Zodiak (comics)
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Zodiak is a Marvel Comics
supervillain
. He is primarily an enemy of Ghost Rider
.
bookstore in Greenwich Village
. He made a deal with 12 demons, each representing a sign of the zodiac to give him power beyond his wildest dreams. The demons grafted themselves to Norman granting him powers based on the zodiac
, such as growing horns, shooting energy arrows, controlling water, or flying.
Ghost Rider
followed Zodiak's trail into a nearby building, where he discovered four children encased in a ball of mystical energy, being torn apart by its power, with a group called "The Seven" channeling the energies. Zodiak and his men caught Ghost Rider by surprise, and using guns mystically powered by Zodiak's employees, took him down. However, Doctor Strange
and his companions Topaz
and Rintrah entered and saved Ghost Rider. The Seven lost their focus in the ritual and caused the energy ball to explode, releasing a demon that Dr. Strange quickly sent back to its home dimension. Ghost Rider then found one of Zodiak's doppelgangers, which taunted him before being destroyed.
Some time later, Ghost Rider began his search for Zodiak again and started attacking drug dealers in an effort to locate him or send a message to him. One of the dealers, Tim, managed to get the message back to Zodiak, who then killed another innocent person to lure Ghost Rider to him. After an impromptu fight with Suicide, Ghost Rider found Zodiak/Tim and unmasked him. As Suicide attacked Ghost Rider again, Rider forced him to watch Tim slip away and die. The real Zodiak then arrived and blasted Ghost Rider with the gun again, but it proved not to be powerful enough to kill the hero. When Ghost Rider destroyed the weapon, Zodiak took flight to escape, but was knocked into a subway station.
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supervillain
Supervillain
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. He is primarily an enemy of Ghost Rider
Ghost Rider (comics)
Ghost Rider is the name of several fictional supernatural antiheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Marvel had previously used the name for a Western character whose name was later changed to Night Rider and subsequently to Phantom Rider.The first supernatural Ghost Rider is...
.
Fictional character biography
Norman Harrison was the owner of an occultOccult
The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus , referring to "knowledge of the hidden". In the medical sense it is used to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e.g...
bookstore in Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
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. He made a deal with 12 demons, each representing a sign of the zodiac to give him power beyond his wildest dreams. The demons grafted themselves to Norman granting him powers based on the zodiac
Zodiac
In astronomy, the zodiac is a circle of twelve 30° divisions of celestial longitude which are centred upon the ecliptic: the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year...
, such as growing horns, shooting energy arrows, controlling water, or flying.
Ghost Rider
Ghost Rider (Daniel Ketch)
Ghost Rider is a comic book character, a supernatural superhero in Marvel Comics' main shared universe. He is the third Marvel character to use the name Ghost Rider, following the Western hero later known as the Phantom Rider, and Johnny Blaze, the first supernatural Ghost Rider.-Publication...
followed Zodiak's trail into a nearby building, where he discovered four children encased in a ball of mystical energy, being torn apart by its power, with a group called "The Seven" channeling the energies. Zodiak and his men caught Ghost Rider by surprise, and using guns mystically powered by Zodiak's employees, took him down. However, Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in Strange Tales #110 ....
and his companions Topaz
Topaz (Marvel Comics)
Topaz is a fictional character, a sorceress in the Marvel Comics universe. She debuted in Werewolf By Night v. 1 #13 .-Fictional character biography:...
and Rintrah entered and saved Ghost Rider. The Seven lost their focus in the ritual and caused the energy ball to explode, releasing a demon that Dr. Strange quickly sent back to its home dimension. Ghost Rider then found one of Zodiak's doppelgangers, which taunted him before being destroyed.
Some time later, Ghost Rider began his search for Zodiak again and started attacking drug dealers in an effort to locate him or send a message to him. One of the dealers, Tim, managed to get the message back to Zodiak, who then killed another innocent person to lure Ghost Rider to him. After an impromptu fight with Suicide, Ghost Rider found Zodiak/Tim and unmasked him. As Suicide attacked Ghost Rider again, Rider forced him to watch Tim slip away and die. The real Zodiak then arrived and blasted Ghost Rider with the gun again, but it proved not to be powerful enough to kill the hero. When Ghost Rider destroyed the weapon, Zodiak took flight to escape, but was knocked into a subway station.