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Insult to Injury: Marvel shakes down Ghost Rider Creator for $17,000! |
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Friday, 10 February 2012 20:49 |
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In the aftermath of a lawsuit Gary Friedrich filed after the release of the big budget Ghost Rider movie in 2007, Marvel is asking the now broke Ghost Rider creator to cough up a small fortune he made selling prints of his creation.
Gary co-created Ghost Rider/Johnny Blaze who first premiered in Marvel Spotlight #5 back in August of 1972. Ghost rider took on a life of his own, becoming a beloved character by many, referenced in hip hop songs and appearing in countless comics, cartoons and eventually movies.
This led Gary to seek out a piece of the rights to the character who had become profitable by way of his debut movie in 2007. Gary eventually lost the law suit. The Associated Press reported that on December 28 of last year, U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest ruled Friedrich gave up ownership to the property when he endorsed checks that contained language relinquishing Read more: |
