Having dispensed with the previous plotline, one page later, Bart's grousing about having to pack and Johnny's acting like a know-it-all jerk (we'll see much more of this before Johnny gets humbled). They fly from New York to Arizona and are met at the airport by Sam Silvercloud who quickly sets up the next plotline (and one familiar to the Red Power movement of the 70s: there's a land dispute between the white men exploiting Copperhead Canyon and the local natives who believe it is a sacred place. Sam threatens Johnny with a gun before ditching him roadside.
Despite this onerous welcome, Johnny wakes up the next morning proclaiming he had a decent night's sleep (not sure how he managed it, given all that's going on). Rodeo Lee Marvin-wannabee Casey tells Johnny he ain't thrilled about the cycle show either and warns him of a fella named Snake Dance who's been causing trouble.
Rodeo-side, Johnny sees Sam Silvercloud and, hothead that he is, starts a fight with him (after inexplicably calling him Clyde ~ couldn't find any cause for this in sideshow lingo, so I can only guess it's a gaffe). The fight is busted up by Snake Dance, who is all decked out in cheesy Indian garb (oh gah!). Snake Dance lays on the "Leave or die!" threat and vanishes.
That night, Ghost Rider heads out to the canyon and confronts Snake Dance, whose minions are dispatched quickly. Snake Dance then begins a serpent summoning. When Ghost Rider just as easily dispatches the serpents, Snake Dance turns himself into a hideous creature from which Ghost Rider decides to flee. He goes sailing over the edge of the canyon on his bike, but of course Sam Silvercloud has jimmied with it and so it explodes mid-flight. WHROOM!
Goofiness: It is worthy of note that this is the first of many bikes Johnny will lose over the course of his adventures (not counting the one he blew up killing Mona Simpson). Conveniently, however, he always manages to find another one. Early in the series this is dealt with as a legitimate ongoing problem, but later on, he just always manages to work something out without any plausible explanations.
Next: Can even a Ghost Rider die?
Despite this onerous welcome, Johnny wakes up the next morning proclaiming he had a decent night's sleep (not sure how he managed it, given all that's going on). Rodeo Lee Marvin-wannabee Casey tells Johnny he ain't thrilled about the cycle show either and warns him of a fella named Snake Dance who's been causing trouble.
Rodeo-side, Johnny sees Sam Silvercloud and, hothead that he is, starts a fight with him (after inexplicably calling him Clyde ~ couldn't find any cause for this in sideshow lingo, so I can only guess it's a gaffe). The fight is busted up by Snake Dance, who is all decked out in cheesy Indian garb (oh gah!). Snake Dance lays on the "Leave or die!" threat and vanishes.
That night, Ghost Rider heads out to the canyon and confronts Snake Dance, whose minions are dispatched quickly. Snake Dance then begins a serpent summoning. When Ghost Rider just as easily dispatches the serpents, Snake Dance turns himself into a hideous creature from which Ghost Rider decides to flee. He goes sailing over the edge of the canyon on his bike, but of course Sam Silvercloud has jimmied with it and so it explodes mid-flight. WHROOM!
Goofiness: It is worthy of note that this is the first of many bikes Johnny will lose over the course of his adventures (not counting the one he blew up killing Mona Simpson). Conveniently, however, he always manages to find another one. Early in the series this is dealt with as a legitimate ongoing problem, but later on, he just always manages to work something out without any plausible explanations.
Next: Can even a Ghost Rider die?
THE COSTUMES: For the first half of this comic, Johnny and Roxanne are wearing the same clothes as from Marvel Spotlight no. 7. Once they go to Arizona, we only see Roxanne briefly in a groovy orange top and her red pants. Johnny, meanwhile, sports a red button-up with pockets and blue jeans.
Nothing terribly exciting, but given that I haven't posted anything new here for some time, at least it gets us back into the swing of things! For such a jam-packed issue (there's a lot of story crammed into this one), it's surprising there aren't more costume changes.
Nothing terribly exciting, but given that I haven't posted anything new here for some time, at least it gets us back into the swing of things! For such a jam-packed issue (there's a lot of story crammed into this one), it's surprising there aren't more costume changes.