*Cover A
**The Halloween decorations on the Firehouse are based on the ones seen in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Halloween II 1/2".
**The hands grasping the Moon is a nod to Disney's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
***The nod was also seen in Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #9 on page 16.
*Cover B
**Between Egon and Janine is Kenner's Bad-To-The-Bone Ghost.
**Janine is in her New Ghostbusters flight suit and blows a bubblegum bubble like her animated counterpart.
**Kylie is wearing an orange jacket like Peter's in the first movie.
**Kylie also wears Kenner's Ecto-Goggles and Ecto-Popper.
**To Kylie's left is Pagan.
**Between Kylie and Peter are Ray, Melanie, and Winston in the gray flightsuits and each has a Slime Blower.
***Melanie was last seen in a gray flightsuit on the Volume 2 Issue #10 Regular Cover.
**Slimer appears at the bottom between Samhain's 2 Goblins from The Real Ghostbusters.
*Dramatis Personae
**Ron Alexander has a new biography.
***Mentioned are:
****Walter Peck
****Chicago Ghostbusters
****Ghost Smashers
*What Came Before
**Past events mentioned are:
***Ghostbusters International
****Hell and Jenny Moran are mentioned.
****Loftur and Rauoskinna are alluded to.
***Ghostbusters 101
***Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters Volume 2
****The Turtles are alluded to.
****The Collectors are mentioned.
**It is revealed Peter's Ghostbusters 101 fantasy camp raked in a fortune.
*Page 1
**Murdock is visually based on ?
**Water Tunnel No. 3 is the largest capital construction project in New York City history.
*Page 2
**In panel 3, carved atop the pedestal is the Wheel of the Year. One circle represents life and the other represents death. Joined, they become infinity.
***In The Real Ghostbusters, Samhain's goblins released him with the symbol.
**A powerful paranormal event caused by an unwitting construction worker is similar to the episodes "Knock, Knock" of The Real Ghostbusters and "Darkness at Noon" in Extreme Ghostbusters.
*Page 3
**Ray mentions there were plenty of accidents in the Water Tunnel. Historically, there have been 24 construction-related deaths in Water Tunnel No. 3 but none since 1997.
**The Ghostbusters are in their construction outfits from the 2015 Annual, based on the ones seen in Ghostbusters II.
*Page 4
**Ray attempts to communicate with Samhain much like Gozer in the first movie.
*Page 5
**Samhain refers to the power in a name. In mythology, knowing the name of a magical creature meant having control over it. An example of this is Rumplestiltskin.
*Page 7
**Peter does his "Dah!" from the first movie.
**In panel 5, the woman and man are visually based on ?
*Page 8
**The portly worker in red and slim worker in green appear to be nods to Nintendo characters Mario and Luigi.
**Peter refers to the ghost as "Great Pumpkin," a nod to the Charlie Brown Halloween special "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown".
**The portly worker insists they have a schedule to keep. In reality, the tunnel started work in 1997 and is slated to finish in 2020.
*Page 9
**In panel 1, the microwave from Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions) is on the left.
**Jenny alludes to 'home' - implying Ray might have his own home or apartment.
**In panel 1, Luis Delgado's 15 easter egg appears on the Days since last incident sign from Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions).
**In panel 1, on the Employee of the Month board from Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions) are:
***April: Peter from Ghostbusters International Issue #2 page 4 panel 3
***August: Peter from Ghostbusters Volume 1 Issue #2 Cover RI
***September: The Real Ghostbusters Peter from ???
***October: Peter from Ghostbusters 101 #4 Subscription Cover
**In panel 1, two arcades are visible:
***The left arcade is Scary House is based on Midway's 1972 Haunted House arcade.
***The middle arcade is
**In panel 2, the Mercury poster from Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions) appears.
**Jenny has a copy of "A Book of Pagan Rituals," an actual book from 1978 by Herman Slater. It was a collection of rituals, practices, and exercises drawn from ancient sources.
**In panel 2, the art posted on the refrigerator is a drawing of the ghost costume worn by a child at the start of The Real Ghostbusters episode "The Halloween Door".
**In panel 2, on top of refrigerator is the bowl of candy from the start of The Real Ghostbusters episode "Halloween II 1/2".
***It appeared in Peck's office in Volume 1 #15.
**In the book Jenny presents:
***On the left page is the antlered figure from the Gundestrup Cauldron, a artifact found in Denmark with carvings similar to Celtic mythology.
