Changes: Ghost Rider

Calico Kid/Ghost Rider
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Real Name	Rex Fury
First Appearance	Tim Holt #6 (1949)
Original Publisher	Magazine Enterprises
Created by	Ray Krank and Dick Ayers

Latest revision as of 02:21, 24 April 2020

Origin

Rex Fury was originally known as the Calico Kid. Rex would pretend to be a mild mannered and wimpy traveling salesman, but he would change into the Calico Kid and become a colorfully-dressed hero.

He was assisted by a young Chinese boy named Sing Song whom he had saved from being framed for murder. His black horse was named Ebony, but he later got a new white horse named Spectre after becoming Ghost Rider.

Federal marshal Rex Fury wore a white outfit covered with phosphorus and a cape that had phosphorescent on one side and black on the other.

Ghostridermagent — Federal marshal, Rex Fury.

Rex used the black side of the cape to cover parts of his body to give the illusion that he was merely a floating head or pair of hands. To further the illusion, he wielded a black lariat and a black bullwhip so that he could appear to grab things at a distance, and even his twin six-guns and his horse, Spectre, glowed in the dark.

The Ghost Rider battled many foes who, like him, were not truly supernatural at all, such as an impostor of Frankenstein's Monster and the Harpy, as well as others who were the real deal, such as werewolves and vampires. While the character never crossed over with anyone, his mask inspired the Avenger to put on a costume.

Public Domain Appearances

(as The Calico Kid):

Tim Holt #6-11
Great Western #10-11

(as The Ghost Rider):

Tim Holt #11-41
Ghost Rider #1-14
Best of the West #1-12
Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders #13-15
Black Phantom #1
Great Western #9
Red Mask #42-50
A-1 Comics #27, 29, 31, 34, 37, 44, 51, 57, 69, 71, 75, 80, 84, 112

Notes

The character was the inspiration for Marvel's Phantom Rider, also co-created by Dick Ayers.

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 {{Infobox
-|Box title   = Ghost Rider
+|Box title   = Calico Kid/Ghost Rider
-|image       = Image:Ghost_rider_and_horse.jpg|thumb
+|image       = Image:Ghost_rider_and_horse.jpg
-|caption     = Ghost Rider and his horse Spectre
 |Row 1 title = Real Name
 |Row 1 info  = Rex Fury
 |Row 2 title = First Appearance
-|Row 2 info  = Tim Holt #11 (1949)
+|Row 2 info  = Tim Holt #6 (1949)
 |Row 3 title = Original Publisher
 |Row 3 info  = Magazine Enterprises
 |Row 4 title = Created by
-|Row 4 info  = Ray Krank (writer) and Dick Ayers (artist)
+|Row 4 info  = Ray Krank and Dick Ayers
+}}[[File:Calico_Kid.jpg|thumb|left|Calico Kid and his original horse, Ebony.]]
-}}
-==Golden Age Origin ==
+== Origin ==
+Rex Fury was originally known as the <b>Calico Kid</b>. Rex would pretend to be a mild mannered and wimpy traveling salesman, but he would change into the Calico Kid and become a colorfully-dressed hero.
- Federal marshal Rex Fury wore a white outfit covered with phosphorus and a cape that had phosphorescent on one side and black on the other.[[File:Ghostridermagent.jpg|thumb|left|Federal marshal Rex Fury ]]Rex used the black side of the cape to cover parts of his body to give the illusion that he was merely a floating head or pair of hands. To further the illusion, he wielded a black lariat and a black bullwhip so that he could appear to grab things at a distance, and even his twin six-guns and his horse, Spectre, glowed in the dark. Originally, the Ghost Rider had a different identity, [[The Calico Kid]], but he abandoned it in favor of his new spooky persona. He was assisted by a young Chinese boy named [[Sing Song]] who had been helping him before he even adopted the Ghost Rider persona.
+He was assisted by a young Chinese boy named [[Sing Song]] whom he had saved from being framed for murder. His black horse was named [[Ebony (Magazine Enterprises)|Ebony]], but he later got a new white horse named [[Spectre (Magazine Enterprises)|Spectre]] after becoming Ghost Rider.
-The Ghost Rider battled many foes who, like him, were not truly supernatural at all, such as an impostor of [[Frankenstein (A-1)]], as well as others who were the real deal, such as werewolves and vampires.
+Federal marshal Rex Fury wore a white outfit covered with phosphorus and a cape that had phosphorescent on one side and black on the other.[[File:Ghostridermagent.jpg|thumb|left|Federal marshal, Rex Fury.]]
+Rex used the black side of the cape to cover parts of his body to give the illusion that he was merely a floating head or pair of hands. To further the illusion, he wielded a black lariat and a black bullwhip so that he could appear to grab things at a distance, and even his twin six-guns and his horse, Spectre, glowed in the dark.
+The Ghost Rider battled many foes who, like him, were not truly supernatural at all, such as an impostor of [[Frankenstein (A-1)|Frankenstein's Monster]] and the [[Harpy]], as well as others who were the real deal, such as werewolves and vampires. While the character never crossed over with anyone, his mask inspired the [[Avenger (Magazine Enterprises)|Avenger]] to put on a costume.
-== Legal Note ==
+==Public Domain Appearances==
-Only the version of the character that appeared in Magazine Enterprises titles in in public domain. The subsequent Marvel Comics version is, suffice to say, not.
+<b>(as The Calico Kid):</b>
+*Tim Holt #6-11
+*Great Western #10-11
+<b>(as The Ghost Rider):</b>
-==Golden Age Appearances ==
+*Tim Holt #11-41
+*Ghost Rider #1-14
+*Best of the West #1-12
+*Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders #13-15
+*Black Phantom #1
+*Great Western #9
+*Red Mask #42-50
+*A-1 Comics #27, 29, 31, 34, 37, 44, 51, 57, 69, 71, 75, 80, 84, 112
+==Notes==
-* <em>Tim Holt #11</em>
+*The character was the inspiration for Marvel's [http://marvel.wikia.com/Phantom_Rider Phantom Rider], also co-created by Dick Ayers.
-* <em>Red Mask #50</em>
-* <em>Ghost Rider #1-14</em>
-*<em>A-1 Comics #27, 29, 31, 34, 37, 44, 51, 57, 69, 71, 75, 80, 84 & 112</em>
 ==See Also ==
+*[http://www.toonopedia.com/ghrider1.htm Toonopedia]
-[http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Phantom_Rider_%28Carter_Slade%29 Ghost Rider/Phantom Rider @ Marvel Database]
+*[http://www.dpccomics.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/theamericancomicshop/goldenagedatabase/index.php?search=Calico+Kid&searchnames=on Golden Age Heroes Directory]
-[http://www.toonopedia.com/ghrider1.htm Toonopedia]
+*[http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/g/ghostridertimely.htm International Hero]
+[[Category:Comic Book Characters]]
-[http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/g/ghostridertimely.htm International Hero]
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Rider Wikipedia]
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+[[Category:Fury Family Characters]]
+[[Category:Ghost Themed Characters]]
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+[[Category:Tricksters]]
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Calico Kid/Ghost Rider

Real Name	Rex Fury
First Appearance	Tim Holt #6 (1949)
Original Publisher	Magazine Enterprises
Created by	Ray Krank and Dick Ayers