Casper the Friendly Ghost (1952-1958 2nd Series Harvey) comic books 1938-1955

Stories and art by Dave Tendlar and Bill Hudson. Numbering continues from Harvey Comics Hits #61, also considered Casper the Friendly Ghost #6. The well-meaning but misunderstood Paramount cartoon star begins his long association with Harvey Comics. Casper tries to help a lonely old lady find boarders for her extra rooms, but she's the only one who's not terrified of him. A lonely skunk relates to Casper's plight. Casper is immediately at odds with a mean-spirited dogcatcher. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Unhaunted House; Ride 'Em Casper; Wily Fox: Hot Pie; The Whistling Whale; Captain and the Devil; A Friend In Need; Turtle Tale; Little Dutch Imp; Baby Huey; Buzzy the Crow; Baby Huey: The Hunters. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Marty Taras, Steve Muffatti and Warren Kremer. Cover by Warren Kremer. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Casper travels all the way to the South Pole to find some friends, but even the Antarcticans are afraid of ghosts. Casper meets an impoverished puppy that lives in a shoe and tries to change his destiny with a magic stick that points to gold. Baby Huey creates chaos when trying to join a band, in a story by Huey creator Marty Taras. Casper the Friendly Ghost; At the South Pole; Herman and Katnip: Shocking Behavior; The Ant; Watch the Birdie; Gold Diggers; Buzzy the Funny Crow: Hot Stuff; The Magic Fiddle; Brownie: Honey Bear; Baby Huey: Barn Yard Band: The Winner. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Hudson and others. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Casper takes Timmy and his friends on a tour of the galaxy. In a story that sets the tone for Casper's relationship with the Cub Scouts (and based on Casper's 1951 animated cartoon "Boo Scout"), Casper helps a kid join the Beaver Patrol. Plus Casper's Album, featuring Casper's recommended reading matter, food and games. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Friendship School; Herman and Katnip: The Windup; The Proud Rose; Casper's Album; The Boo Scout; Pedi-Greedy; Baby Huey: Happy Birthday; The Man From Mars. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Hudson and others. Cover by Steve Muffatti and Lee Donahue. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Casper rescues a castaway at sea, leading to a confrontation with the sinister Boo Beard the Pirate. In the very first appearance of Casper's cousin Spooky, Casper teaches Spooky how to scare - never guessing the monster he's about to unleash. The Fox pretends to be a baby photographer in order to capture Baby Huey, but he should know better than to get within camera range. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Scare Raid; Movie Day; Boo Beard the Pirate; Casper's Album; Hep-Notic; Casper's Fun Page; Baby Huey: Foto Fun; City Snicker. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Hudson and others. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. In her first appearance, Witch Hazel magically removes Casper's ghostly powers. Casper gets lost in an orphanage, in a story based on Casper's 1951 animated cartoon "Boo Hoo Baby." Casper meets a crazed scientist who takes him McFlying back and forth through time. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Witch Is Which; The String; Spooky, the Tuff Little Ghost; Lost and Foundling; A Dog's Life; Puzzle Page; Baby Huey: Carnival Fun; The Time Machine. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Hudson and others. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. While exploring the issue's round-the-world theme, Casper discovers Shangri-La, Land of Magic. Casper's scare-happy cousin Spooky returns in his 3rd appearance. Baby Huey wants to be a detective. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Shangri-La, Land of Magic!; Around the World; Dutch Treat; The Menace From Mars!; Joke Parade; Baby Huey: The Duck-Tective! 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Hudson and Marty Taras. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Casper and Lou join the living children in school, but when scare-happy cousin Spooky shows up, chaos soon follows. Katnip the cat tries to follow Herman the mouse behind the wall, but the mouse has planned for that. Baby Huey re-enacts Little Red Riding Hood with the Fox as his unfortunate cohort. Casper the Friendly Ghost; North Pal; Jest For Fun; Dog-Gone; Spooky: Strictly For Squirrels; Spooks at School; Baby Huey: Little Riding Huey! 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Hudson and Tom Golden. