During the speculator boom in the 1990s comic book market, publishers enhanced comic covers to increase sales. These gimmicks included shiny foil, holograms and even pop-ups! But, one of the coolest enhancements was the glow in the dark cover. Let’s shed some light on the subject, shall we?
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Date: July 1991
Cover Price: $1.75
Writer: Howard Mackie
Cover Artist: Mark Texeira
Marvel’s “new” Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch) proved to be even more popular than the original! His series debuted in the early 1990s and went on to spawn several spinoff titles which were collectively known as the Midnight Sons. Issue 15 featured what I believe to be the earliest glow-in-the-dark comic cover. The issue pictured here is actually the second printing (note the gold background) but, if you manage to get your hands on a first printing (black background) … don’t you worry! … ’cause that one glows, too.
On Ebay: Ghost Rider
sorry, i know this is an old post, but i have a question 4 u.
i happen 2 own quite a bit of comics & have been interested in maybe puttin some up on ebay or somethin…
dont really like th idea, but u know how it is…
question is:
What price would u ask if u were 2 wanta get rid of ur 1st print black background glow-in-the-dark issue of Ghostrider?
Im pretty green when it comes 2 sellin them…i usually just like 2 trade for more books.
Anyway, thx 4 ur time & feel free 2 email me if u have any advice…
Comment by Raw — February 16, 2012 @ 10:47 pm
probably $3-6, depending on condition
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Comment by alcohol residential treatment — May 8, 2013 @ 11:02 am
Is there any site that you know of that would have a list of ALL the GID books that have been printed? I collect GID comics, among others, and am trying to figure out which ones i dont have. I currently have 54 different GID issues. If you can help in any way i would appreciate it very much, if not, then i understand. Thank you very much.
Comment by William — December 16, 2013 @ 3:56 pm
Man I miss having this issue, girlfriend dumped her soda all over it grabbing something off the dresser.
Comment by Synnastyr — January 22, 2016 @ 7:46 pm