apr. 1978): "Deadly Pawn!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #30 (June 1978): "The Mage and the Monster!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #31 (Aug. 1978): "Demon's Rage!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #32 (Oct. 1978): "The Price!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #33 (Dec. 1978): "Whom a Child Would Destroy!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #34 (Feb. 1979): "The Boy Who Lived Forever!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #35 (Apr. 1979): "Deathrace!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #36 (June 1979): "A Demon in Denver!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #37 (Aug. 1979): "Night of the Flame Cycles!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #38 (Oct. 1979): "The Cult of Doom" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #39 (Dec. 1979): "Into the Abyss!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #40 (Jan. 1980): "The Menace of the Nuclear Man!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #41 (Feb. 1980): "The Freight Train to Oblivion!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #42 (Mar. 1980): "The Lonesome Death of Johnny Blaze!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #43 (Apr. 1980): "Night of the Crimson Mage!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #44 (May 1980): "Cloak of Crimson - Soul of Dust!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #45 (June 1980): "To Banish a Ghost!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #46 (July 1980): "The End of a Champion" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #47 (Aug. 1980): "The Demon Within!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #48 (Sep. 1980): "Wind of the Undead!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #49 (Oct. 1980): "The Wrath of the Manitou!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #50 (Nov. 1980): "Manitou's Anger...Tarantula's Sting!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #51 (Dec. 1980): "The Diesel of Doom!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #51 (Dec. 1980): "Graveyard of the Plundered Dead!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #52 (Jan. 1981): "The Sirens of Kronos!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #53 (Feb. 1981): "The She-Witch of Doom!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #54 (Mar. 1981): "Orb of Evil...Eye of Doom!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #55 (Apr. 1981): "Touch of Terror" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #56 (May 1981): "The Menace of Moondark" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #57 (June 1981): "Where Walks...the Apparition!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #58 (July 1981): "Evil is the Enforcer!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #59 (Aug. 1981): "Moon Over Dark Water!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #60 (Sep. 1981): "To Slay a Demon!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #61 (Oct. 1981): "Wizardous Waters Run Deep!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #62 (Nov. 1981): "Menace of the Oil Jinns" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #63 (Dec. 1981): "If the Eyes Destroy Me!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #64 (Jan. 1982): "The Kiss of Doom!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #65 (Feb. 1982): "Lair of the Loan Shark!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #66 (Mar. 1982): "The Witch in the Whirlwind!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #67 (Apr. 1982): "Holding On to Sally" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #68 (May 1982): "The Curse of Jonathan Blaze!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #69 (June 1982): "Personal Demons" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #70 (July 1982): "Freaks!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #71 (Aug. 1982): "The Tears of Adam Henderson" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #72 (Sep. 1982): "Temptations!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #73 (Oct. 1982): "Tears of a Clown!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #74 (Nov. 1982): "Remnants!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #75 (Dec. 1982): "Beware the Steel Wind!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #76 (Jan. 1983): "Half a Demon, Half a Man" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #77 (Feb. 1983): "Ghost Rider--Unleashed?" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #78 (Mar. 1983): "The Empire of Sleep" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #79 (Apr. 1983): "Shades of Gray!" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #80 (May 1983): "Stained Glass and Shadows" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #81 (June 1983): "The End of the Ghost Rider" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 3) #-1 (July 1997): "Ember"
Ghost Rider (vol. 4) #1 (Aug. 2001): "The Hammer Lane, Part 1: One Bad Day" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 4) #2 (Sep. 2001): "The Hammer Lane, Part 2: Hard Brake" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 4) #3 (Oct. 2001): "The Hammer Lane, Part 3: Chain of Fools" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 4) #4 (Nov. 2001): "The Hammer Lane, Part 4: Being the Bumper" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 4) #5 (Dec. 2001): "The Hammer Lane, Part 5: 20,000 Revs" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 4) #6 (Jan. 2002): "The Hammer Lane, Part 6: Spirit of Forgiveness" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 5) #1 (Nov. 2005): "The Road to Damnation: Part One" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 5) #2 (Dec. 2005): "The Road to Damnation: Part Two" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 5) #3 (Jan. 2006): "The Road to Damnation: Part Three" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 5) #4 (Feb. 2006): "The Road to Damnation: Part Four" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 5) #5 (Mar. 2006): "The Road to Damnation: Part Five" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 5) #6 (Apr. 2006): "The Road to Damnation: Conclusion" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #1 (Sep. 2006): "Vicious Cycle: Part One" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #2 (Oct. 2006): "Vicious Cycle: Part Two" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #3 (Nov. 2006): "Vicious Cycle: Part Three" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #4 (Dec. 2006): "Vicious Cycle: Conclusion" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #5 (Jan. 2007): "The Day Johnny Came Home" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #6 (Feb. 2007): "Hell to Pay, Part One" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #7 (Mar. 2007): "Hell to Pay, Part Two" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #8 (Apr. 2007): "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Illinois: Part 1" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #9 (May 2007): "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Illinois: Part 2" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #10 (June 2007): "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Illinois: Part 3" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #11 (July 2007): "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Illinois: Conclusion" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #12 (Aug. 2007): "Apocalypse Soon: Part 1" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #13 (Sep. 2007): "Apocalypse Soon: Conclusion" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #14 (Oct. 2007): "Revelations: Part 1" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #15 (Nov. 2007): "Revelations: Part 2" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #16 (Dec. 2007): "Revelations: Part 3" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #17 (Jan. 2008): "Revelations: Part 4" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #18 (Feb. 2008): "Revelations: Part 5" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #19 (Mar. 2008): "Revelations: Part 6" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #20 (Apr. 2008): "Hell-Bent & Heaven-Bound: Part 1" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #21 (May 2008): "Hell-Bent & Heaven-Bound: Part 2" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #22 (June 2008): "Hell-Bent & Heaven-Bound: Part 3" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #23 (July 2008): "Hell-Bent & Heaven-Bound: Part 4" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #24 (Aug. 2008): "God Don't Live On Cell Block D: Chapter 1" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #25 (Sep. 2008): "God Don't Live On Cell Block D: Chapter 2" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #26 (Oct. 2008): "The Former Things, Part 1: The Second Coming of Daniel Ketch" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #27 (Nov. 2008): "The Former Things, Part 2: Requiem for a Caretaker" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #28 (Dec. 2008): "Last Stand of the Spirits of Vengeance: Chapter 1" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #29 (Jan. 2009): "Last Stand of the Spirits of Vengeance: Chapter 2" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #30 (Feb. 2009): "Last Stand of the Spirits of Vengeance: Chapter 3" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #31 (Mar. 2009): "Last Stand of the Spirits of Vengeance: Chapter 4" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #32 (Apr. 2009): "Last Stand of the Spirits of Vengeance: Conclusion" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #33 (May 2009): "Part 1: Once Were Ghost Riders" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #34 (June 2009): "Part 2: On the Road Again" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #35 (July 2009): "Part 3: Of Flesh and Fire" (lead character)
Ghost Rider (vol. 7) #1 (Sep. 2011): "Give Up the Ghost, Part 2" (lead character)

