Egon Spengler

Few characters bridge the gap between Saturday morning legend and comic book page quite like Egon Spengler, who made his comics debut in 1989 through Atlantic Förlags AB's The Real Ghostbusters — right in the thick of the Copper/Modern Age, when animated tie-in comics were a genuine treat for young collectors. Sharing adventures with Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Winston Zeddemore, Janine Melnitz, and the irrepressible Slimer, Egon anchors a roster that any fan of the franchise will instantly recognize. His catalog presence may be compact, but for devotees of The Real Ghostbusters in any medium, tracking down these issues is a wonderfully nostalgic piece of comics history.