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. In the jungle, Casper scares the spots off a leopard, then befriends a baby elephant, in a story with art by Paramount Studios animator Bill Hudson. Casper helps Little Bo Peep rescue her sheep from the big, bad wolf, in a story based on Casper's 1953 animated cartoon "Little Boo Peep." Casper and Spooky befriend a Native American boy. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Cage Fright; Cat Nipped; Herman and Katnip: Booby Trapped; Spooky: Brave Warriors; Little Boo Peep; Jest For Fun: Buzzy: Slumberland; Baby Huey: Hueys Other Mother! 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Hudson, Dave Tendlar and Marty Taras. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Casper is found guilty of "breaking ghostly laws" by the Spookreme Court and exiled, just in time to rescue a puppy from the Dog Catcher. Spooky feels bad after ruining a stage magician's act, so he and Casper use their ghostly powers to set things right. Casper must save some local animals from an axe-wielding wolf. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Going to the Dogs; The Letter; Herman and Katnip; Spooky: Tragic Magic; Baby Huey: Nature Boy; Putting on the Dog; Buzzy: The Vitamine Cat; Heaven Scent. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer, Steve Muffatti and Marty Taras. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. The Ghostly Trio (in an early appearance) sends Casper back into the past, where he helps the Pilgrims make it to America and befriend the Natives already there. Tom Turk Jr. asks Spooky to rescue his father Tom Turkey from Mr. Bulldog before Thanksgiving. The Fox dresses up as a turkey to lure Baby Huey, but he should have known how that was going to end. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Pilgrims Pal; Well Posted; Herman and Katnip; Great Indian Haunter; Spooky: Corn on the Gobbler; The Best Policy; Buzzy: A Hair Raising Tale; Baby Huey: Playmate. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dave Tendlar and Marty Taras. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Morose Casper cheers up a lonely little boy at Christmas by pretending to be Santa, in a story based on Casper's 1952 animated cartoon "True Boo." Herman the mouse has a date with the cheese, but Katnip the cat disapproves. Spooky celebrates the new year. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Spirit of 54; Snow Ball; Herman and Katnip: The Cat Nap; Ghosts on the Loose; Baby Huey: Snow Brawl; Buzzy: The Sweat Cat; Spooky: Boo Year. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and Marty Taras. Cover by Warren Kremer. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Casper, reading a Mother Goose book, tells some fairy tales of his own: The Three Little Pigs-like story of the Kittens' Mittens; Spooky's adventures in Mother Goose Land; Baby Huey takes the Fox to Fairyland. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Mother Ghost; Mother Goose: Rhyme and Reason; Herman and Katnip: Quick Lunch; The Kittens Mittens; Spooky: Well Spooken; Laugh Parade; Buzzy: Ups and Downs; Baby Huey: The Foxy Fairy. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and Marty Taras. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. After seeing Shetland ponies, Casper travels to Scotland, where he meets the ghost horse Nightmare, in Nightmare's first appearance. Casper and Nightmare visit a ghost town, where they meet Two Gun Gus. Then Spooky rides Nightmare to the moon and back. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Horse Laughs; Let's Dance; Herman and Katnip; The Ghosts Go West; Spooky: The Spaceman; Casper's Diary Buzzy: Right Eyes; Baby Huey: The Baby Duck-tor. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

1st appearance of Wendy the Witch. Casper the Friendly Ghost in "The Big Fright", "Who, the Witch" text story (1 pg), Herman and Katnip in "End of Tail" (1 pg), Casper in "The Poor Little Witch Girl", Spooky in "Grin and Bear It", Buzzy in "Seeing Stars" (1 pg), Baby Huey in "Home Maid". 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Steve Muffatti and Warren Kremer. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Casper meets Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Spooky is so spooky that even the sand sculptures at the beach are scared of him. Casper writes about Abraham Lincoln in his diary. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Wolf Call; Spooky; The Proud King; The Three Bears; Too Good to be True; Spooky: Trees a Crowd; Casper's Diary; Spooky: The New Prince Charming. