*Regular Cover
**This is the second of a set of interconnected covers.
**On the cover are Winston, Kylie, and Abby.
**Winston is holding his Proton Pistol.
**Kylie has the Giga Meter.
**Abby is holding the Proton Glove and is wearing new Ecto Goggles.
**Of note on the map is Washington Square Arch, seen in Ghostbusters II during the second montage and during The Real Ghostbusters episode "Mean Green Teen Machine".
*Subscription Cover
**The cover is a homage to "Stripes" and its spoof of Uncle Sam's "I Want You" poster.
*Retailer Incentive Wraparound Cover
**On the front cover is Holtzmann in her leather jacket and coveralls outfit from when she first appeared in Chapter 2 to 3 in the 2016 movie.
**On the back cover is Egon in his gray lab coat outfit from when he spoke to the possessed Louis Tully in Ghostbusters, Chapter 20 "Keymaster"
*What Came Before Page
**The four images are re-used from 101 Issue #1
***Chopped into two, Page 5 Panel 5
***Page 9 Panel 3
***Page 11 Panel 5
**Jonas Schultz, the ghost from last issue, is alluded to.
**Mentioned are:
***Luna Park
***Coney Island
***Mood Slime
***The EPA
***Walter Peck
***The events of 101 Issue #1
***Peck's attempted shut down of the containment grid in Ghostbusters
*Dramatis Personae
**Kevin Tanaka's bio reveals he also maintains the equipment.
**The "superhuman attention to detail" in Kevin's bio appears to be a nod to Ghostbusters Wiki administrator mrmichaelt whom Kevin is visually based on.
**Jenny's bio once again mentions the Ghost Smashers and her status as a ghost since the end of Ghotbusters International #11.
*Page 1
**Stryker Beach Golf Course is a stand-in for Dyker Beach Golf Course in Brooklyn.
**The caddie is visually based on Danny Noonan from "Caddyshack".
**The golfer who took a swing is visually based on Lou Loomis from "Caddyshack". He was portrayed by Brian Doyle-Murray.
**The other two golfers are visually based on ? Bishop Pickering and Dr. Beeper?
**The ghost is visually based on Jacob Marley from "Scrooged" which starred Bill Murray.
**In panel 6, the building is visually based on one from "Caddyshack". It was from the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Florida where interior dinner room and dancing scenes were filmed.
*Page 2
**Holtzmann is carrying the Large Duffel Bag from the Aldridge and Mayhem cases in the 2016 movie.
**In panel 3, the old man is visually based on Judge Smails from "Caddyshack".
**In panel 3, the frame quotes Ty Webb's "Be the Ball" mantra from "Caddyshack".
**The golf course employee who talks to the Ghostbusters is visually based on Sandy McFiddish from "Caddyshack".
**Patty mentions "the 278" or Interstate 278 (also known as the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway).
*Page 3
**Holtzmann used the Ghost Chipper on the ghost.
**In panel 5, the building is visually based on one from "Caddyshack". It was from the Rolling Hills Golf & Tennis Club (now called Grande Oaks Golf Club) where golf scenes were filmed. Notably, it can be seen when Judge Smails slices.
*Page 4
**Holtzmann mentions Queens and does her "Woo!" from the 2016 movie, notably in Chapter 8 when Holtzmann drives Ecto-1 to Stonebrook Theatre.
**Erin is seated in Kevin's office area seen during the 2016 movie end credits. Everything is present such as the white sofa, map, clipboards about terminology, books on shelves, and padlock on a green drawer.
**In panel 5, to the left, on the black labels are terms used in the 2016 movie: Transmogrification, T2 Apparition, and T4 Apparition.
***The Transmogrification term was used by Abby to describe Gertrude Aldridge in Chapter 4 or around the 20:34 mark. She called Gertrude a "Full-torso transmogrification with corporeal aggression."
***In Chapter 2 of the 2016 movie, Abby and Holtzmann speculate the ghost could be a T3 or T4 while they talk to Garrett and Ed Mulgrave outside the Aldridge Mansion Museum.
***According to rating ghostly interactions in "Ghostbuster's Handbook" on page 55:
****A T2 Apparition is when an entity interacts with witness and traces of ectoplasm are found.
****A T4 Apparition is a ghost that means to harm humans through throwing objects, starting a fire, tripping, and the like.
**Erin is wearing her white shirt and jeans outfit from Chapter 16 of the 2016 movie.
*Page 5
**Like in the 2016 movie, Kevin Beckman has issues with answering the phone.
**Kevin is wearing his white lab coat from one of the 2016 movie end credits teasers.
**In panel 3, there are four papers posted up.
***Top Left: Ghosts From Our Past (River Press) pages 182-183; Kemp's Spectral Classification Index.
***Bottom Right: Ghosts From Our Past (River Press) page 115; the end of the Zugspitze Terror passage and the Hastings Foundation passage and image.
