WOLVERINE AND GHOST RIDER TEAM-UPS
Wolverine and Ghost Rider. One, a virtually unkillable mutant warrior; the other, an unstoppable hand of retribution. While these two may differ in terms of power, they do have something in common: a long-shared history! Ahead of Ghost Rider and Wolverine’s reunion in crossover event GHOST RIDER/WOLVERINE: WEAPONS OF VENGEANCE, we revisit a few other times they've teamed up in Marvel history.
GREATEST TEAM-UPS
"Acts of Vengeance"
In Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #64
Wolverine and Ghost Rider's first recorded meeting took place during the “Acts of Vengeance” storyline, told through MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #71. The two came together to face a nefarious nest of international ninjas both called and led by a person named Deathwatch. Not recognizing each other, they accused each other of working for their shared enemy. Hotheaded as they are, they instantly engaged in fisticuffs.
"Brood Trouble in the Big Easy"
In X-Men (1991) #8
In a crossover which took place between X-MEN (1991) #8-9 and GHOST RIDER (1990) #26-27, Wolverine and Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch once again made an uneasy alliance. This time, their team-up took them to New Orleans, where they faced the brutal body-snatching baddies known as the Brood!
"The Dark Design"
In Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: The Dark Design (1994)
In this extra-sized special, Wolverine, Ghost Rider, and the Punisher were called back to an eerie place called Christ’s Cross by a little girl named Lucy. Turns out, the demonic Blackheart was back to his old tricks, but this time, he used his power (and loosening grip on sanity) to corrupt an entire town and transform it into a horrifying hellscape to march on Mephisto and destroy his fiendish father.
Fantastic Four Teammates
In Fantastic Four (1961) #347
Alongside the Grey Hulk and Spider-Man, Wolverine and Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch were first drafted into an all-new, all-different Fantastic Four. This misfit team took over when Marvel’s First Family was incapacitated by a Skrull infiltrator named De'lila.
The Infernal Four
In Fantastic Four (1961) #374
The two also joined forces with Spider-Man and a greener, smarter Hulk when Spidey needed to bring the Human Torch to justice after he lost control of his flame powers and destroyed part of Empire State University. The original Fantastic Four got involved to defend their teammate from the likes of Wolverine, Ghost Rider, and their chums, then managed to escape.
"Wolverine Goes to Hell"
In Wolverine (2010) #1
After their time as the main Marvel Universe’s New Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider and Wolverine had a few more run-ins, like the “Wolverine Goes to Hell” event that took place between WOLVERINE (2010) #1-5. Most recently, they met up in GHOST RIDER (2022) #5 and issue #6, where Wolverine helped cut out yet another infection that plagued the original Rider, Johnny Blaze.
Weapons of Vengeance
In Ghost Rider/Wolverine: Weapons of Vengeance Alpha (2023) #1
A demonic serial killer is murdering innocent mutants. But what is it about this deadly new villain that forces our two heroes to team up? And what buried secret does he share with Wolverine and Ghost Rider's never-before-seen very first meeting in the past?