Cosmic Ghost Rider
Cosmic Ghost Rider | |
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Mike Deodato Jr. | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Thanos Vol. 2 #13 |
Created by | Donny Cates Geoff Shaw (based on the character created by Gerry Conway, John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru) |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Francis "Frank" Castle |
Team affiliations | Heralds of Galactus Guardians of the Galaxy Dark Guardians |
Partnerships | Galactus (master) King Thanos (master) Punisher Thanos (son) |
Notable aliases | The Rider The Punisher Cosmic Ghost Phoenix Rider |
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Cosmic Ghost Rider is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. His physical appearance and origin are an amalgam of Punisher, Ghost Rider, and Silver Surfer, with his personality inspired by Deadpool.
Publication history
Cosmic Ghost Rider was created by Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw, in Thanos #13 (Jan 2018).[1] He made his debut as Thanos' right-hand man in Thanos #13. His origin story was revealed in Thanos #16 by writer Donny Cates and artist Geoff Shaw.[2]
Fictional character biography
Origin
In the alternate reality where
Alongside Galactus, Cosmic Ghost Rider traveled across the cosmos on a quest to halt Thanos' systematic annihilation of every living being in existence, which led them to become legends. Their story lasted centuries, but it came to an end once they finally confronted Thanos, who beheaded Galactus as he approached to battle. Thanos offered the undying Rider the chance to see more evil than he could punish in a thousand lifetimes, and thus became his servant.[4] Thanos then gives him a shard of the Time Stone so he could use it to travel to the past in order to drag a younger Thanos to the future[3] so he could help in the killing of the Fallen One.[5] The Cosmic Ghost Rider was smashed by the Fallen One using the Asgardian hammer Mjolnir.[4]
Arrival on Earth-616
Thanos from the future brings Rider and his infant self to his world where he stopped all of the wars in the universe and saved Frank's family. The Rider was happy at first until he found out that Thanos was dictator of the planets he invaded. Frank, horrified of what Thanos turned into, kills him and goes back in time to leave baby Thanos where he got him, accepting the monster Thanos will become.[8]
In the aftermath of the "
Johnny Blaze later forced Cosmic Ghost Rider to possess Avengers Mountain and attack the Avengers at the time when they were planning to exorcise Robbie Reyes.[15]
Cosmic Ghost Rider later left Earth and began a campaign in the cosmos punishing its villains for their sins. This attracted the Shi'ar who had the Imperial Guard subdue him. Cosmic Ghost Rider was locked up in an alien prison on an asteroid that the Shi'ar Empire ran. Some of its inmates tried to kill Cosmic Ghost Rider only for him to kill them. This freed a mysterious creature that was locked up as it drained the Cosmic Ghost Rider of his energy leaving him nothing but a skull. One of the prison officers initiated the prison's self-destruct sequence which destroyed the prison and presumably the energy-eating creature. Months later, some space pirates salvaged what's left of the prison and the Cosmic Ghost Rider's skull. Upon awakening, Cosmic Ghost Rider killed the pirate crew while rebuilding his body. The only one he didn't kill was Camille Benally whose penance stare declared her innocent.[16] Camille became Cosmic Ghost Rider's companion where they fought various villains and came into conflict with the Cosmic King.[17] After the Cosmic King threw Cammi into the wormhole, an enraged Cosmic Ghost Rider attacked the Cosmic King who proved to be too powerful for him. When Cosmic Ghost Rider found a way to get the upper hand, the Cosmic King offered to give him his soul back after he had stolen it from Mephisto.[18] Afterwards, Cosmic Ghost Rider killed the Cosmic King. Cammi arrived where she actually traveled through time and revealed that the Cosmic King was possessed by an ancient space demon parasite that wanted to claim Cosmic Ghost Rider as its next host as this creature is the same one that was accidentally freed from the Shi'ar prison. The Mephisto from Cosmic Ghost Rider's reality then appeared on Earth-616 to reclaim the soul of Cosmic Ghost Rider that was stolen from him. After finding out that Cosmic Ghost Rider reclaimed his soul, the alternate Mephisto chose to steal Cammi's soul instead.[19] While fighting his way through Hell, Cosmic Ghost Rider returned to the Hotel Inferno and confronted Earth-616's Mephisto who wouldn't give Cammi's soul back, though he did offer Cosmic Ghost Rider a deal. This deal had the Cosmic Ghost Rider serving Mephisto of Earth-616 as Cammi is revived. The space demon parasite then showed up and took control of Cammi. It drained Cosmic Ghost Rider's powers yet again. This caused Cosmic Ghost Rider to claim the lifeforce of various Brood so that he can rebuild his body and work to free Cammi from the space demon parasite.[20]
Powers and abilities
Cosmic Ghost Rider had the same abilities as the Ghost Rider as well as Hellfire manipulation and wielding the Power Cosmic. He additionally wields chains made from the bones of his reality's Cyttorak.
In other media
Video games
- Cosmic Ghost Rider appears as a playable character in Marvel Contest of Champions.[21]
- Cosmic Ghost Rider appears as an alternate costume for Punisher in Marvel Future Fight.[22]
Collected editions
Title | Material collected | Published date | ISBN |
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Cosmic Ghost Rider: Baby Thanos Must Die | Cosmic Ghost Rider #1–5,[23] material from Thanos Legacy #1[24] | February 2019 | 978-1302913533 |
Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History | Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History #1–6 | October 2019 | 978-1302917456 |
Revenge of the Cosmic Ghost Rider | Revenge of the Cosmic Ghost Rider #1–5 | September 2020 | 978-1302921705 |
Cosmic Ghost Rider Omnibus | Thanos (vol. 2) #13–18, Thanos Annual #1, Cosmic Ghost Rider #1–5, Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History #1–6, Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 5) #1–6, Avengers (vol. 8) #22–25, Revenge of the Cosmic Ghost Rider #1–5, material from Thanos Legacy #1, Wolverine: Black, White & Blood #3 | October 2021 | 978-1302929633 |
References
- ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
- ^ Yehl, Joshua (March 3, 2018). "How Punisher Became the Cosmic Ghost Rider". IGN. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ a b Thanos Vol. 2 #13. Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b Thanos Vol. 2 #16. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Thanos Vol. 2 #15. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Cosmic Ghost Rider #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b Cosmic Ghost Rider #3. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Cosmic Ghost Rider #4–5. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 5 #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 5 #2. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 5 #3. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 5 #4. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 5 #5. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 5 #6. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Avengers Vol. 8 #23. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Revenge of the Ghost Rider #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Revenge of the Cosmic Ghost Rider #2. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Revenge of the Cosmic Ghost Rider #3. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Revenge of the Cosmic Ghost Rider #4. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Revenge of the Cosmic Ghost Rider #5. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Paige, Rachel (October 22, 2020). "Entering Marvel Contest of Champions: Cosmic Ghost Rider". Marvel. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ Rosemann, Bill (May 21, 2020). "Marvel Games Comic Connection: The All-New Guardians of the Galaxy". Marvel. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ "Cosmic Ghost Rider (2018)". Comicscored. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "Thanos Legacy (2018)". Comicscored. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
External links
- Cosmic Ghost Rider Archived 2020-11-01 at the Wayback Machine at Marvel Wiki
- Cosmic Ghost Rider at Comic Vine