***On the right page, at the top is ?
***On the right page, at the bottom is Samhain in the book is from Extreme Ghostbusters' Intro sequence.
**Ray mentions the festival of Samhain. It takes place the evening of October 31 to the evening of November 1.
**In panel 4, Ray looks at "The Old Book of Magic," an actual book from 1918 by Lauron William De Lawrence. It was a precise history of magic, its procedure, rites, and mysteries contained in ancient manuscripts and embellished engravings of charms and talismans.
**Ray mentions how the druids never wrote anything down. They passed things down orally.
**In panel 5, on the floor is Hohman's Black Low-Rise from where it goes after Rookie collects it in Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions) .
**In panel 5, by the Hohman's is the washtub used in The Real Ghostbusters episode "The Magnificent Five".
**In panel 5, atop the microwave is UFO Pizza from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) episode "The Case of the Killer Pizzas".
**In panel 5, left of the microwave is
***Middle: Mitsubishi Food's Ghostbusters Halloween Biscuits
***Right: Mitsubishi Food's Ghostbusters Halloween Crackers
**In panel 5, the paper on the cork board is
*Page 10
**Ron mentions the Containment Unit.
**In panel 2, on the billiards table is the Toaster of Sights Unseen after Rookie collects it
**In panel 5, right of Jenny on the counter is a miniature of the relic Samhain was freed from in The Real Ghostbusters episode "When Halloween Was Forever".
**Ray alludes to the pardon Walter Peck arranged for Ron so he could leave Rikers and join the New Ghostbusters in Volume 2 Issue #2.
**In panel 5, Ron is holding an 8-ball - a nod to the "Be the Ball" mantra from "Caddyshack" featuring Chevy Chase whom he's visually based on.
*Page 11
**In panel 1 is a recreation of a scene from Ghostbusters Chapter 11 "We Got One!" after Janine gets the call from the Sedgewick.
**In panel 3, the Stay Puft packet on the dash is Alma's The Real Ghostbusters: Soft Mallow Pieces from the UK.
**Ron has been interested in the Interspatial Teleportation Unit since Annual 2015.
**Ron brings up the Chicago Ghostbusters.
**Ron's badge is the logo of his defunct Ghost Smashers.
*Page 12
**In panel 1, Lagerfeld's is a reference to
**In panel 1, Rambeau's is a reference to Rambeau's House of Fashion from Chapter 6 of Toyko Pop's Ghost Busted Manga.
**Kylie uses the P.K.E. Meter visually based on the Extreme Ghostbusters version. She first used it in Volume 2 of the ongoing series.
**In panel 5, Ray stands by the East 42nd Street and Park Avenue signs where Grand Central is located.
**In panel 5, Manhattan City Bank from the first movie is a stand-in for TD Bank.
**Ray's 'We have a date with a ghost' line is similar to Peter's line to the crowd as they prepare to go into 550 Central Park West in the first movie.
*Page 13
**Kylie alludes to the events of Ghostbusters 101.
**Kylie mentions PCOC.
**Kylie reveals a new protocol named Code Dan, a nod to Dan Schoening.
*Page 14
**Ray brings up Peter's tendency to name things and people.
**Ron tells Ray he's not pronouncing Samhain right, as was the case in The Real Ghostbusters.
**Ron mentions they are weeks away from Halloween.
*Page 20
**Ron uses the higher setting on the Particle Thrower to atomize Connla. This feature was confirmed in the 101 Class Notes in Ghostbusters 101 #4.
**Ron calls Kylie by the "Spooky" nickname he gave her in Volume 2 Issue #4 page 15 panel 3.
**Ray mentions Walter Peck.
*Page 21
**Egon has the P.K.E. Meter from The Real Ghostbusters.
**The ghosts are visually based on Samhain's Midnight Army in The Real Ghostbusters episode "When Halloween Was Forever".
*Page 22
**In panel 1 are several ghosts from The Real Ghostbusters Pilot/Intro:
***Caterpillar Ghost
***Eye Visor Ghost
***Mean Ghost
***Horizontal Grin Ghost
**Winston mentions fictional detective Hercule Poirot.
**Kylie mentions Sherlock Holmes.
**In panel 2, the ghost snagged is one of the blue goblins that chased the Junior Ghostbusters in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Halloween II 1/2".
