10 Insane Facts You Didn't Know About Ghost Rider

6. The Entire Backstory Of The Original Ghost Rider

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Nobody has better backstories than comic book characters. They range from unbelievably epic to incredibly ridiculous. Somewhere in the middle lies the twisted nature of the Ghost Rider mythology. To put it plainly, the story behind the Spirit of Vengeance is all kinds of out there.

The demonic antihero has been around for basically thousands of years and one of its most notable and prominent early hosts is none other than Noble Kale. Kale's whole story is very weird and incredibly intriguing.

During the 18th century, his family was entrusted with the power of the Spirit of Vengeance. Noble had fallen head over heels for a woman named Magdelena. They had a happy life together and even had a baby, ut his families happiness' would soon fade. One day Magdelena discovered a dark secret about his father Pastor Kale.

She learned he was a worshipper of Mephisto. This discovery led to the Pastor having his son's wife burned for the crime of being a witch. However, before passing away Magdalena summoned spirits to kill Pastor Kale. In order to survive this, Pastor desperately sold Noble's soul to Mephisto. This resulted in Mephisto turning Noble into the Ghost Rider.

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