For a character created as recently as 2018, Cosmic Ghost Rider has amassed an extremely convoluted timeline that features time travel to the far future and the distant past before the character finally settled in the present day Marvel Universe.
The character's origin was established via flashback in Thanos (2017) # 16, which told the story of how Frank Castle, the Punisher, became the host of the Spirit of Vengeance following Thanos' destruction of Earth in the near future (probably about 20 years from the present day, at a guess). In the centuries that followed, Castle became the Herald of Galactus, which transformed him into the "Cosmic" Ghost Rider and gave him the abilities of the Power Cosmic along with those of the Spirit of Vengeance. He later fell into a partnership with Thanos, becoming his "Black Right Hand", and that lasted for several more centuries. Finally, on the eve of the final battle between Thanos and the last living being in the universe, the Silver Surfer, Castle used a shard of the Infinity Time Gem to travel back in time to the present day Marvel Universe with orders to retrieve that era's Thanos and bring him to the future. Despite his vast power, during the battle at the end of time Cosmic Ghost Rider was killed by the Silver Surfer.
Thanos (2017) # 13 (1st appearance)
Thanos (2017) # 14
Thanos (2017) # 15 (identity revealed as Frank Castle)
Thanos (2017) # 16 (origin story told)
Thanos (2017) # 17 (death)
Castle found himself inhabiting a strange afterlife realm, where he was met by Odin, Allfather of the Asgardian Gods. Seeing Castle as a valiant warrior, Odin rescued him from the dying timeline that was subsequently erased by the actions of Thanos and gave him a life in Valhalla free from the Ghost Rider curse. However, due to his antisocial actions in Valhalla, Odin gave Castle back his powers and offered to send him anywhere in time to live again. Castle chose the distant past, specifically shortly after the birth of Thanos on the moon of Titan. At first intending to murder Thanos as a toddler, Castle instead chose to kidnap him, intending to raise him to be a better person. This resulted in another bout of time travel, this time to an alternate reality ruled by the Thanos he raised. Following a return to the past, where baby Thanos was returned to his home, Castle found himself with a new life sans a purpose.
Thanos (2017) Annual # 1 (rescued by Odin)
Cosmic Ghost Rider (2018) # 1 (sent to the past)
Cosmic Ghost Rider (2018) # 2
Cosmic Ghost Rider (2018) # 3
Cosmic Ghost Rider (2018) # 4
Cosmic Ghost Rider (2018) # 5
Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History (2019) # 1
Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History (2019) # 2
Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History (2019) # 3
Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History (2019) # 4
Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History (2019) # 5
Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History (2019) # 6
Recently, Cosmic Ghost Rider has been seen as an inhabitant of the current era of Marvel Universe history. He made his presence known during the reading of Thanos' will following the Mad Titan's death and became embroiled in the hunt for Gamora. Following the end of "The Final Gauntlet" he found himself the thrall of the Asgardian death god Hela and sent to Hell, where he was welcomed by Johnny Blaze.
Thanos Legacy # 1 (1st appearance in present day Marvel Universe)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) # 1
Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) # 2
Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) # 3
Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) # 4
Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) # 5
Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) # 6
Avengers (2018) # 23
Avengers (2018) # 24
Avengers (2018) # 25
Revenge of the Cosmic Ghost Rider (2019) # 1
Revenge of the Cosmic Ghost Rider (2019) # 2
Revenge of the Cosmic Ghost Rider (2019) # 3
Revenge of the Cosmic Ghost Rider (2019) # 4
Revenge of the Cosmic Ghost Rider (2019) # 5
Wolverine: Black, White & Blood (2021) # 3
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