#85
Cover Date: January 27th, 1990
Cover Price: 45p
Story: John Carnell (first story), Dan Abnett (second story) Dan Aykroyd & Harold Ramis (third story)
Adaptation: James Van Hise (third story)
Pencils: John Marshall (first story), Brian Williamson (second story), John Tobias (third story)
Inks: Dave Harwood (first & second story), Rich Rankin (third story)
Colors: Stuart Place (first story), Suzanne Dechnik (third story)
Letters: Spolly (first story), Dan Nakrosis (third story)
Spiritual Guide: Dan Abnett
Slimer: Bambos
Dead True: Bambos & Memlie
Editor: Stuart Bartlett, Tony Caputo (third story)
Assistant Editor: Peri Godbold
Cover: Brian Williamson & Dave Harwood
DR. EGON SPENGLER
Ghostbuster
DR. PETER VENKMAN
Ghostbuster
WINSTON ZEDDEMORE
Ghostbuster
DR. RAY STANTZ
Ghostbuster
JANINE MELNITZ
Ghostbusters' Secretary
SLIMER
Ghostbusters' Resident Ghost
MR. COUP
Farmer
SCARECROW
Scaring Chickens
BRONTOSAURUS
Set Crasher
JANOSZ POHA
Head of Restoration
DANA BARRETT
Venkman’s Ex
VIGO THE CARPATIAN
Evil Magician
“Kentucky Frightened Chicken!”
    Mr. Coup’s chickens are being harassed by a living scarecrow, so he calls the Ghostbusters to deal with the problem.  Unfortunately, this country-savvy spook proves a little too slippery for these city slickers.
“Spengler’s Spirit Guide” Part 85
    Shocking revelations from the World Paranormal Symposium.  
“Winston’s Diary”
Saturday, January 20th, 1990
    Eddie Allosaurus, born Fred, is making a dinosaur movie in the middle of the Arizona desert.  But, a strange entity keeps trashing the set every night, costing the production lots of money to rebuild it.  The Ghostbusters are called in and discover the culprit is a spectral Brontosaurus!  Egon gets ready to bust it, but Winston has a better idea on how to handle it.
“Dead True!”
    In Thame near Oxford, a farmer’s wife saw the ghost of her dead husband in their barn.  Calling for help, his body was discovered on a roadside with the same injuries she saw on the ghost!
“Ghostbusters II” Part 8
    The Ghostbusters are back in business and in full swing, taking care of ghosts left and right which keeps them from further investigating the river of slime.  Meanwhile, Dana has an uneasy feeling working at the Museum lately, unknown to her that her boss, Janosz, had been possessed by the evil spirit of Prince Vigo living inside a painting.  And to add to her troubles, while attempting to give Oscar a bath, both he and Dana are attacked by their slime filled bathtub!
“Blimey!  It’s Slimer!”
    Presto the Magician shows Slimer he can make some flowers disappear.  Slimer shows him the same trick with a whole cake.
Special Features:
    Bio: Nekkdasgeddon.
    Slime Time! Jokes.
FYI: “Kentucky Frightened Chicken!” is a play on the name of the restaurant franchise Kentucky Fried Chicken, now known simply as KFC.
FYI: “Winston’s Diary”
    Eddie Allosaurus’ name is that of a real dinosaur.
FYI: “Winston’s Diary”
    Page 11 – “…was causing problems on the set of his latest monster-movie –‘The Land That Time Mislaid’…”
    The title of the movie is a parody of the 1975 movie The Land That Time Forgot, based on the 1918 novel by Edgar Rice Boroughs.  
FYI: “Winston’s Diary”
    Page 11 – “When I was a kid, I saw ‘When Dinosaurs Ruled the Roost’…”
    The title of the movie is a parody of the 1970 movie When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth.

FYI: This issue features part of NOW’s Real Ghostbusters in Ghostbusters II #2.
BLOOPER:
  Cover & Page 10 – Winston’s no-ghost logo is missing the ghost.
Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II and all related characters TM & (c) Columbia Pictures Inc.
The Real Ghostbusters (c) Marvel Comics LTD.
NYGB Comicguide TM & (c) 2007 Atomic Media Group.