The Ghost Rider of WWII teams up with Wolverine, Nick Fury, Bucky Barnes, and more to take on demonic Nazis in Hellhunters
Sep. 12, 2024Ghost Rider ‘44 takes the lead in Hellhunters, spinning out of his appearance in The Incredible Hulk
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Spinning out of the pages of Incredible Hulk, another Ghost Rider variant is taking center stage as Marvel announces Hellhunters, a five issue limited series telling the origin story of Ghost Rider ‘44.
Hellhunters flashes back to World War II to tell the story of Sgt. Sal Romero, who becomes a Spirit of Vengeance to help his squad, the eponymous Hellhunters, take on a Nazi who has become possessed by demonic forces.
Written by Ghost Rider ‘44’s co-creator Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Hellhunters is drawn by artist Adam Gorham, and will bring in WWII-era guest stars such as Wolverine, Nick Fury, Peggy Carter, Bucky Barnes, and even Soldier Supreme.
Ghost Rider variants and spin-offs are popular right now, with the upcomingHellverine ongoing titlebringing back Wolverine’s dead son Akhiro as a Spirit of Vengeance. Now, with Ghost Rider ‘44 taking the lead in Hellhunters, Spirits of Vengeance are becoming a hot commodity (pun intended) at the House of Ideas.
“Ghost Rider ‘44 is definitely my favorite guest star that’s appeared in our Incredible Hulk series so far. I had a fully-realized origin story for Sergeant Sal Romero in my head before my partner Nic Klein brought him to life with his art, and the character turned out so unbelievably cool and fun, we knew the ‘War Devil’ arc wouldn’t be his last appearance,” explains writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson.
“NOW, with fan response being as overwhelming as it has, superstar artist Adam Gorham and I are giving Marvel fans the ORIGIN of Ghost Rider ‘44. The forgotten story of the toughest, bloodiest, scariest, most bad-ass squad of Nazi-killers to come out of WWII: the HELLHUNTERS.”
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Hellhunters #1 goes on sale December 15 with a main cover by Gorham and a variant cover by Taurin Clarke.
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