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The Real Ghostbusters Comics: Volume 2: Issue 2

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From NOW™ – December 1991

Story: Shannon McCutcheon & Barry Petersen (first story), Jonathan Bernstein (second story),

Pencils: Neil Grahame (first story), Phil Elliott (second story)

Inks: Jim Brozman (first story), Paul Marshall (second story)

Colors:  Suzanne Dechnik, Kelly Kinsey & Holly Sanfelippo (first story), Stuart Place (second story)

Letters: Joseph Allen (first story), Paul Marshall (second story)

Editor: Katherine Llewellyn & Barry Petersen

Editor-in-Chief: Tony Caputo

Cover: Anthony Williams & Bambos

Scanned and restored in May 2012 by Richard Roy

“Tobin and the Maze of Time” Part III

“The Ghostbusters find themselves split up and face-to-face with beings and creatures out of mythology and legend; Winston runs for his life from the Minotaur with Daedalus and Egon is faced with the riddle of the Sphinx. If both men can’t keep their wits about them, they may not live long enough to find the others and save Tobin.”

“Little Devil”

”Janine is surprised when she finds a baby with a note on her doorstep. She brings Little Hank (as the note calls him) to the firehouse where the guys are instantly smitten. However, Janine’s good fortune turns into a serious misadventure in babysitting when the guys learn the hard way there may be more to Hank than they all thought.”

Volume 2, Issue 2 information. (from NYGB Comic Guide)

The Real Ghostbusters Volume 2: Issue 2. (Ghostbusters Firehouse)

The Real Ghostbusters Comics: Volume 2: Issue 1

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From NOW™ – November 1991

Story: Shannon McCutcheon & Barry Petersen (first story), John Carnell (Second story)

Pencils: Neil Grahame (first story), Brian Williamson (second story)

Inks: Jim Brozman (first story), Cam Smith (second story)

Colors: Suzanne Dechnik, Kelly Kinsey and Holly Sanfelippo (first story), Stuart Place (second story)

Letters: Caren Skibell (first story), Hel (second story)

Editor: Katherine Llewellyn and Barry Petersen (first story)

Editor-in-Chief: Tony Caputo

Cover: Andy Lanning & Dave Hine

Scanned and restored in May 2012 by Richard Roy

“Tobin and the Maze of Time Part II”

The Ghostbusters are trapped in dreamspace, and they must find their way in order to help Tobin. However, things get hairy when the boys are separated and confronted with creatures straight out of mythology!

“Full Haunted House”

The boys are playing a mean game of poker and Peter’s cleaning house. The others go to bed, but Peter’s still raring to play. That’s when he’s visited by Satan, Death and the See-Through Kid, willing to give him the game of his life. And the stakes? His very soul!

Volume 2, Issue 1 information. (from NYGB Comic Guide)

The Real Ghostbusters Volume 2: Issue 1. (Ghostbusters Firehouse)

The Real Ghostbusters Comics: Spectacular 3-D Issue!

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From NOW™ – October 1991

Story: Barry Petersen (Story 1), Andrew Brenner (Story 2), Shannon McCutcheon & Barry Petersen (Story 3)

Pencils: Norm Dwyer (Story 1), Brian Williamson (Story 2), Neil Grahame (Story 3)

Inks: John Strangeland (Story 1), Dave Elliott (Story 2), Jim Brozman (Story 3)

Colors: Stuart Place (Story 2), Suzanne Dechnik, Kelly Kinsey & Holly Sanfellipo (Story 3)

Letters: Patrick Williams (Story 1), Nick Abadzis (Story 2), Caren Skibell (third story)

3-D Conversion: Bob Staake of Apartment 3-D (Story 1)

Editor: Katherine Llewellyn & Barry Petersen (Story 3)

Editor-in-Chief: Tony Caputo

Cover: John Strangeland

Scanned and restored in May 2012 by Richard Roy

“The Rise and Fall of Ghostbusting” (3-D)

There’s a ghost at the local amusement park on one of its most profitable rides, and its up to the Ghostbusters to get rid of it.  Except the roller coaster they ride takes them by too fast to effectively trap it, leaving the ghost free and the owner questioning their abilities!

