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Cover: Dick Ayers

The Ghost Rider #2

Apr 1967 · Marvel · 0.12 USD
📊 ~69,644 copies sold its debut month
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In "The Macabre Menace of the Tarantula!", Ghost Rider rides into Bison Bend to stop a gang of outlaws led by the sinister Tarantula, who’s extorting the townspeople for protection money. With help from a young apprentice named Jamie and his mysterious lantern-projector, the Night Rider stands against the Tarantula’s threats—proving that even in the shadow of danger, justice can still ride. Written by Gary Friedrich and Dick Ayers, with art by Dick Ayers and cover by Dick Ayers, this 1967 Marvel classic delivers a gritty, high-stakes showdown in a dusty frontier town.

Contains 2 stories
The Macabre Menace of the Tarantula!
17 pp · Western-Frontier
Carter Slade [Ghost Rider]BansheeJamie JacobsTarantula (Introduction)Benjamin BrooksNatalie BrooksClay Rider (Introduction)

In "The Macabre Menace of the Tarantula!", Ghost Rider Carter Slade rides into Bison Bend to stop a ruthless gang led by the newly introduced Tarantula, who demands protection money from the townsfolk. When Benjamin Brooks refuses to pay, the Night Rider must defend the town with help from Jamie Jacobs and a clever trick involving a lantern-projector, all while the mysterious Tarantula and his gang plot their next move.

When a Man's Afraid!
5 pp · Western-Frontier

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (VG) $7
CGC 9.8 · 3 in census $1,162
CGC 9.6 · 14 in census $387
CGC 9.4 · 19 in census $198*
CGC 9.2 · 14 in census $115*
CGC 9.0 · 15 in census $78*
CGC 8.5 · 23 in census $55
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CGC 8.0 · 28 in census $41*
CGC 7.5 · 18 in census $33*
CGC 7.0 · 22 in census $20*
CGC 6.5 · 15 in census $20*
CGC 6.0 · 19 in census $20*
CGC 5.5 · 8 in census $20*
CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $20*
CGC 4.5 · 4 in census $20*
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $20*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 3.0 none in existence
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $20*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available
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Full credits

writer, artist Dick Ayers
letterer Artie Simek
cover pencils, inks Dick Ayers

Reprints

↩ Reprints Kid Colt Outlaw #99 (1961)

Reprinted in Sheriff Classics #9111 (1968), Ranchserien #3 (1968), TV21 #70 (1971), TV21 #71 (1971), TV21 #73 (1971), TV21 #74 (1971), Night Rider #2 (1974), Héroes del Oeste #175, Sheriff Klassiker #111

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