Ghostbusters: Back in Town 4 is the fourth of a four part canon mini-series by Dark Horse Comics that bridges the gap between the Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire movies.
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The Ghostbusters face a dire situation when roach infested ooze floods the firehouse and malevolent apparitions swarm freely. Phoebe, Callie, Trevor, and Gary clash with Madame Malveaux as she looms over Times Square, unleashing chaos upon New York City. Will our heroes survive this spectral crisis?
It's a ghost showdown in the Big Apple for the final installment of Ghostbusters: Back in Town![1]
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On June 20, 2024, a five page preview was posted.[2]
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- The Diamond Order Codes are MAR241076 and MAR241077.
- Page 1
- Gary alludes to the fire pole being broken by the first Green Slime Ghost in Ghostbusters: Back in Town Issue #1.
- Page 2
- Phoebe alludes to Moses parting the Red Sea.
- Callie recalls Trevor and Gary fixed the electricity in Issue #1.
- Page 3
- The Green Slime Ghost from Issue #1 is released.
- Page 4
- Trevor mentions SnapMaps, a feature of SnapChat introduced in 2017 that allows SnapChatters to share their locations with friends in real time mapping.
- Phoebe mentions Madame Malveaux's parlor was in Hell's Kitchen.
- Page 5
- The bird ghost from Ghostbusters: Back in Town Issue #2 returns.
- Callie refers to the bird ghost as Big Bird, a starring character in the Sesame Street series.
- Page 6
- The billboard shot by Callie was for Walter Peck's mayoral run. He is the mayor in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
- Page 7
- Madame Malveaux mentions Vigo.
- Phoebe alludes to Vigo being weakened at the end of Ghostbusters II by the people singing together outside the Manhattan Museum of Art in Chapter 27: The Fifth Ghostbuster.
- Gary refers to Malveaux as "Maleficient", the villain of "Sleeping Beauty" (1959). Phoebe called her Ghostbusters: Back in Town Issue #3.
- Gary reveals he loves karaoke.
- Page 11
- The elderly woman mentions she survived the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man during the first movie.
- Page 12
- Phoebe mentions Vigo.
- Gary alludes to the entranced Trevor shooting at him in Issue #3.
- Page 14
- Callie mentions the Times Square McDonald's. It is located at 1528 Broadway.
- Page 18
- Janine mentions the original team once fought a Troll under the Brooklyn Bridge.
- Lucky alludes to the lore of bridge Trolls asking a riddle to those that tried to pass.
- Lucky is wearing her necklace from Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
- Page 19
- Callie mentions Gary's to-do-list from Issue #1.
- Janine's healthy smoothie from Issue #2 returns. Gary alludes to trying it out.
- Ray's tattoo from Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Chapter 11, is visible.
- Phoebe refers to Ray as "Dr. Ray" like she does in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
- Janine's name is misspelled when Ray asks her if she's mad at them.
- The misspelling was corrected in the Ghostbusters Volume 1: Back in Town trade paperback.
- Callie is wearing her necklace from Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
- Page 20
- The couple walking their dog at the start of Issue #1 appears.
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Variant cover by Colin Lorimer
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