I tried to give you a good, quiet life, and you rejected that for violence. So I tried to enlist your violence for a grander purpose, but you rejected that too. If you're not going to join us...in our path to a shadow country...then I, Blackheart, will have to end Johnny Blaze. And the Ghost Rider.
Appearing in "Hell's Backbone"
Featured Characters:
- Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze) (Possessed by Zarathos)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Agent Whilmer (Possessed by Demon)
- Shadow Country (First appearance)
- Blackheart
- Shadow Demons (First appearance)
- Skullbuster
Other Characters:
- Crash Simpson (Referenced)
- Loki Laufeyson
- Red Skull (Johann Shmidt)
- Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom)
- Man-Thing (Theodore Sallis)
- Rhino (Aleksei Sytsevich)
- Moon Knight (Marc Spector)
- Daredevil (Elektra Natchios)
- Boom-Boom (Tabby Smith)
- Count Dracula (Vlad Dracula)
- Blade (Eric Brooks)
- Devil (Referenced)
- Kraven the Hunter ("Sergei Kravinoff")
- Bullseye (Lester)
- Scarecrow (Ebenezer Laughton)
- Black Widow (Natalia Romanova)
- Multiple Man (Jamie Madrox)
- God (Invoked)
- Circus of Crime (Referenced)
- Unnamed Bikers
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Wolves (Referenced)
- Frost Giants
- Man-Things
- Crows
- Demons
- Mutants
- Vampires
- Human-Vampire Hybrids
Locations:
- Earth
- Hell (Referenced)
Items:
- Ghost Rider's Chains
- Doctor Doom's Armor
- Rhino Armor
- Moon Knight's Suit
- Daredevil's Suit
- Wolverine's Suit
- Blade's Sword
- Kraven's Lion's Head Vest
- Moon Knight's Crescent Darts
- Adamantium (on Wolverine's claws)
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Hell's Backbone"
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
DEATH RALLY!
New alliances and old betrayals come into play when a mysterious invitation goes out, drawing Johnny Blaze to the world's largest motorcycle rally, featuring a race Johnny might not want to win...but can't lose. Featuring guest stars from across the Marvel Universe!