"The Real Ghostbusters" Vol. 1, No. 12 August 1989 Cover: Howard Bender (illustration signed by Howard Bender & Patrick Owsley)

"A Cat Named Tarantula"
W: James Van Hise  |  P: Howard Bender  |  In: Brian Thomas  |  L: Dan Nakrosis  |  C: Suzanne Dechnik
A wizard's runaway cat comes to the Ghostbusters for help, and the race is on to get the feline home before his master's enemies get hold of him!

• The story was published untitled, but the title was established in a later issue.