Zarathos was originally a power-hungry demon who was metamorphosed into a Spirit of Vengeance after Mephisto had forcibly bonded the demon to mortals as a mockery of the original Spirits.

Johnny Blaze spent 52 years trying to free himself from his Devil's contract. Now, a classic X-Men villain has done it in a fraction of the time.

as the eponymous resurrected Hellspawn fought the Clown-faced demon Violator. A spirit of vengeance, Spawn tortured and killed Kincaid (off-panel), stringing him up with chains and impaling him ...