Ghost Rider VIllain #1: Mephisto

And so, dear readers, we are down to the number one most vile and diabolical villain of the Ghost Rider. Let's be fair: who else could it be other than Mephisto, the Lord of the Underworld and ruler of Hell? Technically, he's the devil (or demon) that spurned the Rider saga, captivating Johnny Blaze's imagination and hope by offering him a contract of servitude until the end of days. Heck, most Ghost Rider fans give him credit as the original sin-maker. Read More

The Spirit of Vengeance couldn't have a greater villain than Mephisto, but have you seen the other nine most interesting and powerful villains of the Rider? If not, be sure to check out The Top 10 Villains of Ghost Rider, a countdown sponsored by The Superheroes List. And why? Because if you like comic books and superheroes, you'll love this stuff.

Ghost Rider VIllain #2: Zadkiel

One of the common themes that qualifies opponents as Ghost Rider villains is their link to evil. Most of his nemeses are, in some way, connected to the lower levels of the underworld and hell. (Reviewing the earlier parts of the list show us characters who were, at least, granted their powers by other denizens of evil.) And yet, where in all of this fantastical, antithetical adventure will we place the agents of heaven? Where do they fit into the hierarchy of the Rider's enemies?

Well...right here, of course. Read More.

Ghost Rider: Heaven's On Fire

One of the best stories in the Ghost Rider Universe, Heaven's on Fire tell Zadkiel's tale, one of a power hungry divine creature that couldn't stand the discretion of his maker. Available as a paperback, the entire plot unfolds in the manner of a hellish thriller.

Collecting all six of the Ghost Rider: Heaven's on Fire issues, this purchase is the summation of Zadkiel's war on Heaven, where he uses a prophecy to enact a radical change of leadership. In these pulse-pounding issues, you'll get it all, Johnny Blake, Danny Ketch, Spirits of Vengeance, Hellspawn, it's all there.

Zadkiel is the #2 villain in The Top 10 Villains of Ghost Rider, a countdown provided by The Superheroes List commemorating the weird kinds of bad guys he had to face. This is what life's like when you're a Spirit of Vengeance. Right? If you like this kind of stuff, come on over and Check out the List!

Ghost Rider Villain #3: Blackheart

 

Among the greatest and most vile demons to plague the Ghost Rider, the one he is likely to remember most, only recently crawled from the pits of Hell to push his dark wiles upon the innocents. He also had goals to overthrow his maker and attempted to make his own Spirits of Vengeance, showing a level of cunning and evil that left others in his somber wake. A main villain of the Noble Kale lineage, his name was Blackheart. Read More.


Recommended: Ghost Rider (Extended Cut) [Blu-ray]

In the first Ghost Rider Movie from back in 2009, Blackheart was the main villain and appeared with his "father". Although the name Mephisto was never used, we can ascertain the relationship between the two from the comic books.

Nicholas Cage stars as Johnny Blaze, a motorcycle stunt-driver who has made a pact with the lord of Hell. Now, in times when evil is near, he undergoes a stunning transformation; flaming skull, chains of hellfire, he becomes the Ghost Rider. In this origin film, he faces the son of demon controlling him and must cleanse the creature from the earth!

Blackheart is the #3 villain in The Top 10 Villains of Ghost Rider, a countdown provided by The Superheroes List commemorating the weird kinds of bad guys he had to face. This is what life's like when you're a Spirit of Vengeance. Right? If you like this kind of stuff, come on over and Check out the List!

Ghost Rider Villain #4: Zarathos

Few heroes are possessed by true evil; the consequence of such commitment usually turns them into what we call an "anti-hero" - or a figure of questionable intent that ends up doing good by happenstance. Yet, putting this difficulty aside, what most fans of Johnny Blaze, the first Ghost Rider, know is that his most threatening foe was...himself! This became realized in Ghost Rider #77 once we learned the Spirit of Vengeance within him was none other than a powerful demonic entity known as Zarathos. Read More.

