Marvel Spotlight #10

Marvel Spotlight trained its lens on Ghost Rider with this June 1973 issue, subtitled "Into the Jaws of Death!" — and the cover by Herb Trimpe, inked by Frank Giacoia and Mike Esposito, makes that title feel entirely earned. The flaming-skulled Rider roars forward on his chopper, a helpless blonde woman draped across the bike while armed pursuers close in from all sides, one gun pointed directly at him with the taunt that his skull mask won't stop a bullet. The tagline — "Is he alive… or dead?" — hangs over the chaos perfectly, capturing the eerie tension that made Ghost Rider such a compelling addition to Marvel's early-'70s supernatural lineup.