Michael Netzer Online - The REAL Ghost Rider

By now I expect that a lot of people have seen the Ghost Rider movie. Good flick, if a trifle odd in places. Movie cost a lot of money to make - estimated $120,000,000 - and worldwide it's more than made back it's costs so a lot of people will be cleaning up and taking home some nice chump change before the middle of this year even.

Except one person - Dick Ayers - the guy who created the original Ghost Rider. The original Ghost Rider didn't ride a motorbike, he rode a horse and he was featured in this movie (Sam Elliott played the original Ghost Rider for those who like to know). When Marvel decided to bring the original Ghost Rider back they changed the name to Night Rider and part of the character's origins to fit in with what they were doing at the time.

I had a chance to interview Dick a few years back and asked him about the original Ghost Rider and its creation. This is the exchange which'll give you an indication of how Marvel stole Dick's character way back when.

Recently on Dick's mailing list talk has focused on the movie and how Dick's creation was used. Not that you'd know as the movie has no creator credits at all, other than for writer/director Mark Johnson... But what made me see red was this comment from Dick. When asked what he thought of the movie he replied: "No, I haven't seen the motorcycle GR movie yet. I'm waiting for a complimentary ticket. Maybe Marvel, Sony or Nick Cage will send me one or send me a tape of the part where the western GR appears.."

What th???

Marvel, Sony Pictures, Avi Arad, Michael De Luca, Gary Foster, Norman Golightly, David S. Goyer, Stan Lee, Steven Paul, Lynwood Spinks, E. Bennett Walsh & Mark Steven Johnson - hang your heads in shame, you cheap bastards!!!

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