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Hell-Rider

Artist: Val Mayerik (Penciller)

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Title:	Hell-Rider
Artist:	Val Mayerik (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pencil
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	1,067
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	8
Added to Site:	10/9/2012
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Description

Although all of the previous entries in this gallery feature heroes from the Golden Age, this one gives us a character straight from the Bronze Age of the 1970s. Lasting for a whopping two-issue run, Hell-Rider was published by the equally short-lived Skywald Publications. The character's creator was Gary Friedrich, who LATER created the Ghost Rider for Marvel. That's right -- Hell-Rider was no Ghost Rider wannabe, because he came first.

But boy, he surely never made it anywhere near the heights of popularity that GR did. His black-and-white magazine comic loved to feature scantily-clad women -- no full frontal mind you, but nekkid babes with strategically placed objects blocking nipples and such. Kinda like your average issue of FemForce, basically a titty-fest. And if you read FemForce, that's what you were looking at, don't deny it. We all know.

While Hell-Rider couldn't shoot any flames or hellfire himself, his motorcycle did have a flame thrower on the front., which he didn't hesitate to use to roast the bad guys. Ross Andru and Mike Esposito, better known for their work on Spider-Man, did the art chores.

The Rider is featured here by the great VAL MAYERICK. Its my first work by Val, but not my last. I loved Val's work from back in the day on such titles as Marvel's FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER, THE LIVING MUMMY, THONGOR. and MAN-THING. It was on the latter title where he co-created one of his most infamous creations, Howard the Duck.

Val turned this commission around in less than a week after receiving payment. Specially thanks to him and his rep, Jake Mackessy, for their efforts to bring this to fruition. You can reach Jake at mackessy_30@hotmail.com and get your own Val Mayerick commission. You won't be sorry.

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	Damon Owens
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Kevin Moorhead
Member Since 2008

Posted on 10/9/2012

Hell-Rider rules man! He ain't workin' for the man and he ain't no square! He's right on with the now super-hero!

Marvel Two-in-One Guy
Member Since 2003

Posted on 10/10/2012

So if your parents give you the name 'Rider', you automatically get issued a fancy chopper?

Damon Owens
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/10/2012

Marvel Two-in-One Guy wrote:

So if your parents give you the name 'Rider', you automatically get issued a fancy chopper?

It used to be you'd get issued a horse. See Night Rider aka Phantom Rider aka western Ghost Rider for details.

Michael Rankins
Member Since 2004

Posted on 10/11/2012

Hell-Rider and Val Mayerick? A '70s-style Hell-to-the-Yeah!

Roy Johnson
Member Since 2010

Posted on 10/12/2012

I -- I met Hell-Rider once, at a laundromat in Tucson. Nice guy.

Damon Owens
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/12/2012

Roy Johnson wrote:

I -- I met Hell-Rider once, at a laundromat in Tucson. Nice guy.

Roy we REALLY need to get you out more.:-)

Lionel CARREZ
Member Since 2011

Posted on 12/8/2012

I love your gallery. Great art. Obscure characters. And the description is always very instructive. Thanks for sharing.

Damon Owens
Member Since 2005

Posted on 12/9/2012

Lionel CARREZ wrote:

I love your gallery. Great art. Obscure characters. And the description is always very instructive. Thanks for sharing.

Lionel, thanks for the kind comments. I plan to keep 'em coming!

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