Ghost in a Can (promotional item)

Ghost in a Can was a Coca-Cola promotion of Ghostbusters and later Ghostbusters II. It was a design that featured the Ghostbusters Logo for the given movie and Slimer. There was also a caption on the can saying that there was a ghost imprisoned inside the can and that if you opened it to drink the soda, the ghost would escape.

Most of these were tie-ins to food promotions or were specially labeled cans of Coke-Cola. Also many were sold in foreign markets, giving them all a translated charm to them.

During the Ghostbusters II promotion, Argentina actually had a fake "Ghost in a can". The can can quickly be identified by the evil looking Slimer on the back with horns. .^[1]

List[]

Promotion/Year	Origin	Sold at	Description
Ghostbusters (1984)	England		No-ghost logo on front and Slimer eating a hot dog on back.^[1]
Ghostbusters (1984)	Sweden		Standard Coke-Cola Can with small no-ghost logo in black square.^[1]
Ghostbusters (1984)	Puerto Rico		Standard Coke-Cola Can with small no-ghost logo.^[1]
Ghostbusters (1985)	Canada		No-ghost logo on front and back with "Content Warning".^[2]
Ghostbusters (1985)	England		"Ring the Ghostline" Labeled at top.^[1]
Ghostbusters II (1989)	England	Burger King	GB2 No-ghost logo on front and attacking Slimer on back.^[1]
Ghostbusters II (1989)	England	Wimpy	GB2 No-ghost logo on front and attacking Slimer on back.^[1]
Ghostbusters II (1989)	France	Burger King	GB2 No-ghost logo on front and attacking Slimer on back.^[1]
Ghostbusters II (1989)	Germany	Burger King	GB2 No-ghost logo on front and attacking Slimer on back.^[1]
Ghostbusters II (1989)	Netherlands	Burger King	GB2 No-ghost logo on front and attacking Slimer on back.^[1]
Ghostbusters II (1989)	Spain	Wimpy	GB2 No-ghost logo on front and attacking Slimer on back.^[1]
Ghostbusters II (1989)	Australia	BP	GB2 No-ghost logo with poster above head on front and attacking Slimer on back. ^[1]
Ghostbusters II (1989)	Hong Kong	7-11	GB2 No-ghost logo on front and attacking Slimer on back.^[1]
Ghostbusters II (1989)	Hong Kong	7-11	GB2 No-ghost logo on front and attacking Slimer on back. (can doesn't have Coke in it, instead having a ice-coke type product drink.)^[1]
Ghostbusters II (1989)	Argentina		GB2 No-ghost logo with poster above head on front and attacking Slimer with horns on back. It is a noted fake.^[1]

Trivia[]

On page four of Ghostbusters Issue #6, it makes a cameo in the diner.
On page 12 of Ghostbusters Issue #14, it makes a cameo as one of the beverages on display.
On page 6 of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #1, it makes a cameo in the refrigerator.
On page 16 of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #11, there is a Ghost in a Can on the kitchen counter.
On Cover A of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #12, a Ghost in a Can is among the litter.
On page 15 of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #13, Canned Ghost is in Dana Barrett's refrigerator.
On page six of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #17, the Ghostbusters II version of Ghost in a Can make a non-canon cameo in the Firehouse's R&D lab behind Kylie Griffin.
On page six of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters Issue #4, the Ghost in a Can promo flat for England to promote the first movie in 1985 appears on the board in panel five.
On page 20 of Ghostbusters International #11, in panel 4, on the board is the England advertisement.
On page 4 of Ghostbusters 101 #5, panel 2, on the corkboard is the Ghostbusters II sweepstakes for family trip to Hollywood from an entry form done in Australia back in 1989 in conjunction with BP and Coca-Cola.
On page 4 of Ghostbusters Crossing Over Issue #2, in panel 2, the Ghost in a Can, from the 1989 England Ghostbusters II promotion with the Slimer side facing outwards, makes a non-canon cameo in the top of the drink case.