Carter's spirit eventually subdued Lincoln's and when Damian Hellstrom was prepared to banish Lincoln's spirit forever Carter agreed to go with him, to forever end his brother's menace. On performing the ceremony, the onlookers were shocked to see two spirits rise from Hamilton - that of Lincoln, as expected, but also that of Carter Slade, his great-great-uncle, the original Ghost/Night/Phantom Rider, whom Lincoln had taken over for when the former met an untimely death.Ĭarter's spirit had recognized the madness that afflicted Lincoln, even in death, and was battling Lincoln's spirit for dominance within Hamilton as he knew that possessing poor Hamilton and leaving him with no memory of events was wrong. Later, Mockingbird realized Hamilton was the victim of Lincoln's spirit and she sought the aid of Damian Hellstrom in exorcising Lincoln's spirit from Hamilton and ending his tormenting behavior forever. At an archaeological dig, she assaulted and nearly killed Hamilton before being stopped by Moon Knight. Becoming aware that the Avengers' code included no killing, he began trying to break up Mockingbird and her husband Hawkeye by having the truth about his fate revealed to Hawkeye.Įventually, Mockingbird became suspicious that a current descendant of Lincoln's could be the source of the harassment and so she sought out Hamilton, who had no recollection of his exploits when possessed by Lincoln's spirit. Lincoln Slade subsequently began possessing Hamilton's body more frequently to harass and attack Mockingbird. It was probably at this time that Lincoln Slade's spirit became aware of Mockingbird, who had allowed him to fall to his death during a time-travel adventure in the Old West. Later, it was revealed that Shooting Star was an evil alien when she twisted the Rangers' wills and forced them to fight the West Coast Avengers. After successfully ending the threat, these five formed a loosely affiliated band of heroes known as the Rangers. Among those so summoned were Bonita Espirita, known as Firebird, theTexas Twister, Shooting Star, the current incarnation of Red Wolf, and Hamilton Slade in his form as the possessed Phantom Rider. Jones attempted to contact theAvengers but the distress signal went awry and instead summoned forth a number of super-powered persons from the Western U.S., where Jones and the others currently were located. In this way, the spirit of Lincoln Slade would possess his descendant whenever he sensed evil afoot or where justice was needed.Īt one time Rick Jones and a band of his compatriots known as the Teen Brigade were being threatened by The Corruptor, who was turning the Hulk, normally Jones' ally, against them. Unlike his exploits in life, where the "supernatural" abilities of the Rider had been accomplished using trickery, in this form Hamilton/Lincoln possessed genuine supernatural powers, including a form of ethereal/energy six-gun. In this form Hamilton was unaware of anything going on and the spirit of Lincoln Slade was in full control of his actions and behavior. Blaze had once saved Lincoln's brother Carter's life when Carter was the original Phantom Rider, and so now Hamilton/Lincoln repaid that debt. Ghost Rider, who was being menaced by a soul-stealing occultist named Moondark. Thus possessed, Hamilton/Lincoln journeyed to the aid of Johnny Blaze, a.k.a. Lincoln's spirit possessed Hamilton's body, transforming him into the form of his deceased relatives' costumed appearance, and also granting him the spirit form of their horse, Banshee. Discovering the burial place of Lincoln Slade, where he had been laid to rest by Indians of the tribe that first befriended Carter Slade, Hamilton also found the costume of the Ghost/Night/Phantom Rider. He became interested in his ancestors Lincoln and Carter Slade, his great-great-grandfather and great-great-uncle, respectively, after finding out about their exploits in the Old West as the costumed hero known variously as the Ghost Rider, the Night Rider or the Phantom Rider. Hamilton Slade was an archaeologist associated with the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.
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