Ghostbusters EC Comics Homages

IDW homaged EC with their Mars Attacks comics and continue the trend with the cover of Ghostbusters Get Real issue 2. Inspired by The Vault of Horror issue 25.

The Real Ghostbusters animated series also gave a nod to EC with a Weird Science style comic book cover featuring in the episode Mr Sandman, Dream me a Dream. 

The Real Ghostbusters UK Comics

 The 80s saw multiple titles for The Real Ghostbusters, extending all the way into the early 90s.
In 1988 the main weekly The Real Ghostbusters title launched. The title lasted until 1992 with 193 issues

 Various issues were reprinted in bumper sized Collected Comics for 13 issues ending in 1994

 Slimer also had his own short lived comic starting in 1989 to tie in with the changes to the animated series which had by this time become Slimer and The Real Ghostbusters. Slimers solo outing lasted an unlucky 13 issues.

 1989 saw another Slimer-centric title. It's Wicked was a Beano and Dandy style comedy comic but dedicated to supernatural and horror themed characters with Slimer being the face of the series much like Dennis the Menace was to Beano and Desperate Dan was to Dandy. This lasted 11 issues.

A fun spin off from the main Ghostbusters comic was Puzzlebuster. A puzzle magazine themed around the Ghostbusters and included short comic strips featuring the characters.

The Real Ghostbusters Frightful Four

When people think of the Frightful Four, they tend to think of the supervillain group who would oppose the Fantastic Four in Marvel comics. Howeverthere is another Frightful Four from Marvel. Marvel UK's The Real Ghostbusters issue 118 introduced readers to a group of ghosts based on the classic universal monsters but wearing uniforms similar to the Ghostbusters. This quartet were sent to capture and punish the Ghostbusters for their crimes against the spirit world. Basically, Ghostbuster Busters. The team consisted of Frank (the Frankenstein monster), Arnold the Werewolf, Wilbur the Mummy and Vigor the Vampire the leader of the group. Their first appearance was in a text only story but in their second outing in issue 136 they would get a full comic strip story.

The Real Ghostbusters 133

The Real Ghostbusters 133 published by Marvel UK. Christmas 1990

The Real Ghostbusters 185

 

Marvel UK Real Ghostbusters issue 185 from Christmas 1991 

The Real Ghostbusters 184

   The Real Ghostbusters issue 184 from Christmas 1991. Featuring the recurring villain Ponquadragor.

The Real Ghostbusters Collected Comics 13

Marvel UKs The Real Ghostbusters Collected Comics 13 Halloween special from Autumn 1994.

The Real Ghostbusters issue 1

                                    Marvel Comics UK The Real Ghostbusters issue 1

The Real Ghostbusters issue 48

Fantastic Fo....errm I mean Marvel UK’s The Real Ghostbusters comic issue 48 and Captain Planet Holiday Special. Both homaging the first issue of Fantastic Four.