Zarathos is #4 on The Top 10 Villains of Ghost Rider, a countdown provided by The Superheroes List, assembling some of his greatest threats and momentous battles as we get ready for Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, the next movie featuring Nicholas Cage as Johnny Blaze. If you like this superhero and you want to see more of him and his flaming head, Check out this List!

Ghost Rider Villain #5: Blackout and Deathwatch

When the second incarnation of the Ghost Rider, Danny Ketch, became a Spirit of Vengeance, he encountered two super-powered enemies which would appear time and time again during his adventures. They were the most ruthless of his foes, hounding him at every step, and it all started in Ghost Rider #1 and #2(1990) when the duo of Blackout and Deathwatch butted heads with our hero. Read More.

Recommended: Ghost Rider: Blackout, 5" Poseable Action Figure with Vampire Attack Action and Glow-in-the-Dark Feature

Because of the Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance movie, this 5" Blackout figure is becoming harder to find. (If you follow the link, however, this one can be located as well as the Zarathos and the Johnny Blaze figure.

It's fully poseable and can serve two functions: if, for some reason, your child has an interest in scary-looking vampires, Blackout glows in the dark and appears as one of the creatures of the undead. Other than that, he's also a collectible and part of a set of three.

Keep your eye out in 2012 as more Ghost Rider collectibles and movie gear become available.

Blackout and Deathwatch are two villains that have worked side by side against the Ghost Rider since the beginning; now they appear as #5 on The Top 10 Villains of Ghost Rider, a countdown list sponsored by The Superheroes List. And if you're waiting for a good flame-headed fight to numero uno, keep following and Check out the List!

Ghost Rider Villain #6: Vengeance

Unbeknownst to many purveyors of the Ghost Rider's Saga, he is not the only Spirit of Vengeance. In actuality, there encompasses a whole army, deigned by Heaven, to be used as weapons on those who commit acts of sinful transgression. And in that horrible militia, we learned that one of them received a soul-bond similar to Johnny Blaze and Daniel Ketch. Filled with terrible wrath and a nature towards physical punishment, this creature, called Vengeance, met the two many times in conflict.Read More.


Vengeance is #6 on The Top 10 Villains of Ghost Rider, a countdown assortment of the worst and most supernatural threats of the Spirit of Vengeance provided by The Superheroes List. If you like this event, come check out the lists!

Ghost Rider Villain #7: Lilith

With the success and ending of Johnny Blaze, a second Ghost Rider volume was planned and implemented in 1990. This time, however, the hero is Daniel Ketch in a unique twist, and after two years of blazing his own trails of vengeance, he embarked against one of his most memorable villains, and story arcs, of all time. It's known as the "Rise of The Midnight Sons" saga, and the villainous fiend at the heart of this tale is sorcerous lady known as Lilith, The Mother of All Demons. Read More.

Lilith, The Mother of All Demons, is number 7 on The Top 10 Villains of Ghost Rider, a countdown sponsored by The Superheroes List. The goal here is to innoculate readers and movie-goers to the Rider and his 2012 movie. And if you like this kind of stuff, be sure to Check out the List!

Ghost Rider Villain #8: Centurius

In the first run of the Ghost Rider series, (Ghost Rider, Volume 1, issues #1-81, 1972, see Special Notes), the Rider was Johnny Blaze, a stunt-driver who had made a "deal with the devil" in exchange for saving the life of his step-father, "Crash" Simpson. It later turned out to be a bad move; Johnny, we learned, was infused with a powerful entity known as Zarathos, capable of taking over his physical form and controlling hellfire. Why do you need to know this? Because it's fundamental in understanding his next greatest villain, the man who nearly killed the demon. Read More...

Centurius is number 8 on The Top 10 Villains of Ghost Rider. This is an article of The Spirit of Vengeance's most memorable bad guys, sponsored by The Superheroes List, as we get ready for the new Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance movie. If you like this kind of stuff, Check out the List!