Issue #90 of Marvel Comics Presents sees the series go from a single feature to a double! Now appearing in every issue with Wolverine will be the Danny Ketch Ghost Rider.
In the first story, Ghost Rider teams with Cable in a story that involves a group of undead assassins. Called the Grateful Undead (cute name), these necromantic hit men are on the trail of a young girl. Both Ghost Rider and Cable witness the assault from different angles and in true Marvel fashion, assume that the other is part of these fiends. Thus an epic battle ensues before each other realizes their error and decides to join forces to rescue the lady.
Clearly, this decision to make Ghost Rider another featured player in this series was based on the time period. The early 90s was all about gritty and grim. Other than Wolverine and The Punisher, Ghost Rider was about as gritty and grim as Marvel could get what with demons and serial killers and all the S&M level whips, leather and chains.
Unfortunately, I feel that with now filling 2 of the 4 segments with permanent featured characters, the essence of MCP has been sorely diminished. This was supposed to be an anthology series highlighting a rotating cast of characters, writers and art teams. Now this series has 2 full-time characters and a regular cover artist, Sam Keith, who is just gonna focus on Wolverine and Ghost Rider on the flip-side cover. I'm disappointed to say the least.
Rating: 5 out of 10 stars
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