Ghost Rider VII

Alias
Blaze Ghost Rider VII
Nick Name
Angel of Death Spirit of Vengeance
Civilian ID
John "Johnny" Blaze & Zarathos
Occupation
Accountant Motorcycle Spirit of Vengeance Stuntman
Legal Status
Citizen of the United States with no criminal record.
Nation or Planet of Origin
United States
Group Affiliation
Champions Midnight Sons
Base of Operations
Mobile
Height
Johnny Blaze: 5' 10" Ghost Rider: 6' 2"
Weight
Johnny Blaze: 180 lbs. Ghost Rider: Unknown
Eye Color
Johnny Blaze: Blue Ghost Rider: Flame Red
Hair Color
Johnny Blaze: Reddish-Blonde Ghost Rider: None
Skin Tone
Johnny Blaze: Caucasian Ghost Rider: Bone
Known Powers
Possession by the demon Zarathos enables transformation into a being known as the Ghost Rider - a flaming skeleton with superhuman strength, speed, agility and durability. Possesses a penance stare which is able to cause emotional pain in others equivalent to that which has been caused by that individual as the result of immoral actions. Note: Enchantment causes an average motorcycle to be transformed into Ghost Rider's flaming motorcycle.
Accessories
Flaming Motorcycle: Any motorcycle which is mystically transformed by Ghost Rider. Psychically Controlled Link Chain
Common Enemies
Gunmetal Grey Hoss Lucifer Mephisto (The) Orb Ruth
Regularly Appearing
Champions Ghost Rider Vol. 2, 4 & 5 Marvel Spotlight
First Appearance
Marvel Spotlight Vol. 1 #5 (Aug. 1972)
Creator
Mike Ploog
Origin
Orphaned when his father, the star of Crash Simpson's Daredevil Cycle Show died attempting to defy the laws of gravity and physics, Johnny Blaze was adopted by the carnival's proprietor. The youngster mastered the tricks of the motorcycle-stunt trade in short order surpassing his father. Years later learning his foster father was dying of a rare blood disease, Blaze acted on his longtime preoccupation with the occult. Reciting an ancient ritual to summon the demon Lucifer, he bartered his immortal soul for a miracle cure that would save his foster father. The self sacrifice turned out to be for naught. A rejuvenated Simpson, like Blaze's father, plummeted to his death in the midst of the most ambitious motorcycle stunt of his storied career. Having deceived Blaze into forfeiting his soul under false pretenses, Mephisto materialized to claim his prize. As luck would have it, Crash's daughter, Roxxane, expelled the hellspawn from the mortal plane by reciting a banishment spell she had gleaned from one of Blaze's books. Unable to take possession of his intended bounty, Mephisto instead grafted the essence of the demon Zarathos to Blaze's soul. Thereafter, the melding of spirits would manifest itself every nightfall in the form of an avenging angel of death know as the Ghost Rider.