1991 Marvel Comics Ghost Rider #15 (Direct Edition / Glow-in-the-Dark Cover) - NM

Catalog a landmark 1990s Marvel gimmick cover key issue for your archival inventory: Ghost Rider (Vol. 2) #15! Written by Howard Mackie with interior penciling and cover artwork by Mark Texeira, this historic issue features the industry's very first glow-in-the-dark comic book cover. The front cover features dramatic artwork by Mark Texeira, depicting a giant high-contrast flaming skull graphic of Danny Ketch / Ghost Rider rendered in special phosphorescent ink against a pitch-black background, framed by vibrant red brush script GHOST RIDER title typography and a lower-right inset frame illustrating the Spirit of Vengeance.

Published by Marvel Comics, the back cover features a full-page color strategy game advertisement from TSR for A Line in the Sand, a strategic and diplomatic simulation of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. The ad details component lists—including map boards, rulebooks, stand-up counters, and player aid cards—alongside photos of the boxed wargame and headline news press callouts. An essential centerpiece entry for 1990s Marvel key issue collectors, Ghost Rider completionists, Mark Texeira cover art aficionados, and vintage specialty cover archivists!

Structural & Visual Inspection

• Cover & Spine Condition - NEAR MINT (NM): Original heavy phosphorescent cover preserves intense contrast across Mark Texeira's glow-in-the-dark skull graphic, deep black field saturation, and bold crimson title lettering with zero scuffing, flaking, or surface breaks. Spine is flat, square, and tight with precise staple placement and minimal stress lines; corners remain sharp and intact.

• Interior & Back Cover Integrity: Interior high-grade newsprint pages remain clean, supple, and un-marred. The back cover featuring the TSR A Line in the Sand wargame ad maintains clean white borders, sharp boxed product photography, crisp typography, and square edge margins with no creasing or foxing.

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