Ghost Rider Vol 2 76

"Asmodeus -- you come bearing nothing but your own self-interest! Do not seek to dissemble before the master dissembler!"

―Mephisto

"Half a Demon... Half a Man" is the seventy-sixth issue of the second Ghost Rider comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by J.M. DeMatteis with artwork by Don Perlin and inks by Dave Simons. It was colored by Bob Sharen and lettered by Diana Albers. The story was edited by Tom DeFalco with Linda Grant as assistant editor. This issue shipped with a January, 1983 cover date and carries a cover price of .60 cents per copy.

"Half a Demon... Half a Man"[]

The character of Johnny Blaze was created by writers Gary Friedrich & Roy Thomas and artist Mike Ploog. He first appeared as the title story in Marvel Spotlight #5 in August, 1972.
This issue has been approved by the Comics Code Authority.
According to Amazing Heroes magazine, volume 15, this issue shipped to retailers on October 5th, 1982.
This issue is reprinted in the first story in The Original Ghost Rider Rides Again #5 in January, 1992. It is also reprinted in black and white in the Essential Ghost Rider, Volume 4 trade paperback collection, released in 2010. It has also been made available on the Ghost Rider: The Complete Collection digital media collection produced by Graphic Imaging Technology, Inc., released in 2007.
The cover to this issue is reproduced for the cover to The Original Ghost Rider Rides Again #5.
This is the fourth appearance of Asmodeus. It is his third appearance in Ghost Rider, Volume 2. He previously appeared in Defenders #111. Before that, he appeared in Ghost Rider #64.
Saturnine, Yammuz, and Yukthalok are all demonic agents of Asmodeus. This is the first appearance for all three characters.