Ghost Rider Vol 5 1

Part of the Road to Damnation arc
Ghost Rider Vol 5 #1
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Art by: Clayton Crain
Alternate Covers
1 - Textless 2 - Variant Cover 3 - Retailer Variant Cover 4 - Director's Cut
Art by: Esad Ribić
Art by: Clayton Crain
Art by: Clayton Crain
Release Date	September 8, 2005
Cover Date	November, 2005
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Joe Quesada

1. "The Road to Damnation Part One"
Writer(s)	Garth Ennis
Penciler(s)	Clayton Crain
Inker(s)	Clayton Crain
Colorist(s)	Clayton Crain
Letterer(s)	Chris Eliopoulos
Editor(s)	Warren Simons Axel Alonso

 A couple of years ago, they finally caught up with him. He rode like a lunatic, tried every move and trick he knew, but in the end they carried him away. You know the Inferno, Malachi; they always get their man. You've got to get the Ghost Rider out of Hell. 

—Daniel

Appearing in "The Road to Damnation Part One"

Featured Characters:

•  Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze) 

Supporting Characters:

• Daniel (First appearance)
• Malachi (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• Hoss (First appearance)
• Kazann (Behind the scenes)
• Ruth (First appearance)
• Minions of Hell
  • The Nightcomers (Mentioned)
  • The Blackpires (Mentioned)
  • The Gutting Crew (Mentioned)
  • The My Lai Air Cavalry (Mentioned)
  • The Womb-Squabs (Mentioned)
  • The Shining Klan (Mentioned)
  • The Gang of Nine (Mentioned)
  • The Ribbon Kings (Mentioned)
  • The Old Horned Gentry (Mentioned)
  • The Rhymers (Mentioned)

Other Characters:

• Jesus (Invoked)
• Buttview (First appearance)
• The Devil (Main story and flashback)
• Crash Simpson (Main story and flashback)
• Belial's Cavalry (Mentioned)
• Belial (Mentioned)
• Royal Firekind (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Demons
• Angels

Locations:

• Hell
  • Badlands
  • Judas' Neck
  • Drowned Masada
  • Acheron (Mentioned)
  • Styx (Mentioned)
• United States of America, Earth
  • Manhattan, New York City
  • Houston, Texas

Vehicles:

• Ghost Rider's Motorcycle

Synopsis for "The Road to Damnation Part One"

In Hell, Johnny Blaze, the Ghost Rider, rides to escape, with the hordes of Hell hot on his trail. But they catch him, and rend him limb from limb, as they always do every night. On Earth, Daniel and Malachi, two angels, are going over their plan to save Malachi from something he did. And now Kazann is loose on Earth, and they need to Ghost Rider to help. Too bad he's in Hell.

Notes

• Ghost Rider (Volume 5) is a six-issue limited series published under Marvel's Marvel Knights imprint. All six issues are reprinted in the Ghost Rider: Road to Damnation trade paperback.

Trivia

• This issue includes a three page preview of Nick Fury's Howling Commandos #1.

See Also

• 7 image(s) from Ghost Rider Vol 5 1
• 2 reprint(s) of Ghost Rider Vol 5 1

Recommended Reading

• Ghost Rider (Volume 2)
• Ghost Rider (Volume 3)
• Ghost Rider (Volume 4)
• Ghost Rider (Volume 5)
• Ghost Rider (Volume 6)

Links and References

• Ghost Rider article at Wikipedia
• Ghost Rider article at the Marvel Universe
• Ghost Rider article at the Marvel Directory

Footnotes

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