Blaze #10
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeBlaze #10 is narratively significant as the opening chapter of a three-issue crossover with the Punisher — a pairing that placed the post-Ghost Rider Johnny Blaze squarely in Marvel's street-level action sphere rather than the collapsing Midnight Sons supernatural imprint he had emerged from. The issue introduces the entire roster of the Undead MC, a gang of vampire bikers who serve as the arc's central antagonists, making it the first appearance of six named villain characters in a single chapter. It also demonstrates how writer Larry Hama pivoted the series toward grounded horror-western storytelling centered on the Quentin Carnival milieu, a deliberate tonal shift from the sprawling crossover event structure that had defined Marvel's supernatural titles through 1994.
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The Blaze solo series launched in August 1994 as part of Marvel's Midnight Sons imprint, giving Johnny Blaze — the original Ghost Rider, now stripped of the Spirit of Vengeance — his first-ever self-titled ongoing series. The Midnight Sons branding was dropped from remaining titles by September 1994 after the 'Siege of Darkness' crossover wound down and audience interest in the shared supernatural line faded, leaving Blaze to soldier on under the standard Marvel banner. Larry Hama wrote every issue of the series and by issue #10 had brought in Gary Erskine as the full art team, replacing the earlier Henry Martinez/Bud LaRosa lineup that had handled most of the run's first half. Bob Harras served as Editor-in-Chief over the book's entire publication window of August 1994 through July 1995.
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- Published with a cover date of May 1995 by Marvel Comics; the series ran 12 issues total, from August 1994 through July 1995.
- Story title: 'Interview With a Biker,' written by Larry Hama with full art and cover by Gary Erskine.
- The Punisher (Frank Castle/Francis Castle, Earth-616) appears as a supporting character — his guest role continues through issues #11 and #12, making #10 the first chapter of a three-part Blaze/Punisher team-up.
- First appearances of the Undead MC villain collective and six named members: Blivet (Woodrow Mencken), Charnel (Orlando Briggs), Dolores (Lorena Haam), Hairball (Wolcott Farris), Joy (Felicity Sharpe), and Roadkill (Earl Flatt).
- The story pits the Quentin Carnival — the traveling show that serves as Johnny Blaze's home base throughout the series — against the vampire biker gang.
- Recurring cast present includes Clara Menninger, Princess Python (Zelda DuBois), Kodiak, Wolf, and Benny, reflecting Hama's consistent use of the Carnival ensemble as the series' supporting community.
- The series was conceived as a solo vehicle for Johnny Blaze as the ex-Ghost Rider after the Midnight Sons imprint collapsed; the Midnight Sons dagger logo had already been removed from Blaze's covers by September 1994.
- No known collected edition or reprint of this issue or the surrounding arc has been identified in available sources.
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