Cover Date: October 1978
On Sale Date: July 1978
Writer: Roger McKenzie
Artist: Don Perlin
Inker: Rick Bryant
Letterer: Diana Albers
Colorist: F. Mouly
Editor: Roger Stern
Editor-In-Chief: Jim Shooter
Cover Artist: Bob Layton
In the abandoned ghost town of Last Chance, Nevada, the Ghost Rider has been strung up on a fiery gallows by the Bounty Hunter. The gallows transform into a hellish creature who tries to take Blaze for itself, but the Bounty Hunter refuses to let the Ghost Rider go. The two men team up and drive the monster away, but the Bounty Hunter turns on Blaze after their victory. He tells Johnny that he was a man named Haskill that was a bounty hunter known for shooting wanted me in the back and killing them in their sleep to collect their rewards. When one bounty turned sour and left him dead, Haskill awakened before the Devil in Hell, who transformed him into a flaming skulled hunter tasked to bring the Devil fifty souls of his choosing. Blaze is the last bounty Haskill has to collect and once he has, he’ll be free forever. However, three of the Devil’s minions arrive, stating that the deadline has passed and Haskill’s agreement has been broken. Ghost Rider and Bounty Hunter fight back against the demons, victims of Haskill that had been dragged to Hell, and are quickly overwhelmed. Realizing his hellfire is unable to harm the creatures, Ghost Rider transforms back into Johnny Blaze, whose humanity repels the demons. The demons escape, taking Haskill with them as they return to Hell, leaving Johnny alone in the ghost town.
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| Does that make Haskill a sort of Ghost Rider himself? |
THE ROADMAP
The Bounty Hunter began his pursuit of Johnny Blaze in Ghost Rider (1973) # 29.
CHAIN REACTION
To read my review of Ghost Rider (1973) # 30 see my book Wheels On Fire: An Unofficial Guide to Marvel Comics' Ghost Rider: 1972-1983!
Interesting in this issue that Blaze appears to be in complete control of the Ghost Rider, more so than in the last few issues. With lines like "we may be demon spawned, but we're still men too" ... Things are going to change very quickly in issue 33. It's really Blaze's last hurrah before the demon takes over completely.
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