Ghost Rider / Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #6A (Marvel Comics 1992)

The Direct Edition print of Marvel’s 1992 Ghost Rider / Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #6A delivers the definitive conclusion to the four-issue “Last Rites” storyline, featuring Adam Kubert’s dynamic pencil work and a rare convergence of Ghost Rider, Venom, and Spider-Man in a single issue.

Scripted by Howard Mackie with inks by Bill Reinhold and a cover co-designed by Kubert and Ken Steacy, this 32-page comic resolves the underground conflict first established in Web of Spider-Man #96. After Ghost Rider and Venom clash in the flooded tunnels beneath Manhattan, the arrival of the occult operatives Hag, Troll, and Deathwatch forces the two antiheroes into a temporary alliance. Their survival requires Spider-Man’s return to the subterranean battleground, shifting the narrative toward a coordinated effort against a ritualistic sacrifice aimed at Deathwatch. The issue closes with direct continuity ties to Amazing Spider-Man #373.

• Issue Identification: Ghost Rider / Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #6A
• Publisher & Era: Marvel Comics, 1992
• Credits: Writer Howard Mackie, penciler Adam Kubert, inker Bill Reinhold, cover artists Adam Kubert and Ken Steacy
• Continuity Anchors: Finale of the “Last Rites” arc, follow-up to Web of Spider-Man #96, leads into Amazing Spider-Man #373
• Format: Standard 32-page Direct Edition comic book

This specific printing retains the original layout, lettering, and color separation characteristic of early-1990s direct market releases. Collectors prioritize this issue for its tight integration of Marvel’s supernatural roster with street-level heroes, Kubert’s highly detailed environmental shading, and its role in cementing Venom’s post-“Clone Saga” independence. Whether completing a Spirits of Vengeance set, researching Howard Mackie’s editoral direction, or tracking symbiote lore between 1992 and 1993 runs, this edition provides the unaltered source material for the saga’s final confrontation.