Ghost Riders: Heaven's on Fire

Ghost Riders: Heaven's on Fire #1 (Oct. 2009): "Save the Antichrist, Save the World" (lead character)
Ghost Riders: Heaven's on Fire #2 (Nov. 2009): "Are You There, Devil? It's Me, Danny." (lead character)
Ghost Riders: Heaven's on Fire #3 (Dec. 2009): "The Brothers Ghost Rider" (lead character)

Ka-Zar the Savage #34 (Oct. 1984): "Land of the Cancelled Heroes"
Marvel Knights 4 #25 (Feb. 2006): "The Resurrection of Nicholas Scratch: Part One: Omens and Portents" (mentioned)
Marvel Knights: Millennial Visions #1 (Feb. 2002): "Beyond the Scooter Saga" (lead character)
Marvel Spotlight

Marvel Spotlight (vol. 1) #5 (Aug. 1972): "Origin of the Ghost Rider" (lead character)
Marvel Spotlight (vol. 1) #6 (Oct. 1972): "Angels from Hell" (lead character)
Marvel Spotlight (vol. 1) #7 (Dec. 1972): "Die, Die, My Daughter" (lead character)
Marvel Spotlight (vol. 1) #8 (Feb. 1973): "The Hordes of Hell" (lead character)
Marvel Spotlight (vol. 1) #9 (Apr. 1973): "The Snakes Crawl at Night" (lead character)
Marvel Spotlight (vol. 1) #10 (June 1973): "The Coming of Witch-Woman" (lead character)
Marvel Spotlight (vol. 1) #11 (Aug. 1973): "Season of the Witch-Woman" (lead character)
Marvel Spotlight (vol. 1) #12 (Oct. 1973): "From Hell He Came"

Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #11 (Oct. 1992): "Fireworks" (lead character)
Marvel Team-Up

Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #15 (Nov. 1973): "If an Eye Offend Thee..." (lead character)
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #58 (June 1977): "Panic on Pier One!" (lead character)
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #91 (Mar. 1980): "Carnival of Souls!" (lead character)

Marvel Two-in-One

Marvel Two-in-One (vol. 1) #8 (Mar. 1975): "Silent Night... Deadly Night!" (lead character)
Marvel Two-in-One (vol. 1) #80 (Oct. 1981): "Call Him... Monster!" (lead character)

Marvel Year-in-Review #4 (1992)
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (24 Oct. 2006)
Midnight Sons Unlimited #3 (Oct. 1993): "Evil Web of Spider X" (lead character)
The New Avengers

The New Avengers (vol. 1) #53 (July 2009) (1-panel cameo)
The New Avengers (vol. 1) #54 (Aug. 2009) (1-panel cameo)

The Original Ghost Rider

The Original Ghost Rider #15 (Sep. 1993): "...And Lose His Own Soul!" (lead character)
The Original Ghost Rider #16 (Oct. 1993): "Satan Himself!" (lead character)
The Original Ghost Rider #17 (Nov. 1993): "The Hell-Bound Hero!" (lead character)
The Original Ghost Rider #18 (Dec. 1993): "The Desolation Run!" (lead character)
The Original Ghost Rider #19 (Jan. 1994): "Silent Night... Deadly Night!" (lead character)
The Original Ghost Rider #20 (Feb. 1994): "Phantom of the Killer Skies" (lead character)

Punisher (vol. 8) #1 (Mar. 2009): "The Punisher Saga"
Super-Villain Team-Up #14 (Oct. 1977): "A World For the Winning!" (cameo)
Venom

Venom (vol. 2) #13 (Apr. 2012): "Circle of Four: Part One"
Venom (vol. 2) #13.1 (Apr. 2012): "Circle of Four: Part Two"
Venom (vol. 2) #13.2 (Apr. 2012): "Circle of Four: Part Three"
Venom (vol. 2) #13.4 (Apr. 2012): "Circle of Four: Part Five"
Venom (vol. 2) #14 (May 2012): "Circle of Four: Four Ways to Die. Only One Chance to Survive."

What If? (vol. 1) #28 (Aug. 1981): "What if Ghost Rider were Separated from Johnny Blaze?" (lead character)
X-Force / Champions Annual '98 (Dec. 1998): "Demon from Within"

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/GhostRider.html
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0009295/
  - http://www.comicvine.com/johnny-blaze/29-6108/
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/g.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/gfgh.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/blackwblaz.htm