Here's the first page -
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Not only is this the first page, quite obviously it's also the title page. Unlike Books 1 & 2, Book 3 does not have a double title page. And another thing it doesn't have is an opening from Vicki - but that will actually make some sense once the story develops.
And no that we can see the entire page, as opposed to the cropping that was used for the slideshow. it becomes much clearer that the scene depicted is a funeral. Could the little girl be the ghost of the person they're burying?
Also, note that George Broderick, Jr. is listed with Jim Pierson as a Consulting Editor. It's too bad that the series didn't continue because it would have been fascinating to see if his addition would have made an difference whatsoever when it came to conflicts with the '91 Series. But alas...
Note, also, that there's a new person doing the lettering...