Marvel Spotlight #5 — G/VG 3.0
August 1972 • Marvel Comics • First Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze) • Ploog classic
The big one. Johnny Blaze sells his soul, the skull lights up, and a monster is born. Mike Ploog’s cover is pure grindhouse energy — the Rider blasting through a doorway, bodies flying, flames everywhere. One of the most important Bronze Age keys and still one of the best-looking.
Inside is the full 22-page origin: the deal with the devil, Crash Simpson, Barton Blaze, Roxanne, the whole doomed carnival life that sets the tone for the next decade of Ghost Rider stories.
Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes (G/VG 3.0)
Heavy spine ticks, color breaks, and edge wear throughout. Front cover has multiple creases and corner rounding; back cover has pencil writing at the top and bottom edges. Some general soiling and handling wear. Interior pages are cream to off-white, complete, and firmly attached. A solid low-mid grade key with all the good Bronze Age grit intact.
Marvel Spotlight #5 — G/VG 3.0
August 1972 • Marvel Comics • First Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze) • Ploog classic
The big one. Johnny Blaze sells his soul, the skull lights up, and a monster is born. Mike Ploog’s cover is pure grindhouse energy — the Rider blasting through a doorway, bodies flying, flames everywhere. One of the most important Bronze Age keys and still one of the best-looking.
Inside is the full 22-page origin: the deal with the devil, Crash Simpson, Barton Blaze, Roxanne, the whole doomed carnival life that sets the tone for the next decade of Ghost Rider stories.
Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes (G/VG 3.0)
Heavy spine ticks, color breaks, and edge wear throughout. Front cover has multiple creases and corner rounding; back cover has pencil writing at the top and bottom edges. Some general soiling and handling wear. Interior pages are cream to off-white, complete, and firmly attached. A solid low-mid grade key with all the good Bronze Age grit intact.
