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Danny Ketch

205 appearances Β· Copper/Modern Age Β· 1990–2025 Β· 2 key issues
Who is Danny Ketch?

When Danny Ketch stumbled upon a mystical motorcycle marked with a strange sigil in a Brooklyn cemetery, he touched it and was bonded with a Spirit of Vengeance, transforming into a skull-headed, hellfire-wielding Ghost Rider whenever innocent blood was spilled nearby.

Few characters have made an entrance quite like Danny Ketch, who roared onto the scene in 1990's Ghost Rider #1 β€” courtesy of creators Howard Mackie and Javier Saltares β€” and ignited one of Marvel's most electrifying Copper Age revivals. Over a run stretching an impressive 35 years and 130 catalog appearances, Danny has proven himself a genuine fixture of Marvel's darker corners, sharing pages with heavy hitters like Logan, Wolverine, Johnny Blaze, Spider-Man, and Peter Parker across titles including Marvel Comics Presents, Ghost Rider, and Midnight Sons: Blood Hunt. Two of those appearances carry key-issue status, making him a must-track for any serious collector. If you love Marvel at its brooding, supernatural best, Danny Ketch is absolutely worth the hunt.

Identity

Real name. Daniel "Danny" Ketch

Powers. Transforms into the Ghost Rider (Spirit of Vengeance): flaming skull, hellfire manipulation, mystical chain, the Penance Stare, superhuman strength/durability, regeneration, and a hellfire-powered motorcycle.

Teams & affiliations
Young GodsDemons of the Realm of MadnessFantastic FourHydraCloak and DaggerMasters of Silence
β˜… First appearance
Ghost Rider #1
May 1990

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1990–2023

Ghost Rider #1 β˜… 1990
Ghost Rider #1
Slapstick #4 β˜… 1993
Slapstick #4
Ghost Rider #74 1996
Ghost Rider #74
Ghost Rider #27 2008
Ghost Rider #27
Fear Itself: Fearsome Four #2 2011
Fear Itself: Fearsome Four #2
The Son of Satan Classic #[nn] 2016
The Son of Satan Classic #[nn]
Spirits of Ghost Rider: Mother of Demons #1 2020
Spirits of Ghost Rider: Mother of Demons #1
Danny Ketch: Ghost Rider #3 2023
Danny Ketch: Ghost Rider #3

Appearances (1–150 of 205, oldest first)

Fantastic Four (1961)
Marvel Holiday Special (1991)
The Amazing Spider-Man: Hit and Run (1991)
Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988)
Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989)
#25
Quasar (1989)
Cloak and Dagger (1990)
#18
The Infinity Gauntlet (1991)
#2
Daredevil (1964)
Wizard: The Comics Magazine (1991)
Ghost Rider: Resurrected (1991)
Marvel Collector's Edition [Charleston Chew Giveaway] (1992)
#1
Marvel Age (1983)
Marvel Annual Report (1991)
Fantastic Four: Monsters Unleashed (1992)
Hook (1992)
#1
The Punisher (1987)
#60
Deathlok (1991)
Comics Scene (1987)
Marvel Swimsuit Special (1992)
Ghost Rider and Cable: Servants of the Dead (1992)
#1
Ghost Rider / Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance (1992)
Nightstalkers (1992)
#1
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1989)
Slapstick (1992)
#4
Super Cracked (1987)
#7
Rise of the Midnight Sons (1993)
Ghost Rider Annual (1993)
#1
Ghost Rider Collector's Edition (1993)
#1
Hokum & Hex (1993)
#3
Marvels (1994)
#4
Force Works (1994)
#8
Battlezones: Dream Team 2 (1996)
#1
Warrior [Ashcan] (1996)
#1
Marvel Vision (1996)
#9
Cyblade / Ghost Rider (1997)
#1
Devil's Reign 1/2: Silver Surfer / Witchblade (1997)
Code of Honor (1997)
#4
Venom: Sign of the Boss (1997)
Timeslip Collection (1998)
#1
Wolverine 2000 (2000)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Marvel Knights 2005 (2005)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Teams 2005 (2005)
All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2006)
#2
Marvel Holiday Special 2006 (2006)
#1
Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch (2008)
Punisher (2009)
#1
Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch - Addict (2009)
Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch Classic (2009)
Deadpool Team-Up (2010)
#1