Ghost Rider: Vengeance Unbound

GHOST RIDER # 20 (volume 2)

SYNOPSIS
Ghost Rider and Zodiak are at a stand-off on a subway platform. Thinking that perhaps the Rider will kill him if he takes out Zodiak himself, Chris Daniels (Suicide) attacks the murderer. Zodiak extends his claws, gutting Suicide with one swipe. Realizing that the injury won't kill him, Jenkins rushes again, only to be picked up and thrown in front of an incoming subway train. Zodiak leaps onto the train, but the Ghost Rider refuses to let him escape. The biker extends his chain, which latches onto the back of the train, dragging him down the tunnels behind it. Daniels, meanwhile, climbs from the tracks, mangled but still alive. He pushes his way through to the street, where his wounds begin to heal themselves. He chances across a crowd that surrounds the Rider's bike, giving him the idea to watch and wait. Suddenly, the cycle comes alive, and as it races off, Suicide jumps on for the ride.

Back on the train, Zodiak bails off and heads into a side-tunnel, followed closely by the Ghost Rider. Nothing the killer does seems capable of stopping the Spirit of Vengeance, who finally gets his hands around Zodiak's neck. The Rider removes the man's mask, revealing a face covered with a dozen demonic eyes. Zodiak uses the distraction to break free, and climbs up to the street. The motorcycle aproaches, and Daniels bails off as the Ghost Rider emerges. Zodiak enters a movie theater and takes two hostages, telling the Rider that he'll let them go if he's allowed to walk away. He tells his story, saying how he was once an occult bookstore owner, who one day was visited by twelve demons. The demons offered him power, which he accepted, only to become grafted to the demons instead, acting as their puppet. Zodiak throws the hostages and runs, taking a woman in a car hostage in a fit to escape. They make it onto a bridge, where the Ghost Rider finally catches up to them. Suicide jumps the killer, but the woman goes over the side of the bridge. Instead of using the chance to kill Zodiak, Daniels saves the woman. Zodiak stands defeated, but still claims victory since the Ghost Rider will not take a human life. Suicide decides to take matters into his own hands, pushing both Zodiak and himself off the bride and onto a garbage barge below them. The two are impaled on wooden spikes as they hit, but as the Ghost Rider discovers when he makes his way down, only Suicide has survived. Chris Daniels is now a hero, but despite this he still wants nothing more than to die.

ANNOTATIONS
Zodiak's demon masters first appeared in Ghost Rider # 12 (vol. 2).

Suicide makes a return appearance in Ghost Rider # 35 (vol. 2).

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VENGEANCE UNBOUND
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GHOST RIDER # 20 (volume 2) SYNOPSIS Ghost Rider and Zodiak are at a stand-off on a subway platform. Thinking that perhaps the Rider will kill him if he takes out Zodiak himself, Chris Daniels (Suicide) attacks the murderer. Zodiak extends his claws, gutting Suicide with one swipe. Realizing that the injury won't kill him, Jenkins rushes again, only to be picked up and thrown in front of an incoming subway train. Zodiak leaps onto the train, but the Ghost Rider refuses to let him escape. The biker extends his chain, which latches onto the back of the train, dragging him down the tunnels behind it. Daniels, meanwhile, climbs from the tracks, mangled but still alive. He pushes his way through to the street, where his wounds begin to heal themselves. He chances across a crowd that surrounds the Rider's bike, giving him the idea to watch and wait. Suddenly, the cycle comes alive, and as it races off, Suicide jumps on for the ride. Back on the train, Zodiak bails off and heads into a side-tunnel, followed closely by the Ghost Rider. Nothing the killer does seems capable of stopping the Spirit of Vengeance, who finally gets his hands around Zodiak's neck. The Rider removes the man's mask, revealing a face covered with a dozen demonic eyes. Zodiak uses the distraction to break free, and climbs up to the street. The motorcycle aproaches, and Daniels bails off as the Ghost Rider emerges. Zodiak enters a movie theater and takes two hostages, telling the Rider that he'll let them go if he's allowed to walk away. He tells his story, saying how he was once an occult bookstore owner, who one day was visited by twelve demons. The demons offered him power, which he accepted, only to become grafted to the demons instead, acting as their puppet. Zodiak throws the hostages and runs, taking a woman in a car hostage in a fit to escape. They make it onto a bridge, where the Ghost Rider finally catches up to them. Suicide jumps the killer, but the woman goes over the side of the bridge. Instead of using the chance to kill Zodiak, Daniels saves the woman. Zodiak stands defeated, but still claims victory since the Ghost Rider will not take a human life. Suicide decides to take matters into his own hands, pushing both Zodiak and himself off the bride and onto a garbage barge below them. The two are impaled on wooden spikes as they hit, but as the Ghost Rider discovers when he makes his way down, only Suicide has survived. Chris Daniels is now a hero, but despite this he still wants nothing more than to die. ANNOTATIONS Zodiak's demon masters first appeared in Ghost Rider # 12 (vol. 2). Suicide makes a return appearance in Ghost Rider # 35 (vol. 2). REVIEW Review Coming Soon! Grade:	Ghost Rider # 20 (volume 2) Published: Dec. 1991 Original Price: $1.75 Cover: Ron Wagner Title: "Sign of Death" Writer: Howard Mackie Artist: Ron Wagner Inker: Mark Texeira Letterer: Janice Chiang Colorist: Gregory Wright Editor: Bobbie Chase Editor In Chief: Tom DeFalco