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dave Tendlar and others. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. The Ghostly Trio gives Casper Mean Pills to change his gentle attitude, but they succeed only too well. Casper meets a mole that is skipping school, and helps him figure out the problem: he needs new mole-glasses. Spooky eavesdrops on campers telling ghost stories around the campfire and gets scared himself. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Sick Spook; Spooky: The Hat Trick; Not So Simple Simon; The Hookey Player; Trunk Full of Trouble; Spooky: Scared Spookless; Casper's Diary; Spooky Gets the Boid. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Casper's pal Billy Bunny uses a wishing well to wish for powers like Casper, in a three-part story. After taking a day off from scaring, Spooky uses the wishing well to wish for the best scare-day of his life. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Wishing Well; Spooky; Sky High; A Pale Pal; Spooky; Casper's Diary; From Bad to Voice; Spooky: Boo Boo Black Sheet. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dave Tendlar and Bill Hudson. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. In a meta-story, Casper meets a comic-book artist and tells him about his adventures, which become the stories in this book. The success of the Casper comics leaves Mr. Artist rich and living in a penthouse. Jealous Spooky heads for Hollywood to get some of Casper's fame, but his screen test is a disaster. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Pen Pal; Spooky; Casper's Diary; Easy as Eskimo Pie; Water Babies; Spooky; Day Off; Spooky: A Reel Ghost. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer, Steve Muffatti and Marty Taras. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. The Ghostly Trio challenges Wendy Witch to a race, but when they play dirty, Casper decides to help out on her side. Wendy and Casper meet a giant. The ghost hunter Professor Gotcha sets out to capture Casper. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Space Race; Spooky; The Song Writer; Giant Steps; Ghost Catcher; Casper's Diary; Spooky: Pot Luck. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. The Ghostly Trio wants to keep Casper and Nightmare from joining a club of friendly ghosts, and they'll stop at nothing, including Nightmare-napping. Casper investigates when no one can sleep, and learns that the Sandman himself is asleep on the job. When Casper fails to stop Spooky from scaring, he decides to replace him instead. Casper the Friendly Ghost; High Kicks; Spooky; Story Session; Ghost Riders; Good Yawning; Casper's Diary; Spooky: Spookys Other Self. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Casper and Nightmare rescue Princess Wendy from the Black Knight. Casper gets some help from Merlin's wand when a King forbids his people to play music. Casper uses Merlin's magic wand to turn him and the town's ghosts friendly. Spooky is puzzled when he sees a knight, a pirate and a devil. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Good Knight; Spooky; Taken for a Ride; Music Hath Charms; A Ghost Story; Spooky's Diary; Spooky: Suits Me. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Steve Muffatti and others. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Wendy makes a special potion that turns the Ghostly Trio into friendly ghosts, but no one believes they've changed. Casper tries to befriend visiting aliens, but the Ghostly Trio proves that even aliens are afraid of ghosts. Tuff ghost Spooky, bored with people who scare too easily, goes to Tuff Town, where nobody knows or cares about ghosts. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Happy Brew; Spooky; Kilroy Was Here; All Wet; Space Spooks; Casper's Diary; Spooky: Tuff Town. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Hudson, Steve Muffatti and Warren Kremer. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. While visiting the Snow King, Casper and his friend Teddy Bear are enlisted to help Jack Frost make new snowflake designs. Casper befriends a kid who wants to skate, and helps him find his way to icy glory. Wendy the Witch builds an abominable snowman. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Modern Design; Spooky; French Lesson; The Good Skate; Snow Magic; Casper's Diary; Spooky: Under Pressure. