Spider-Man is to Blame for Ghost Rider's Curse

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While Johnny Blaze only has himself to blame for selling his soul and becoming the antihero Ghost Rider, it is Spider-Manwho is to blame for the continuation of the hellish curse in Marvel Comics. Spider-Man and Ghost Rider have teamed up on a number of occasions as Spidey’s corner of the world has a lot of criminals in need of a good soul-burning. However, when Spider-Man offers Blaze a piece of superheroing advice, he convinces Ghost Rider to remain a hero when he has the chance to put his violent life behind him, making Spidey responsible for his ongoing curse. 

Johnny Blaze first became Ghost Rider in Marvel Spotlight#5 by Gary Friedrich and Mike Ploog. In the issue, Johnny sold his soul to Mephisto to save the life of his adopted father Crash Simpson. From that day forth, Johnny’s soul was bonded to the Spirit of Vengeance and was equally as tied to Mephisto and Hell itself. Years later, however, Johnny found himself in a position where he was free from the evil that ruled his life for so long and was on the road to going back to previous life–until Spider-Man intervened. 

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In Amazing Spider-Man/Ghost Rider: Motorstormby Rob Williams and Lee Garbett, Ghost Rider is sitting at a bar celebrating when Spider-Man walks in and joins him. Johnny Blaze tells Spider-Man that he is finally free of his dark masters, though he still carries with him the curse of Ghost Rider. Blaze continues by describing his intentions of ridding himself of the Spirit of Vengeance for good and returning to his normal life, and even if he couldn’t get rid of Ghost Rider, he would be done satiating the demon’s violent thirst for vengeance regardless. After their conversation,