“Nobody’s Slimer!”

Slimer has slimed once too often. The Ghostbusters are all agitated at their slimy houseguest, causing him to run off believing nobody loves him. Now all alone, he seeks residence with other people thoroughly unprepared for him as a resident!

“Tobin and the Maze of Time Part 1”

Tobin was chosen from his time in 1 AD to be the new chronicler of spirits, creating Tobin’s Spirit Guide, the Ghostbusters’ ultimate resource tool. Speaking of the Ghostbusters, in the midst of an experiment Tobin projected his image into Egon’s lab calling for their help. Now the Ghostbusters must go to the astral plane to rescue Tobin and save the world from the Evil that imprisoned him.

  1. Info: This issue is referred to The Real Ghostbusters Vol. 2 Issue 0 since it begins the story arc that carries across The Real Ghostbusters Vol 2 comics.

The Real Ghostbusters Spectacular 3-D. (Ghostbusters Firehouse)

Free Comic Books Everyday

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Yesterday was the annual Free Comic Book Day around the US and abroad. Something I was able to participate in two years in a row if you can believe that. While Free Comic Book Day is an excellent day for publishers, store owners, comic book fans and their families I wanted to “gently” remind everyone that at Ectocontainment™ every day is (cheap plug) FREE The Real Ghostbusters comic book days, brought to you by NOW and myself.

I have scanned, cleaned, and where needed restored Volume 1, Issues 1-28 of The Real Ghostbusters comics from Now Comics. (Ghostbusters Firehouse) I also scanned, cleaned, and where needed restored, albeit in 2007 The Real Ghostbusters Starring in Ghostbusters II three parter. Originally I only had the limited to 1,000 copies trade paperback. Also this year I scanned, cleaned, and again where needed restored Issue 1 of Slimer!

Going forward I will be working on and putting up the special, the 4 issues from Volume 2, and annuals from The Real Ghostbusters comics. I will also be putting up Issue 2 of Slimer! As I’ve previously talked about I don’t have every issue of Slimer! and don’t know if I will add the comics I do have to Ectocontainment.

The Real Ghostbusters Comics: Issue 26

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From NOW™ – October 1990

Closet Case

Story: James Van Hise

Pencils: Neil Grahame

Inks: Jim Brozman

Colors: Susan (as S.) Dechnik & Kelly (as K.) Kinsey

Letters: Joseph Allen

Art Director: Michele Mach

Editor: Katherine Llewellyn

Editor-in-Chief: Tony Caputo

Cover: Dougie Braithwaite & Dave Hine

Scanned and restored in April 2012 by Richard Roy

“Something lurks in the closet of Tommy Newkirk, something that fills him completely with terror! Something bothers Egon Spengler too, and a check-up later he learns his fears were just; when Samhain had escaped the containment unit the last time, so did another entity; the Boogieman! He’s out, and he’s looking for revenge against his favorite meal-ticket; Egon!”

  1. Reference: The Boogieman first appeared in the first season episode, The Boogieman Cometh.

The Real Ghostbusters Issue 26. (Ghostbusters Firehouse)

The Real Ghostbusters Comics: Issue 25

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From NOW™ – September 1990

Ghost Train

Story: James Van Hise

Pencils: Neil Grahame

Inks: Jim Brozman

Colors: Suzanne Dechnik & Holly Sanfelippo

Letters: Joseph Allen

Art Director: Michele Mach

Editor: Katherine Llewellyn

Editor-in-Chief: Tony Caputo

Cover: Neil Grahame

Scanned and restored in April 2012 by Richard Roy

“The Ghostbusters are hired by A.R.M.O.R. (Advanced Radical Military Occult Railroad) to head through a gateway at Mount St. Helens into another dimension to retrieve their prototype ghost train. Given high tech body armor, the Ghostbusters pass through a portal and find themselves in a strange world with strange creatures…all hungry for human flesh!”

  1. Reference: Pg 10: Mr. Badge: “Years later, after the explosion of Mt. St. Helens…”

Mt. St. Helens has been an active volcano and is located in Washington.

