#23
Cover Date: November 19th, 1988
Cover Price: 38p
Story: John Carnell (first & third story), Dan Abnett (second story), Ian Rimmer (fourth story)
Pencils: John Geering (first & fourth story), Anthony Williams (second story), Brian Williamson (third story)
Inks: Dave Harwood (first story), Anthony Williams (second story), Martin Griffiths (third story), Tim Perkins (fourth story)
Colors: Stuart Place, Chris Matthews (second story)
Letters: Hel (first story), Glib (third story), Nick Abadzis (fourth story)
Spiritual Guide: Dan Abnett
Slimer: John Paul Catton & Nick Abadzis
Editor: Helen Stone
Art Assistant: Chris Matthews
Cover: Anthony Williams
DR. EGON SPENGLER
Ghostbuster
DR. PETER VENKMAN
Ghostbuster
WINSTON ZEDDEMORE
Ghostbuster
DR. RAY STANTZ
Ghostbuster
JANINE MELNITZ
Ghostbusters' Secretary
SLIMER
Ghostbusters' Resident Ghost
MR. TITFER-TATT
Hat-Store Owner
TERRANCE TITFER-TATT
Mad Hatter
MR. STAY PUFT
Marshmallow Man
KAL QUIX RA
Post Ghost
“The Mad Hatter!”
Egon and Peter respond to a call at a hat shop where the head of the ancestor of the owner, Mr. Titfer-Tatt , wreaks havoc and scares off all his customers. Meanwhile, across town, Ray and Winston find themselves against a headless body in the hat department of Macey’s. Coincidence? Probably not.
“Spengler’s Spirit Guide” Part 23
Partial Formation Apparitions.
“Winston’s Diary”
Tuesday, 15th November 1988
Egon, Winston and Janine return to the Sedgewick Hotel for a paranormal society conference where Egon was invited to speak. In a room filled with people like Egon, Winston soon began to wonder why he was even a Ghostbuster. When Egon was asked about their toughest battle, of course Gozer sprang to mind. And then Gozer, as Mr. Stay Puft, sprang up when one of the paranormal society members uttered an incantation to release him!
“Janine’s Knight in Shining Armour!”
Janine reads a book about knights and dragons just before Egon surprises her with her favorite flowers: Snapdragons. However, snapping is just what they do as a real dragon emerges from the bouquet, snagging Janine in the process and leaving Egon to rescue his fair damsel!
“The Post Ghost!”
The Ghostbusters are called in to investigate a mailbox haunting. Egon, while examining it, gets pulled in by the ghost residing inside, Kal Quix Ra, who waits for a message from some unknown party. Deducing the mailboxes are serving as a trans-dimensional gateway, Egon has an idea how to close it off. But, with his being half stuck inside, it could prove risky for him.
“Blimey! It’s Slimer!”
Slimer’s ghost friend sees him getting down with his bad self and decides to join in.
Special Features:
Bio: The Ghostbusker.
Slime Time! Jokes.
FYI: This is the first issue in which Egon’s uniform has been properly colored blue, with the exception of “Janine’s Knight in Shining Armour!” and one page of “The Post Ghost!”. For the majority of the run his uniform is colored a shade of green.
FYI: “The Mad Hatter!”
The Mad Hatter is the popular name of the character known as The Hatter from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. It was also a popular expression in the time Carroll wrote the book.
FYI: “The Mad Hatter!”
The name of the characters in the story, Titfer-Tatt, is a play on the expression “tit for tat.”
FYI: “The Mad Hatter!”
Page 6 – RAY: “…A mad, headless ghost running wild in the hat department in Macey’s”
Macey’s is a play on the name of Macy’s Department Store.
FYI: “Winston’s Diary”
The story makes several references to the first movie, including the Sedgewick Hotel, Gozer, Mr. Stay Puft and their first confrontation with Slimer.
FYI: “Janine’s Knight In Shining Armour!” was also featured in NOW’s Real Ghostbusters vol. 1 #21.
FYI: “Blimey! It’s Slimer!”
Page 22 - GHOST: “Aa-aa-aa-aa-Stayin’ Alive…”
The ghost sings lines from the Beegees hit “Stayin’ Alive.”
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