#9
Cover Date: May, 1989
Cover Price: $1.75
Story: James Van Hise
Pencils: John Tobias
Inks: Rich Rankin
Colors: Barry Petersen
Letters: Dan McKinnon
Editor-in-Chief: Tony Caputo
Cover: Gary Fields
DR. EGON SPENGLER
Ghostbuster
DR. PETER VENKMAN
Ghostbuster
WINSTON ZEDDEMORE
Ghostbuster
DR. RAY STANTZ
Ghostbuster
JANINE MELNITZ
Ghostbusters' Secretary
SLIMER
Ghostbusters' Resident Ghost
THE MESSENGER
Evil Minion
SHANNON PHILLIPS
Demon Child
NATHANIAL BLAQUE
Master of Black Arts
ASTORATH
Evil Demon
“The Father-Thing Trilogy Part One: Rising Son”

    The Ghostbusters rescue a young boy from a ritual sacrifice, only to find out they’re caught up in something bigger than they ever realized.  The dark forces want the boy and they’ll stop at nothing to take him from their care…including taking over New York City!
Special Features:
     Bonus pin-up.
FYI: This is the first issue to be approved by the Comics Code Authority.

FYI: Page 6-
    Shannon: “You’re the Ghostbusters, aren’t you?”
    Peter: “Didn’t think you’d recognize us unless we had an ape along.”
    Peter’s crack is in reference to the original Ghostbusters.  In 1975 there was a show starring Larry Storch and Forrest Tucker that featured two men and a gorilla that hunted down ghosts on CBS Saturday Mornings.  In 1986 an animated series took it a step further by having the  ofsons those characters hunting down ghosts throughout space and time as well.  
     Due to Filmation owning the rights to the title Ghostbusters, several different titles were prepared for the 1984 movie in case the producers couldn’t secure the title.  Fortunately, Filmation allowed the name to be used for the movie, but not the cartoon.  That’s why The Real had to be added to the title of the animated series that followed 2 years later.
BLOOPER:
     Cover-A part of Peter’s hair and eyebrows are not colored.
BLOOPER:
Page 24-The billboard for “Stay Puff Marshmallows” should be spelled “Stay Puft”.
Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II and all related characters TM & (c) Columbia Pictures Inc.
The Real Ghostbusters TM & (c) Now Media Group.
NYGB Comicguide TM & (c) 2005 Atomic Media Group.