Joost van Straaten (also known as the "Ghost" or the "Flying Dutchman's Ghost") is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Silver Surfer #8 (September 1969).[1]
Joost van Straaten was an 18th-century sea captain whose soul was claimed by Mephisto.[2]
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