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. The Ghostly Trio sends Casper to Castleland as a joke, but are chagrined when he does a great job. Casper tries to talk Wendy out of running away. Casper helps a kitten that's afraid of the dark. Plus a vintage ad for Wildroot Cream-Oil featuring Fearless Fosdick (with art by Al Capp). Casper the Friendly Ghost; Hip Hip Boo-Ray!; Spooky; Spooky's Diary; Witch Way; The Whole Campus is Cheering!; To Be, or Not to Be; Fraidy Cat; Spooky: Muscle Bound. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Casper the Friendly Ghost featured with the Frightful Trio in Star Attraction, Casper in Blue Moon Dayplus, and Cloudy Day, and Spooky in Burned Up, plus a one page text story, Spooky's Fright-Mare. Double page center spread ad for Harvey's teen titles. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Casper works as a substitute genie after scaring the real genie away. But things get out of hand when a crook steals the magic lamp. Then Spooky finds the genie, but he's never heard the expression "Be careful what you wish for." Plus a vintage ad for Wildroot Cream-Oil featuring Fearless Fosdick (with art by Al Capp). Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Magic Lamp; Spooky; Save-ty First; Casper Genie; Gosh Oh Genie; Spooky: Hat Happy. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Casper and Wendy must find the cat's lucky pin. Casper befriends a pig, in a story based on Casper's animated 1952 cartoon, "Pig-a-Boo." Spooky tries to scare some couples, but they only have eyes for each other. Plus a vintage ad for Wildroot Cream-Oil featuring Fearless Fosdick (with art by Al Capp). Casper the Friendly Ghost; Lucky Day; Spooky; The Perfect Cowboy; Scaredy Cat; Three Pigs; Spooky: June Moon. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Casper is mystified when the Ghostly Trio's scaring practice suddenly falls silent. Casper shrinks to the size of a bug and enters the insect world. Casper the Friendly Ghost; To Bee or Not to Bee; Spooky; No Picnic; Music Lover; Spooky: The Bad Bug. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Steve Muffatti and others. Cover by Steve Muffatti. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. The ghosts and witches have a dance contest, and Casper does better than anyone expects. Casper befriends a short-tailed beaver ostracized from the others because he's not good at dam-building. Casper does every circus trick in the book to get a hyena to laugh so he doesn't lose his job at the circus. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Doing the Mam-Boo; Funny Thing; Busy Beavers; Badly Jar-red; Spooky: Raisin Cain. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Steve Muffatti and others. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Casper and Nightmare accidentally free Pegasus from being a constellation, but then can't get him to go back into the sky. They wind up getting Pan and even Atlas involved. Spooky has his own mythological hijinks after visiting Father Time. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Flying Horse; Spooky; The High Landers; A Tall Tale; Spooky: Time Marches On. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Steve Muffatti and others. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Casper convinces Wendy's aunts to take in the lonely Witch Widow, but it turns out they're incompatible, despite all being witches. Wendy tries magic to make the Ghostly Trio more sympathetic, but that backfires spectacularly. Spooky interferes with an alchemist as he's making gold and jewels. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Witch Widow; To the Rescue!; So Sorry; Spooky: The Sorcerers Apprentice. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Steve Muffatti and others. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Casper leads Wendy on a time-trip to the Ice Age, the Stone Age, and ancient Egypt, where they meet friendly ghosts of the past. Plus, Spooky finds himself in prehistoric times. Meta-cover has Casper scaring the characters in the comic book he's reading. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Ice Age; The Stone Age; Past Problems; Spooky: Pre-Historic Daze. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Steve Muffatti and others. The well-meaning but misunderstood Casper becomes one of Harvey Comics' best-known stars. Casper meets Samson, the cowardly ghost, but it isn't long until The Ghostly Trio makes his life miserable. That is, until they meet someone even worse than they are. Spooky tries to stop winter, encountering Mr. North Wind, Jack O'Lantern and Old Man Winter along the way. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Lonely Soul; Spooky; Pipe Dream; A Mountainous Task; The Cold War; Spooky: Falls Fall. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.