Ghost Rider is a fictional superhero that appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Johnny Blaze is the second Marvel character to use the name Ghost Rider, following the Western comics hero later known as the Phantom Rider, and preceding Daniel Ketch. Johnny Blaze was portrayed both in the 2007 film Ghost Rider, and its 2012 sequel Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, by actor Nicolas Cage.