Hamilton Slade (Rangers)

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Hamilton Slade
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Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Ghost Rider #56 (May 1981)
Created by	Michael Fleisher and Don Perlin
In story information
Alter ego	Hamilton Slade
Team affiliations	Rangers
Notable aliases	Phantom Rider, Ghost Rider, Night Rider
Abilities	Normal human with excellent horsemanship and sharpshooting skills, costume provides phosphorescent glowing effect.

Hamilton Slade is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He first appeared in issue #56 of the supernatural-motorcyclist series Ghost Rider.

Contents 1 Fictional character biography 1.1 Civil War/The Initiative 2 Notes 3 References

[edit] Fictional character biography

Hamilton Slade was born in Reno, Nevada, and was a distant descendant of Lincoln Slade. Hamilton became an archaeologist, and found the burial site of his legendary ancestor. As he explored the site he found a large burial urn and from it appeared the ghostly garb of his ancestors Carter and Lincoln Slade. Possessed by the spirits of his ancestors, he became the new version of the Phantom Rider.

In his first appearance as the Phantom Rider, Slade helped the Ghost Rider defeat the sorcerer Moondark.^[1]

Slade later joined the short-lived superhero team, the Rangers. ^[2][3]

[edit] Civil War/The Initiative

Weeks after the conclusion to the Civil War event, Phantom Rider was seen as a member of Texas' new government-sponsored superhero team, the revived Rangers, as part of the 50 States Initiative Program.^[4]

[edit] Notes

This Hamilton Slade should not be confused with the other Hamilton Slade, a mutant and member of Clan Akkaba, and later a vampire serving Count Dracula.

[edit] References