Concept » Penance Stare appears in 29 issues.
Johnny Blaze, a motorcycle stuntman, became bound to the Spirit of Vengeance known as Zarathos after making a deal with Mephisto to spare the life of his surrogate father. With the power to control hellfire and to inflict pain on those he deems evil with his Penance Stare, Johnny seeks vengeance as Ghost Rider.
Alejandra temporarily replaced Johnny Blaze as the host of Zarathos and was later imbued with a fraction of Zarathos' power when the Spirit of Vengeance returned to Johnny Blaze
When innocent blood is spilled, a Spirit of Vengeance is born. Dan Ketch transforms into Ghost Rider and nothing will stop him from inflicting pain on all those who have inflicted it on innocent beings. Eventually, Ketch learned to control these transformations. However, it was later revealed that his ancestor was Noble Kale. After some time away, he returned working for Zadkiel.
A Spirit of Vengeance who mistakenly thought himself to be the ancestor of Danny Ketch and Johnny Blaze, Noble Kale. His identity was later revealed to be an elaborate lie by Mephisto and Blackheart. Noble's true identity remains that of a mysterious Spirit of Vengeance.
In his superhuman form, Michael Badilino was called Vengeance and originally attempted to kill Ghost Rider, believing him to be Zarathos.
A a former deputy sheriff of New Beulah Police Force who uncovered the Secret of highway 18. He was the first Ghost Rider created after Zadkiel temporarily took over Heaven. Most recently he has been seen in combat with the Secret Avengers.
Zarathos is an extremely powerful being bound to mortals by Mephisto, creating what is known as The Ghost Rider.
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