Thunderbolts Get Their Own Ghost Rider Ahead of Team's MCU Debut

As Marvel Comics nears the highly anticipated One World Under Doom event, a new Thunderbolts* series has been announced, featuring the fiery presence of Ghost Rider ‘44. Doom’s iron fist is closing on the world and a special team of morally ambiguous heroes will be needed to do what the Avengers are incapable of. Fortunately, the team has the flames of Hell on their side and vengeance to be dealt.

Thunderbolts: Doomstrike features many of the upcoming Thunderbolts* cast, including Sharon Carter, Winter Soldier, and U.S. Agent alongside the startling addition of a Spirit of Vengeance.

While this isn’t the first time a Ghost Rider has appeared in one of the group’s iterations, this particular fiend has recently been getting a lot of love from Marvel. Long since being dead and buried, Sal Romero has returned from the grave with a new mission to collect penance from the forces of the Mother of Horrors and, now, Doctor Doom.

Ghost Rider '44 Is Becoming Marvel's Favorite Spirit of Vengeance

Doctor Doom Better Expect There Will Be Hell to Pay

Sal Romero, one of the Ghost Riders who served during World War II, was recently returned to his fiery life when the Mother of Horrors called the Earth’s monsters to hunt down the Incredible Hulk . Since the character’s introduction in Incredible Hulk #6, he has gained a significant amount of traction within the comics. Ghost Rider ‘44 is featured in another upcoming Marvel series called Hellhunters , which follows the hero’s service during WWII alongside fellow soldiers, Wolverine and Buck Barnes. Now sixty years later, Romero and Barnes will soon be reunited in Thunderbolts: Doomstrike.

While his other militant allies are nothing to overlook, Ghost Rider ‘44 will surely steal the show. Ghost Riders possess near-limitless power, only held back by the host’s ability to harness it. Sal Romero has already been shown to hold his own against the Hulk, a feat few walk away from. However, this Ghost Rider is only able to return from the dead when a monstrous threat is present. Whether the threat in Thunderbolts: Doomstrike is merely Doctor Doom or something far worse, there will certainly be hell to pay whenever Doom is involved.

The Thunderbolts' Military Experience Makes Them Masters of Warfare

These Morally Ambiguous Soldiers Know How to Complete a Mission

One World Under Doom promises to show a new level of power from the Sorcerer Supreme and King of Latveria. However, with his new mystical strength, Doom will have to expect the rise of mystical heroes to match his might. However, Doom must also be prepared to deal with the militant prowess of the upcoming Thunderbolts team. Each of the squad’s members is a decorated soldier or a government agent, and all are masters of combat tactics and warfare. These soldiers know how to complete a mission, regardless of the means necessary to do so.

This series is already looking like an absolute blast. Calling on Thunderbolts members from the team’s past and new allies from even further in the past, Doctor Doom will have to prepare for the rogue band of heroes now bolstered by the powers of Hell. It seems like Doom may already be too prepared for Bucky to handle at first, but with a Spirit of Vengeance on his side, the tides of war are sure to turn in his favor. Readers should keep an eye out when the Thunderbolts and their fiery Ghost Rider companion launch their upcoming anti-Doom assault.