TV Casper and Company (1963-1974 Harvey) comic books 1965
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Issue #7
$4.00
Classic kids' comics from Harvey, featuring characters familiar from TV cartoons of the time, including Casper, Little Audrey and Baby Huey. 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. The Spirit of 54; Ghosts on the Loose; Baby Huey: Snow Brawl; Spooky: Boo Year; Baby Huey: TV or Not TV; Herman and Katnip: Putting on the Dog; Buzzy: Going South; Baby Huey: Snow Fun. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #9
$4.00
Classic kids' comics from Harvey, featuring characters familiar from TV cartoons of the time, including Casper, Little Audrey and Baby Huey. 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. Buzzy the crow helps a bald eagle overcome his sensitivity about his baldness. Lucky Day; Buzzy: Dentists Delight; Scaredy Cat; Scare Raid; The Three Pigs; Spooky: June Moon; Herman and Katnip: Cold Cure; Baby Huey: Solid Job; Baby Huey: Sure Cure; Herman and Katnip: Easy as Pie; Buzzy: A Hair Raising Tale. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.
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Issue #10
$8.00
Untitled story; Casper plays with some toys in a toy store, frightening the owner. "The Knot-Hole Gang"; Audrey is selling spots at the knotholes in the ballpark fence when Uncle Paul comes along and offers to take her inside with him. "The Pen Pal"; Chastised by the other ghosts for being friendly, Casper comes across a comic book artist with writer's block; He tells him about his life, and the artist makes it into a comic story. "Oh boy! Here's the kind of a guy I like to scare!"; Spooky runs into a boy who's his mirror image. "The Sorrowful Sunbeam" text story. "Easy As Eskimo Pie"; Mr. Artist's boss asks for another Casper story, so he draws another based on Casper's account of another of his adventures. "Sand Doin'"; A series of four beach-related gags. Untitled stories; Two unrelated half-page gags, one in the classroom and one with Audrey at home with her father. Little Audrey Coloring Game. "Water Babies"; Mr. Artist (who is now rich and living in a penthouse) gets Casper to give him another story to draw. Untitled story; Spooky goes through his Monday morning exercises. "Day Off" text story. "A Reel Ghost"; Jealous of Casper's comic book success, Spooky heads for Hollywood to make a name for himself, but his screen test does not turn out well. "School Daze"; A series of four school-related gags. "Barbercued Duck"; Papa sends Huey off to get his first haircut; the Fox masquerades as a barber in an attempt to catch him. "Nuts and Boats"; Huey tries to help Papa assemble a boat kit. "Golf Balled Up"; The Fox hires Huey as a caddy in an attempt to catch him. "A New Approach"; Herman learns jiu jitsu to take care of Katnip. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.
