Despite his posession by the demon Zarathos, Johnny Blaze seems to have found a home among the performers of a traveling carnival--but his adventures don't stop there! Get a ringside seat as the Spirit of Vengeance battles ghosts, misshapen freaks and his deadliest villains yet--including the Circus of Crime, Null the Living Darkness, Centurious, Nightmare, Steel Wind and Mephisto! See Johnny and Zarathos separated; learn the truth behind Ghost Rider's origins; and witness the return of Roxanne Simpson, and the closest Johnny has ever come to a happy ending! Guest-starring the Son of Satan and the Defenders! COLLECTING:

Ghost Rider (1973) #66-81, Amazing Spider-Man (1962) #274, New Defenders (1972) #145-146