The Real Ghostbusters Issue 25. (Ghostbusters Firehouse)

The Real Ghostbusters Comics: Issue 24

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From NOW™ – August 1990

Carnival

Story: James Van Hise

Pencils: Neil Grahame

Inks: Jim Brozman

Colors: Suzanne Dechnik

Letters: Joseph Allen

Art Director: Michele Mach

Editor: Katherine Llewellyn

Editor-in-Chief: Tony Caputo

Cover: Neil Grahame

Scanned and restored in March 2012 by Richard Roy

“The circus is in town and the Ghostbusters are chasing a shape-shifting spook. Little do they know that elsewhere, Denita escapes a small town ruled by Master Cosmos and goes in search of help. She finds the Ghostbusters and explains to them her problem. The Ghostbusters must travel back with her to her village and release the souls of the tortured inhabitants from the power of Cosmos. But first, they need to get past his killer circus!”

  1. Reference: Pg. 3 The ghost takes a similar form of comic strip character Little Orphan Annie.

 

  1. Goof: Pg. 3: Winston’s “no ghost” logo is incomplete, no slash, no ghost, and no color.

The Real Ghostbusters Issue 24. (Ghostbusters Firehouse)

The Real Ghostbusters Comics: Issue 23

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From NOW™ – July 1990

The Strength To Dream

Story: James Van Hise

Pencils: Neil Grahame

Inks: Jim Brozman

Colors: Suzanne Dechnik

Letters: Patrick Williams

Art Director: Michele Mach

Editor: Katherine Llewellyn

Editor-in-Chief: Tony Caputo

Cover: Neil Grahame

Scanned and restored in March 2012 by Richard Roy

“The Ghostbusters have some downtime and Winston decides to take his date to the Rialto Theater for a showing of “The Deathless Image.” Monsters come off the screen and abduct a rude patron, but Winston believes it to be just an innovative 3-D movie…until one of the abducted shows up at the firehouse! Now, the Ghostbusters must figure out the deadly secret behind the old movie and what Sergio Fernandez has to do with it.”

  1. Goof: Pg. 13: Egon and Winston’s ghosts in the “no ghost” logo aren’t colored in.
  2. Goof: Pg 19: Ray’s “no ghost” logo is on the opposite arm. All The Real Ghostbusters are missing the ghosts in the “no ghost” logos.

The Real Ghostbusters Issue 23. (Ghostbusters Firehouse)

The Real Ghostbusters Comics: Issue 21

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From NOW™ – May 1990

Three Fabulous Stories!

Story: John Carnell (first story), Phil Elliott (second story), Andrew Brenner (third story)

Pencils: Andy Lanning (first story), Phil Elliott (second story), Anthony Williams (third story)

Inks: Stephen Baskerville (first story), Phil Elliott (second story), Cam Smith (third story)

Colors: Louise Cassell (first story), Dondie Cox (second & third story)

Letters: Hel (first & third story) Phil Elliott (second story)

Editor-in-Chief: Tony Caputo

Cover: Uncredited

Scanned and restored in March 2012 by Richard Roy

 

  1. Info: Because of the artistic situation around the time of Issue 20 (that concluded with Issue 22) this issue featured reprints from Marvel’s UK The Real Ghostbusters.
  2. Issue 21’s cover is the same as Marvel UK’s The Real Ghostbusters #50. Ecto-X is also a story in it.
  3. The cover is either a tribute or parody to Robocop’s poster.

Ecto-X!

“The Ghostbusters are busy as hell and can’t take the pace much longer. Egon, instead of enlisting more help, builds more help in the form of Ecto-X; a mechanical Ghostbuster that can track, blast and trap a spook. Soon, however, Ecto-X’s outstanding performance soon casts the Ghostbusters out of the limelight. And, if that wasn’t bad enough, it eventually turns on them!”

  1. Goof: Pg. 4: Ecto-X’s bill added up to $625.50. The total amount listed was only $125.50. An error with the original math or was a conversion done from pounds to dollars.

Reference: Pgs 7,8: Rotten Fruit Computers is either a tribute or parody of Apple Computers.

