HELLHUNTERS: New Marvel Comics Series Will See Ghost Rider '44 Assemble One Of The Coolest Teams Ever

HELLHUNTERS: New Marvel Comics Series Will See Ghost Rider '44 Assemble One Of The Coolest Teams Ever

Spinning out of Phillip Kennedy Johnson's Incredible Hulk, we'll witness the origin of Ghost Rider '44 in Hellhunters, an explosive WWII saga that also stars Wolverine, Nick Fury, Peggy Carter, and Bucky.

By JoshWilding - Sep 14, 2024 02:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Comics

In the pages of his terrifying Incredible Hulk run last year, writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson introduced Sergeant Sal Romero, a.k.a Ghost Rider '44, a Spirit of Vengeance who raised hell on the battlefields during World War II.

This December, his epic backstory will be told in the pages of Hellhunters, a five-issue limited series written by Kennedy Johnson with art by Adam Gorham (Immortal Hulk).

In the present day, Ghost Rider '44 can only reawaken "when the monsters come." During WWII, there were plenty of them - including Felix Bruckner, a Nazi officer who underwent a mysterious transformation of his own. When Bruckner’s demonic army begins its march, Sal will be forced to embrace his supernatural new gifts to turn the tide of the entire war.

Some of Marvel's most badass heroes fought on the frontlines of World War II and Hellhunters will see Ghost Rider '44’s battle alongside the likes of Wolverine, Nick Fury, Peggy Carter, Bucky Barnes, and, from the pages of Jason Aaron's Avengers, Soldier Supreme. 

Here's the official description of the first issue:

1944: As U.S. Sergeant Sal Romero is parachuting into Nazi-occupied Europe, young Nazi officer Felix Bruckner becomes the host for an unspeakable evil. In the aftermath of their violent meeting, Romero is reborn as Ghost Rider '44, who sets out not only to take revenge on Bruckner and the Nazis, but to save mankind from annihilation!

"Ghost Rider '44 is definitely my favorite guest star that's appeared in our Incredible Hulk series so far," Kennedy Johnson says in a press release. "I had a fully-realized origin story for Sergeant Sal Romero in my head before my partner Nic Klein brought him to life with his art, and the character turned out so unbelievably cool and fun, we knew the 'War Devil' arc wouldn't be his last appearance."

"Now, with fan response being as overwhelming as it has, superstar artist Adam Gorham and I are giving Marvel fans the origin of Ghost Rider '44. The forgotten story of the toughest, bloodiest, scariest, most bad-ass squad of Nazi-killers to come out of WWII: the Hellhunters."

Gorham adds, "Hellhunters is shaping up to be a dream book for me. Phillip Kennedy Johnson's scripts blend horror, super heroics, and two-fisted pulp into one gritty adventure. On this title, I am pushing myself harder than ever to deliver visceral and gruesome action that I hope leaves readers blown away and wanting more."

Check out Jonas Scharf's Hellhunters #1 cover below along with a variant cover by Taurin Clarke.

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HELLHUNTERS #1 (OF 5)
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by ADAM GORHAM
Cover by JONAS SCHARF
Variant Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
On Sale 12/15

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FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 9/14/2024, 2:50 PM
Ngl that’s one fire lineup 💀
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 9/14/2024, 3:09 PM
@FireandBlood - winter soldier, wolverine, and Ghost Rider? That's nuts
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 9/14/2024, 3:13 PM
@FireandBlood - thank you for not lying about that
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 9/14/2024, 3:14 PM
@TheFinestSmack - You’re welcome, brother 🤝
Vigor
Vigor - 9/14/2024, 3:24 PM
@SonOfAGif - here he's just bucky tho
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 9/14/2024, 4:27 PM
@Vigor - Still a cool addition.
Vigor
Vigor - 9/14/2024, 4:52 PM
@SonOfAGif - facts
Gambito
Gambito - 9/14/2024, 3:01 PM
[frick] that’s an awesome idea should have added the Iron Fist as well.
Slotherin
Slotherin - 9/14/2024, 3:09 PM
That's awesome. Though should Wolvie have his adamantium yet? I know the movies have made it something that happened around Nam era... When did it occur in the comics?
The1st
The1st - 9/16/2024, 7:52 AM
@Slotherin - He shouldn't, and I love that comics doesn't know comics...
Deckacards
Deckacards - 9/16/2024, 9:37 AM
@The1st - If it's not just uninformed cover art (meaning he may actually have bone claws inside the issue), this makes me think this is an alternate universe story (maybe Warp World, considering some of the other clues? Or includes character ideas borrowed from that?). There's a simple story path where adamantium could've been created during WW2, especially if a living Bucky is fighting with a group that includes Wolverine instead of Steve Rogers Cap (assuming the prevailing theory is still that Cap's shield was created as a failed attempt at creating adamantium in the 1940s in Earth 616). In this scenario, the scientist may have succeeded in creating adamantium first, Steve Rogers never got the serum (or a Cap never existed at all - or this includes a version of Soldier Supreme), and voila! We have a living Bucky Barnes who ended up teaming up with Wolverine who got an adamantium-bonded skeleton 20 or more years earlier than the 616 storyline. My head hurts.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 9/14/2024, 3:17 PM
Cool, hoping we get an Invaders team up.
fanboy03191
fanboy03191 - 9/14/2024, 3:43 PM
Love me some WW2 action. Looks awesome.
MisterBones
MisterBones - 9/14/2024, 4:34 PM
Now this is a must read
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/14/2024, 5:38 PM
Prefer winter soldier over Bucky oh well it’s weird wolverine have metal claws in World War Two on cover
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 9/14/2024, 5:53 PM
Hellhunters is one epic kind of name, it sounds great. Neat cover.

Marvel comics sure has been doing a lot of things with the concept of Ghost Riders with every year.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/14/2024, 7:10 PM

Sounds great! What's it taste like?
breakUbatman
breakUbatman - 9/15/2024, 1:42 AM
I've always liked the idea of a team up of Marvels war veterans - think Cap and Frank Castle crossed paths in one one of the Punisher Max tales.

Similarly Hawkman/Girl, Black Adam and Fate couild do the same, ciuld even throw in Vandal Savage for good measure
Deckacards
Deckacards - 9/16/2024, 9:14 AM
This sounds cool, but why the on-sale date of 12/15? Isn't that a Sunday? And new comic day is traditionally Wednesday? Is this just how they normally list dates, as in "on sale the week of"?

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