***Top Right: Ghosts From Our Past (River Press) page 48; when Abby and Erin talk about when "X-Files" premiered on television.
***Far Right: Ghosts From Our Past (River Press) page 87; Spectral Field Theory
**Once again, Mike Hat appears.
**In panel 4, once again, the lab area is set up as seen at the end of the 2016 movie.
**Erin imagines Kevin with the hair of Egon from The Real Ghostbusters.
*Page 6
**In panel 1, Luis Delgado's 15 easter egg appears on the title screen.
**In panel 2, the prop ghost from the commercial in Ghostbusters II appears.
**In panel 3, Ray's "Throw 'em" line is used like in the Ghostbusters II 2/27/89 draft when he directs everyone to shoot the slime shell around the Manhattan Museum of Art.
**In panel 6, Slimer is still in the Paranormal Containment Research Tank.
**In panel 6, on the Pin-Up Calendar of Doom! is Ziggy Zeigler, an unaffiliated Ghostbusters fan residing in Florida.
**In panel 6, Egon has on his lab coat ensemble from the commercial in Ghostbusters, including the stethoscope and PC-4 Calculator.
*Page 7
**In panel 1, Winston has his Proton Pistol and is wearing Ecto Goggles, rarely seen, like in Volume 1 Issue #10.
**Panel 2 features Ray's Occult Books with appearances by Eduardo, Kylie, and Pagan.
**In panel 2, Ray has on his civies he wore while at the store in Ghostbusters II.
**In panel 2, Kylie's outfit appears to be the one she wore in Volume 1 Issue #11.
**In panel 2, still on the counter is the Archangel's Gallbladder cursed artifact from Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Realistic Versions.
**In panel 3, to the left, part of the Ecto-2 can be seen in its parking space in the alley.
**In panel 4, the title of the mini-series is revealed to be the name of Peter's fantasy camp idea.
**In panel 4, Peter mentions Red Hook, a neighborhood in the South Brooklyn area. He appears to be alluding to the Ghostbusters Warehouse, which last appeared in Ghostbusters International #1.
**In panel 6, the shot is a homage to the end of the commercial in Ghostbusters along with the 555-2368 phone number in the yellow font. The difference is Winston is now added to the line up.
*Page 8
**In panel 1, as always, Janine's whale paperweight is on her desk.
**In panel 1, on the piece of paper is ?
**In panel 2, Janine is, like last issue, wearing variation of an outfit from the first movie, when she first appeared.
**In panel 2, Kevin is holding a Ghostbusters Mug from Ghostbusters II.
***At the end of Ghostbusters International #11, Kevin reminded the Ghostbusters about the mugs.
**Kevin's civies were selected by Ghostbusters Wiki administrator mrmichaelt, but evidently there was no time for white and blue plaid.
**Kevin mentions Melanie Ortiz.
**Melanie's request for a dedicated class with the FBI is a callback to her Haunted America Case File in Ghostbusters International #4 when she first made such a request following a case involving deputizing untrained FBI agents to take down a pirate ship manifestation.
**In panel 3, next to the frame is an Imp from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Janine's Day Off"
**In panel 3, the object on the shelf is ?
**In panel 4, on Janine's computer screen, is the "Hi Toots..." repeating message made by the Imps in The Real Ghostbusters episode "Janine's Day Off"
*Page 9
**In panel 5, the bottom half of the Vigo painting appears.
*Page 10
**In panel 4, in the box is the Funko Pop Ghostbusters Team pack Marshmallow covered variant - San Diego Comic Con 2014 exclusive.
*Page 11
**Kevin confirms he is an amputee, informing why he was using crutches in Ghostbusters International #11.
**Like in Ghostbusters International #8, the third floor is visually based on the second floor in Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Stylized Versions and bears many references.
***The loading screen on the TV
***On the table on the left are some Stylized Versions of equipment: A Trap, Paragoggles, A Proton Pack with the Boson Dart attachment, Slime Mine, and a Slime Blower.
***On the table on the right are more Stylized Versions of equipment: a Stasis Stream, Particle Thrower, and P.K.E. Meter
***Aiming reticule on the floor
***Interact logo prompt on the floor
***Map on the brown board
*Page 12
**In panel 1, on shelf left of Zoe is the Slimer and The Real Ghostbusters cereal box from Ralston in 1990 and two Kenner Ecto-Plazms.