  1. Goof: Pg. 7: “It’s Egon! He took Ecto-X to a computergeist bust in Silicon Valley this morning…”

Silicon Valley is in California, of course Ghostbusters pretty much work in New York.

  1. Goof: Pg. 8: “It took possession of Robo-Buster’s memory circuits…” – Egon

Robo-Buster is a 4th season episode of The Real Ghostbusters. The character of Robo-Buster is a ghostbusting robot (equipment info stolen from the Ghostbusters’ files) built by Grossjuck Industries.

The Spooked Suit!

“The Ghostbusters get a call to deal with a ghost turning a man’s suits plaid every time he puts them on. Egon takes the suit for analysis, but realizes the spook may be more challenging than he thought.”

  1. Info: The Spooked Suit! is a story in Marvel’s UK The Real Ghostbusters #15.

 

  1. Goof: Pg. 1: Egon and Winston’s “no ghost” logo patches are on the opposite arm.
  2. Goof: Pgs 2,3: Egon’s uniform isn’t colored in 100%.

Neanderthal Nightmare!

“The Ghostbusters respond to a call that a caveman is loose in a local store. They investigate, but arrive too late.  Or, so they thought as they emerge to find Ecto-1 smashed up outside. More reports of cavemen pour in around the city, leaving the Ghostbusters with some big problems.”

The Real Ghostbusters Issue 21. (Ghostbusters Firehouse)

The Real Ghostbusters Comics: Issue 22

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From NOW™ – June 1990

Wild In The Streets (Part 2 of a 2 Part story)

Story: James Van Hise

Pencils: Mark Braun

Inks: Brian Thomas

Colors: Suzanne Dechnik

Letters: Patrick Williams

Art Director: Michele Mach

Editor: Katherine Llewellyn

Editor-in-Chief: Tony Caputo

Cover: Brian Williamson & Bambos

Scanned and restored in March 2012 by Richard Roy

“Ecto-4 is destroyed, and the teleporter is with Nurtog in the Ghostbusters’ world leaving them effectively stranded. Nurtog uses his superior powers to stomp through a defenseless New York with no one but Janine and the Crime Patrol to face him. The only chance is if the Ghostbusters can use the experience of the stranded pilots in the core to help them all return home and stop Nurtog once and for all.”

  1. Info: Janine wears a Ghostbusters uniform similar in color to Egon’s. Instead of pink, the collar and cuffs are orange.

The Real Ghostbusters Issue 22. (Ghostbusters Firehouse)

The Real Ghostbusters Comics: Issue 20

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From NOW™ – April 1990

War At The Earth’s Core (Part 1 of a 2 Part story)

Story: James Van Hise

Pencils: Phillip Hester

Inks: Jim Brozman

Colors: Suzanne Dechnik

Letters: Joseph Allen

Art Director: Michele Mach

Editor: Katherine Llewellyn

Editor-in-Chief: Tony Caputo

Cover: Phillip Hester

Scanned and restored in March 2012 by Richard Roy

“Nurtog is back, and he has Spike held captive! Spike manages to contact the Ghostbusters through one of Egon’s devices, and they quickly get ready to return to the Earth’s core to help him. With the Crime Patrol put on alert to handle the spooks of New York, the Ghostbusters teleport to the Core…and into the middle of a war!”

Just say no to ghost logos.

  1. Cover: Egon’s “no ghost” logo is missing.
  2. Pg 1: “No Ghost” logo is colored wrong. Also, it appears on a different section of Ecto-4 then the rest of the issue.
  3. Pg 4: Peter’s “no ghost” logo is on the wrong arm.
  4. Pgs 9,10,11: Ray is missing his “no ghost” logo patch.

Pg. 12: Egon’s hands are colored wrong. Or he’s wearing gloves.

  1. Pg 12: Ecto-4 is missing a ghost in its “no ghost” logo.
  2. Pg 14: Ecto-4 is missing its “no ghost” logo entirely.
  3. Pg. 17: Ecto-4’s logo returns without a ghost.

Info: Due to some kind of artistic problem around this time, the story in issue 20 concluded in issue 22. The next issue on Ectocontainment™ will be issue 22.

The Real Ghostbusters Issue 20. (Ghostbusters Firehouse)