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2October 1973
$0.20

Ghost Rider #2

Marvel · October 1973 · on sale 1973-07-03

First appearance: Big Daddy DawsonDeath of Bart Slade1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Ghost Rider (Marvel, 1973 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
October 1973
Key date
1973-10-00
On-sale date
1973-07-03
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Big Daddy Dawson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Bart Slade, Crash Simpson.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Shake Hands with Satan!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: John CostanzaJohnny Blaze, Ghost Rider, Linda Littletrees, Lucifer, Witch-Woman
1Shake Hands with Satan!comic story19script: Gary Friedrich; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Syd Shores; colors: L. Lessmann; letters: C. Jetter, Gaspar SaladinoBig Daddy Dawson First, Johnny Blaze, Ghost Rider, Daimon Hellstrom, Linda Littletrees, Lucifer, Sam Silvercloud, Crash Simpson Death, Roxanne Simpson, Bart Slade Death, Snake Dance, Son of Satan, Witch-Woman
2Dietetic Doodlings and Dizzy Dispatches Designed to Delight! (Or: Just the Son of Satan and Me - and Satana Makes Three!)in-house column0.5letters: typeset
3-letters page0.5letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Ghost Rider #1
ISBN 0-7851-1838-1		2005On eBay ›
The Original Ghost Rider #91993On eBay ›
Essential Marvel Horror #1
ISBN 078512196X		2006On eBay ›
The Son of Satan Classic #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90104-2		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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