**Ray mentions Dupin or C. Auguste Dupin from Edgar Allan Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue".
*Page 23
**In panel 4, Kylie wakes up in the Ray's Occult office - the first time it has appeared.
**In panel 4, on the cardboard box is Luis Delgado's 15 easter egg.
**In panel 4, on the book shelves are "Ghosts Walk Among Us" and "Government Cover Up: Ghosts" - two books Kylie had in her stack near the end of the Extreme Ghostbusters episode "Darkness at Noon, Part One".
*Page 24
**The helmet Kylie is wearing is from
**In panel 2, on the Post It note on the left references Elon Spengler and Wastebusters from the Earth Day Special.
**Egon's line about taking dreams seriously dates back to Ray's dream in Volume 1 #1.
**In panel 4, Peter's toy is based on the gold car his animated counterpart dreamed of in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream".
**Janine's top is based on her animated counterpart's.
**Peter alludes to the events of Volume 2 #3 and #5-6 with the Draugar.
*Page 25
**In panel 1, the Dimensional Inverter part from The Real Ghostbusters episode "When Halloween Was Forever" is in its usual place on the bottom shelf.
**On the table are the 2 jars of Psychomagnotheric Slime from Ghostbusters II.
**The gear near the slime jars and on the other table are from
**Peter refers to the Aha! Moment (aka Eureka Effect) from detective shows.
**In panel 3, next to the box on the self is:
***Ben Cooper The Real Ghostbusters Egon mask
***Slime Blower gun
***Winston's mask from start of "Halloween II 1/2"
**The box Egon digs through references Playmobil.
**Egon gets out a Remote Portal Access Band from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters Volume 2.
*Page 26
**Ron alludes to his Ghost Attractant from Annual 2017.
**Winston's threat is similar to Lou's reaction to the attractant in Annual 2017.
*Page 27
**In panel 2, Winston's mechanic suit is visually based on his animated counterpart's uniform.
***He used this suit in Volume 1 #13.
**In panel 4, in Winston's locker are:
***A baseball cap with the logo of Good's team from The Real Ghostbusters "Night Game".
***A baseball and catcher's mitt, a nod to his love of the sport.
*Page 28
**In panel 1, in the background, is the Twin Towers.
**Egon alludes to the two Statues of Liberty that appeared in Ghostbusters 101 #3.
**Winston mentions the Mayor.
**Winston alludes to when they animated the Statue of Liberty in Ghostbusters II.
**Egon's friend from Volume 1 #4 and #15 once again transports them via helicopter.
**Peter pronounces Samhain correctly.
*Page 29
**Kylie jokes about Rumplestiltskin. In similar fashion, he was defeated when his name was discovered.
**Kylie mentions the Scottish warrior half-god, Cuchullain.
**In panel 4, the toy plane is based on the Skeleton Pilot Ghost from The Real Ghostbusters Pilot and Milton Bradley board game.
*Page 30
**Ron brings up Ray's bad math skills.
**The ghosts emerging from the mist is similar to the mist in the Times Square battle of the 2016 Movie.
**Once again, the ghosts are based on Samhain's Midnight Army.
*Page 31
**In panel 1 are:
***The two 'Zone Dweebies' goblins in their car from The Real Ghostbusters "When Halloween Was Forever".
***Caterpillar Ghost from The Real Ghostbusters intro.
***Zunk, Snarg, and Slug from The Real Ghostbusters "Ghosts R Us".
***Big with Mean Teeth Ghost from The Real Ghostbusters intro.
***Toy Ghost, first form, from The Real Ghostbusters "Ghosts R Us".
***Sleeping Ghost, when it first woke, from The Real Ghostbusters "Take Two".
***Eye Visor Ghost from The Real Ghostbusters intro.
***Horizontal Grin Ghost from The Real Ghostbusters intro.
***Samhain's 2 Goblins from The Real Ghostbusters.
*Page 32
**Peter once again yells Dah!
*Page 35
**In panel 2 is a last ghost from the end of "When Halloween Was Forever" when they look for Samhain in the Containment Unit, it is the last ghost but originally pink.
**In panel 3 are:
***Three ghosts from the Kenner Classic Hero figures: Grabber Ghost from Peter, Wrapper Ghost from Ray, and Chomper Ghost from Winston.
