Le Motard Fantôme

Le Motard Fantôme is the French-language identity for Ghost Rider — stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze, who bargained with the demon Mephisto and was transformed into a flaming-skulled supernatural antihero bound to punish the wicked.

A French-language Bronze Age curiosity with serious pedigree behind it, Le Motard Fantôme burst onto the page in 1978 courtesy of none other than Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, appearing in Editions Lug's Eclipso before turning up across Strange and Gamma la bombe qui a créé Hulk. With only five catalog appearances this is a rare find, yet one of those issues carries genuine key-issue status — making it a genuine prize for the dedicated collector. The company this character keeps is remarkable: Johnny Blaze, the Hulk, Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, and Red Sonja all share these pages, placing Le Motard Fantôme squarely in the thick of Marvel's Bronze Age action as filtered through the beloved French publisher Editions Lug. If you love the era when Marvel's universe was exploding with energy and Lug was bringing it to francophone readers in their own distinctive style, this is a character worth tracking down.