#31
Cover Date: January 14th, 1989
Cover Price: 38p
Story: John Paul Catton (first story), John Freeman (second story), Nick Abadzis & Steve White (third story), Ian Rimmer (fourth story)
Pencils: Brian Williamson (first story), Tony O’Donnell (second story), Phil Elliott (third story), John Geering (fourth story)
Inks: Tim Perkins (first story), Bambos (second story), Cam Smith (third story), Dave Harwood (fourth story)
Colors: Stuart Place
Letters: Paul Marshall (first story), Bambos (second story), Annie H. (fourth story)
Spiritual Guide: Dan Abnett
Slimer: Bambos & Hel
Editor: Helen Stone
Art Assistant: Chris Matthews
Cover: Phil Elliott & Cam Smith
DR. EGON SPENGLER
Ghostbuster
DR. PETER VENKMAN
Ghostbuster
WINSTON ZEDDEMORE
Ghostbuster
DR. RAY STANTZ
Ghostbuster
JANINE MELNITZ
Ghostbusters' Secretary
SLIMER
Ghostbusters' Resident Ghost
THE MIND-BOGGLES
Psychic Spirits
BOOT PHANTOMS
A Couple Soles
DINOSAUR ELEMENTAL
Deadly Dino
WAS-KIDS
Stock Market Spooks
GREED
It’s Ugly
“The Mind Boggles!”
    Peter and Slimer head out to answer a call, and Peter returns in Slimer’s body!  Egon theorizes that psychic spirits known as The Mind-Boggles are responsible, and he devises a plan to switch their minds back.  Unfortunately, the plan relies on Peter and Slimer to be strapped to the trap used to catch them, which could be very dangerous.

“Spengler’s Spirit Guide”
    Mentioning monsters.

“These Boots Are Made For Haunting!”
    Ray gets a new pair of boots…which turns out to be haunted!  He has to find a way back to HQ in order to get his gear and take out the Boot Phantoms before they wear him out.

“Winston’s Diary”
Sunday, January 8th, 1989
    A dinosaur’s skeleton emerges in Central Park, similar to one the Ghostbusters had encountered before.  At first, it seemed like an easy bust when it fell apart upon blasting, but it quickly reformed and was joined by more of its kind!  They give chase to their HQ where the Ghostbusters need to make their last stand, and only Peter has an idea to save the day!  Maybe they were better off being eaten…

“Weirdness on Wall Street!”
    Egon and Peter come to wall street to find a bunch of little greed-mongers called Was-Kids running around, but no PKE energy.  Further exploration leads them to a big creature Egon identifies as the physical embodiment of greed!  With its origins human in nature, the only way they’re gonna beat this thing is to give until it hurts.

“Blimey!  It’s Slimer!”
    Slimer goes to see a magic act and ends up part of the show.
Special Features:
     Bio: Tobin’s Spirit.
     Slime Time! Jokes.
FYI: This issue shares its cover with NOW’s Real Ghostbusters vol. 2 #4.

FYI: “These Boots Are Made For Haunting!”
    The title of this story is a play on the song title “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’” by Nancy Sinatra.  The latest cover of the song was sung by Jessica Simpson for the Dukes of Hazzard movie soundtrack.

FYI: “Winston’s Diary”
    Page 13-“…definite resemblance to an Allosaurus.”
    An Allosaurus was a large carnivorous dinosaur from the Jurassic Period common to North America.

FYI: “Winston’s Diary”
    Page 13-“…it had the same effect as the little Dutch boy removing his finger from the dyke.”
    That would be The Little Dutch Boy by Mary Mapes Dodge, about a  boy who used his finger to plug up a leak and prevent a flood.
Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II and all related characters TM & (c) Columbia Pictures Inc.
The Real Ghostbusters (c) Marvel Comics LTD.
NYGB Comicguide TM & (c) 2005 Atomic Media Group.