***On the right are Samhain's 2 Goblins.
***On the right is the Gulper Ghost from Classic Hero Egon.
***A version of the Gulper Ghost was released by Egon in Ghostbusters International #7.
*Page 36
**In panel 1, on the left are:
***Tombstone Tackle
***Gulper Ghost
***Wrapper Ghost
**In panel 1, in the top middle are a quartet of ghosts from ?
**In panel 1, on the right are:
***X-Cop,
***Terror Trash
***Hard Hat Horror
***Pull Speed Ahead Ghost with its T-Stick Ghost
***The two Mini-Traps
***Fearsome Flush
***Brain Blaster Ghost
***Mini-Shooter Boo-Zooka?
***Bad-To-The-Bone Ghost
**In panel 2 are the two Pallo Mansion Ghosts in their powered up forms.
**In panel 2 is the garbage can with teeth from "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream".
**In panel 3 and 4, on the right is the Santa hat wearing beast from "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream".
**In panel 3 and 4, on the left is Skelevision from Filmation Ghostbusters. It resided in the offices of Ghost Command and broadcast reports and announcements as well as the moral of the episode.
*Page 37
**RGB Peter brings up Holtzmann's visual likeness to his Egon.
**The ghost above Holtzmann's who is from the end of The Real Ghostbusters episode "Venkman's Ghost Repellers". It's one of the ghosts harassing Peter's dad.
**The bulldog-pufferfish ghost is from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream".
**The orange winged ghost is also from "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream".
**Above Patty's left shoulder is the fish headed ghost from "Mr. Sandman, Dream Me a Dream".
*Page 38
**In panel 1 is Dr. Kruger from the Answer The Call mini-series.
**Holtzmann refers to Ron as Inspector Gadget, a DiC animated property, who have similar hairstyles.
**The Ghostbusturtles were originally going to cameo but it was not approved. Burnham thought about a silverback gorilla but nixed it and Mike the Golem was created.
**In panel 3, RGB Slimer makes a cameo in a pumpking shape like in The Real Ghostbusters episode "The Halloween Door".
**In panel 4, the horned ghost is ? Lord of Darkness from "Legend" (1985)?
*Page 39
**In panel 4, it is now clear 26 Ghostbusters participated in the bust.
***The 4 Prime Ghostbusters
***The 4 Real Ghostbusters
***The 4 Extreme Ghostbusters
***The 4 Sanctum of Slime Ghostbusters
***The 4 Chicago Ghostbusters
***The 4 Answer The Call Ghostbusters
***Kylie
***Mike
*Page 40
**In panel 1, the coffee chain Pequod's appears.
**In panel 1, next to Pequod's is Dick's Pizza. A pizza chain that first appeared in Volume 1 #13.
**In panel 2, the Ghost Smashers' logo appears on Ron's hat.
**In panel 2, in the frame is classic art depicting Anzu from Mesopotamian myth, a bird-like sky god.
**Holtzmann alludes to her counterpart, Special Agent Holtzmann of the FBI Boston Field Office. Melanie introduced the two over her cell phone in Ghostbusters 101 #6.
**Holtzmann's civies are from Chapter 13 of the 2016 movie when possessed Abby tried to throw her out the window.
**In panel 4 are two frames of Moby Dick. A ghost based on it was trapped by Holtzmann in Ghostbusters 101 #5.
**Holtzmann fell in love with the Interspatial Teleportation Unit in Ghostbusters 101 #3. In Ghostbusters 101 #6, she hinted to Ray she would build her own.
*Page 47
**The NC Comic Con ad re-uses art of the Ghostbusters from the back cover of the Volume 4 trade paperback.
To Be Identified
1. Page 1: Murdock is visually based on ?
2. Page 7: In panel 5, the woman and man are visually based on ?
3. Page 8: The portly worker in red and slim worker in green appear to be nods to Nintendo characters Mario and Luigi?
4. Page 9: In panel 1, on the April slot of Employee of the Month board, RGB Peter from ?
5. Page 9: In panel 1, the middle arcade is.
6. Page 9: In panel 3, the art above Samhain in the book is
7. Page 9: In panel 5, the paper on the cork board is
8. Page 12: In panel 1, Lagerfeld's is a reference to fashion designer?
9. Page 24: The helmet Kylie is wearing is from
10. Page 25: The gear near the slime jars and on the other table are from
11. Page 36: In panel 1, in the top middle are a quartet of ghosts from ?
12. Page 36: In panel 1, on the left of X-Cop is Sleeping Ghost?
13. Page 38: In panel 4, the horned ghost is ? Lord of Darkness?
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