Comic Title: Spectre #31
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1989
On Sale Date: October 3, 1989 Shipping Date September 5, 1989
Source: Previews, #6

Shipping Date October 5, 1989
Source: Advance Comics, #9

Direct Market Date September 7, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #115

Direct Market Date October 5, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #119

Copyright Date October 3, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Shipping Date September 7, 1989
Source: Advance Comics, #8

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $1.50
Page Count: 32
Editor: Andrew Helfer

Title: "Bye, Bye, Betty Bye-Bye"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Spectre (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Doug Moench
Artist: Gonzalo Mayo
Letterer: Albert Tobias De Guzman
Colorist: Robbie Busch

Feature Character(s)

• Spectre (last appearance in Spectre #30; next appearance in Secret Origins #50)

Supporting Character(s)

• Betty Bumphus (dies in this story; last appearance in Spectre #30; no further appearances)
• Gina Sayles (last appearance in Spectre #30; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• George (last appearance in Spectre #30; no further appearances)
• Raka (last appearance in Spectre #30; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Angel Purvis (last appearance in Spectre #30; no further appearances)
• Robert and Barbara Purvis (Robert dies in this story; last appearance in Spectre #30; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story is continued from Spectre #30.

Synopsis:
The Spectre has been corrupted by the power of a demon. Betty Bumphus has been taken over by the spirit of Raka. Together, they attack Gina. Betty is able to emerge and help Gina find safety inside a pentagram. The Spectre destroys the floor, breaking the circle. Betty then sacrifices herself to save the others. In doing so, the Spectre shakes off the evil possessing him. He then fights the demon possessing Angel Purvis. The demon and her biological father George are banished, ending the possession. Betty and Robert Purvis are casualties of the battle.