**The teenagers have Citrus Coolers, circa 1969, the original versions and predecessors to the Ecto Cooler drink.
**In panel 1, on the monitor screens are
***Top left: The title card from the intro sequence of Slimer! and The Real Ghostbusters
***Bottom left: A still from the Beeline game of Ghostbusters busting a Football Player and the Librarian
***Top right: A still from the Game Boy Color Extreme Ghostbusters game with Eduardo in play
***Bottom left: Level 2 Broadway of the Statue of Liberty walking with several Slimers in its path from Park Production's 2007 remake of the DOS version of Ghostbusters II video game.
**In panel 2, on the paper in mid-air is ?
**Jenny's scary form is visually based on the true form of Victor from The Real Ghostbusters episode "Victor the Happy Ghost"
**In panel 3, now on the monitor screens are:
***Stills of the Male Rookie looking around the 2nd floor of the Firehouse.
*Page 13
**Cait is using a P.K.E. Meter from The Real Gostbusters
**In panel 1, on the table are: a Shock Blast from Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Stylized Versions, a can of Blody advertised at the end of The Real Ghostbusters "The Halloween Door" and a Proton Grenade.
**In panel 2, now on the monitor screens are stills of the Junior Ghostbusters from The Real Ghostbusters:
***Top left: When they raise their club rings to the sky in "Halloween II 1/2"
***Bottom left: When they're trick or treating, from candy giver's point of view, and Jason shrugs his shoulders in "Halloween II 1/2"
***Top right: When the Ghostbusters talk to them in their clubhouse after driving out the Boogieman in "The Bogeyman is Back"
***Bottom right: Donald in a pose in the clubhouse in "The Bogeyman is Back"
**In panel 2, the framed newspaper in the hall is the New York Post article from the first movie's first montage in Chapter 14 "Welcome Aboard", "Ghost Cops Bust Chinatown Spook"
**Kevin mentions Cait is good with a sword. Combined with her age and red hair, it might be a nod to Disney's "Brave"
**Kevin mentions the practice of Feng Shui and the TI-87, a graphing calculator from Texas Instruments used for math classes in high school.
*Page 14
**Kevin mentions PCOC.
**In panel 3, there is a box from Hasty Pastry Bakery from The Real Ghostbusters "The Joker's on Ray"
**In panel 4, as always, the biometric scanner from The Real Ghostbusters "Mrs. Roger's Neighborhood" is still attached to the Containment Unit.
**Zoe mentions Kurt Russell in relation to his starring role in the "Stargate" movie, which was brought up last issue as well.
*Page 16
**In panel 2, there is a banner from the Kenneth P. Higgins Institute of Science from the 2016 movie.
**In panel 2, the sign on the left is Cholodecki's Jewelry Store, where Kristen Wiig's character worked at in the "Bridesmaids" movie directed by Paul Feig and co-starred Melissa McCarthy.
**In panel 2, the sign on the right is for Wiig's Hair Design (phone number 555-WIIG) - a nod to Kristen Wiig.
*Page 18
**In panel 3, the Kenneth P. Higgins Institute for Science appears.
**In panel 4, the reflection visually matches the mirror ghosts Rowan allied with in the 2016 movie.
*Page 19
**In panel 2, the lab area, seen in Chapter 16 of the 2016 movie, are:
***The Nutcracker is behind Patty
***The Ghost Transporter, to possibly Michigan, is on the center table.
***A can of regular Pringles is also on the center table.
***On the right, is the Containment Unit.
**Holtzmann is wearing her lab outfit from Chapter 16 of the 2016 movie.
**Patty is wearing her baseball jacket and New York shirt from Chapter 16 of the 2016 movie.
**Abby is wearing her army green jacket from Chapter 16 of the 2016 movie.
**Abby talks about building an observation tank, a nod to the Paranormal Containment Research Tank used in the other universe.
**Holtzmann mentions have three ideas for tank. Incidentally, three versions exist - one in the Realistic version of The Video Game, one in the Stylized Version, and one used by Professor Dweeb in Slimer!
**In panel 5, Kevin covers his eyes like during his job interview in the 2016 movie.
**In panel 5, Kevin's hat from Chapter 16 is on his desk.
*Page 20
**In panel 2, on the shelf is the Ghostbusters Universal Studios sign.
*Page 23
**Ray alludes to Jenny's death in Ghostbusters International #11.
**The doomed hitchhiker lore previously came up in the "Who Killed Laura Parr?" back up stories in Volume 1 Issue #9 to #14 of the ongoing series. In the conclusion, Peter took Laura back to her home and she peacefully dispersed.
**Ray again mentions Jenny's death and alludes to her killer, the god Aibell.
*Page 24
**Psychomagnotheric Slime and the Trap are mentioned.
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