Casper the Friendly Ghost (1958-1991 3rd Series Harvey) comic books 1979
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Issue #202
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Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. In a three-part story, Casper and his pals are transported to a planet where every aspect of existence is based on buying and consuming products. They must find a way to return to their friendly little forest. Wendy becomes a giant after drinking magical water. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Mysterious Ray; Wendy; The Goodie Galaxy; Down to Earth; Wendy: The Magic Water. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.
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Issue #203
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Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. In a three-part story, aliens pursue a gigantic diamond to Earth. Then they begin excavating for Earth's diamonds, so Casper must find a way to lure them back into space. Wendy helps a king who never laughs by playing court jester. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Diamond That Fell From the Sky; The Ants in Their Plans; A Slice of Moon and a Sprinkle of Sugar!; Wendy: Jesterette. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.
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Issue #204
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"Richie Rich Meets a Gold Sovereign" Hostess snack cakes ad. "The Giggler!"; The Giggler is on a crime spree, his infectious giggle causing his victim to fall into fits of laughter while he steals their belongings. "Ghost Boy!"; The Giggler wants Casper to dress as a superhero so the Giggler can become a famous super villain. "Sweetening the Yock!"; Casper and his friends stop the Giggler from taking over the jail. Untitled one-page story; Spooky plans to use a phonograph to scare a turtle. Untitled one-page story; Casper stops a man from chopping down a bird house. "Molehill out of a Mountain" starring The Tuff Little Ghost, Spooky. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.
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Issue #205
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Last 35-cent cover price. "The Missing Guadrulnik"; Casper, Wendy, and some of the other forest folk rescue a boy named Oliver Ergo from Bruto the ogre; When they ask him where he comes from, he points to the moon, so they rig up a spaceship powered by witches' brooms. Untitled one-page story; Spooky catches a burglar in his house. "Oppearth"; Casper and Wendy discover that what we see as the moon is actually a round opening into a land with yellow sky, "Oppearth Land," where everything is backwards from Earth (much like Bizarro World); Oliver, known as Revilo here, takes Casper and Wendy to Ye Olde Wrecking Shoppe, where they pick up a package. Keeping Up With Casper and Richie Rich house ad. "For He's a Jolly Good Ogre"; Casper, Wendy, and Oliver return to the forest and it is revealed that Oliver is actually Bruto's son, and that he had called for help because he had nobody to play with; Bruto wouldn't let him play with the forest folk because he was mad at them for stealing his guadrulnik years ago. Untitled one-page story; A boy with elevator shoes gives Spooky an idea. Untitled one-page story; Casper prefers representational art to abstract art. "Poor Teacher"; Two ghost kids come to Spooky for booing lessons, but he's afraid of making Poil mad. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.35.
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Issue #206
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First 40-cent cover price. "Cardland"; The Jack of Hearts from Casper's solitaire deck asks him for help, so Casper follows him into the card and into a kingdom where the Jack is a prince and the Joker is scheming for power; The Trio follow through the card and take sides with the Joker. Untitled one-page story; While sightseeing in the mountains, Cousin Creepy gets bored so Casper tries to entertain him. "Ace in the Hole"; The Joker rejects the Trio for their incompetence, then disguises himself as the King to trick the Jack into a dungeon cell. "The Joke is on the Joker"; Casper frees the Jack and exposes the Joker's scheme to be crowned king. Untitled one-page story; Spooky checks out a store's grand opening. Untitled one-page story; A cloud tries to get Casper's help to become scary. "Spooky Meets Big Chief Bad Memory"; Spooky encounters a stereotypical Native American who has memory issues. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.
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Issue #207
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"A Boy Named X"; A boy on horseback shows up at Casper's house and says he doesn't know his name or where he's from; Casper thinks the horse looks like a circus horse, so they go to the circus in hope it will trigger a memory, then they head for a rodeo. Untitled one-page story; Wendy is unhappy because a TV show she used to like has gone downhill. "The Rodeo!"; After deciding that he didn't come from the rodeo, Casper takes X to an amusement park, where magician Merlin McFiend spots him and thinks "Drat!; That kid Bryan is back!; I've got to do something in a hurry!" "The Amusement Park"; McFiend tries to get rid of Bryan, but Casper saves him and makes McFiend remove the amnesia spell; Bryan remembers that he's the world's smallest giant, and McFiend reveals that he was afraid of Bryan because he wanted to learn magic; Bryan says that he only wanted to learn one card trick, not to compete with McFiend's act, and all is forgiven. Untitled one-page story; Wendy tries to arbitrate a dispute between Dumbella and her broom. Untitled one-page story; Wendy gets even with a bee. "Adventure in Futura"; Casper and the Trio enter an amusement park depicting life in the year 2500, but only Casper realizes it's not actually a time machine. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.
