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Where to start reading, what to read next and which collections hold it all. Built for a reader who wants the good stuff without fifty years of back issues.
START
HERE
Four doors into the universe
| If you want… | Read | Collected in |
|---|---|---|
| The original horror | Marvel Spotlight #5–11, Ghost Rider (1973) #1–20 | Ghost Rider Epic Collection vol. 1: Hell on Wheels |
| The 1990s Rider | Ghost Rider (1990) #1–12 | Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch Epic Collection vol. 1: Vengeance Reborn |
| The best modern run | Ghost Rider (2006) #20–35, Heaven's on Fire #1–6 | Ghost Rider by Jason Aaron Omnibus |
| Robbie Reyes | All-New Ghost Rider #1–12 | Ghost Rider: Robbie Reyes — The Complete Collection |
THEN
GO HERE
The second wave
Road to Damnation and Trail of Tears (Ennis/Crain) — two self-contained painted miniseries, both collected together in the Ghost Rider by Garth Ennis Omnibus.
Hearts of Darkness and Rise of the Midnight Sons — the 1990s at full volume; the Danny Ketch Epic Collections vols. 2–6 (2025–26) cover the whole Midnight Sons era, with a Danny Ketch Omnibus vol. 3 scheduled for January 2027.
Cosmic Ghost Rider (Cates/Shaw) — Thanos #13–18 and the 2018 miniseries, collected as Cosmic Ghost Rider: Baby Thanos Must Die.
Ghost Rider by Benjamin Percy — the 2022–24 run plus Weapons of Vengeance, Final Vengeance and Vengeance Forever, with an Omnibus solicited for October 2026.
Fifty years, ten volumes, one road. Start anywhere the fire catches.
THE FULL
SHELF
Collections at a glance
| Era | Format |
|---|---|
| 1967 Western | Marvel Masterworks: Ghost Rider vol. 1; Essential Ghost Rider (Western) |
| 1972–83 Blaze | Ghost Rider Omnibus vols. 1–2; Epic Collections (Hell on Wheels, The Salvation Run, …); Essential Ghost Rider vols. 1–4 |
| 1990–98 Ketch | Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch Omnibus vols. 1–3; Danny Ketch Epic Collections; Midnight Sons collections |
| 2001–09 | Ghost Rider: Hammer Lane; Ghost Rider by Garth Ennis Omnibus; Ghost Rider by Daniel Way — The Complete Collection; Ghost Rider by Jason Aaron Omnibus |
| 2011–17 new hosts | Ghost Rider: The Complete Series by Rob Williams; Ghost Rider: Robbie Reyes — The Complete Collection; Ghost Racers |
| 2017–21 | Cosmic Ghost Rider collections; Damnation; Ghost Rider: King of Hell; Avengers by Jason Aaron |
| 2022–26 | Ghost Rider by Benjamin Percy vols. 1–4 and Omnibus; Spirits of Vengeance; Spirits of Violence; Hellverine |
DIGITAL
Marvel Unlimited
Almost every issue mentioned on this site is on Marvel Unlimited, including the Infinite Comics (Ghost Rider: Kushala, 2021) that never saw print. Reading-order guides such as Crushing Krisis maintain issue-by-issue listings that are updated as new collections are solicited.