(September 1980)

Harvey, 1958 Series
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Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1980-06-19
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Harvey Publications Inc.
Brand
Harvey World
Barcode
0716585119209
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On-sale date from house ad.

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Casper / cover / 1 page (report information)

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On your mark…
Genre
humor
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Casper
Cover Thumbnail for The Friendly Ghost, Casper (Harvey, 1958 series) #212
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The Hero (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Sad Sack; Hostess / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Papa Piper's Puppets (Table of Contents: 2)

Casper / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Casper; Gnewton Gnome; Wendy; Wartley Warlock [Papa Piper]; Witch Sisters [Thelma; Velma; Zelma]; Wanda Witch
Synopsis
Kindly Papa Piper puts on shows with puppets that look just like Wendy, Gnewton, and others of the forest folk. Meanwhile, Wartley Warlock tells the Witch Sisters of his plan to make the forest a home for witches only, but doesn't say how he's going to get rid of the others. They tell Wendy of the plan, and Casper overhears. Casper then spots Wartley in the woods with some of Papa Piper's puppets, and the next day witches begin moving in to the homes of the residents who have puppet doubles, all of whom are missing.
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Story continues in "Where Have Our Friends Gone."

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Casper / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Say...can you stand on your hands?
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humor
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Casper
Synopsis
Casper helps a little boy do a handstand.
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Where Have Our Friends Gone (Table of Contents: 4)

Casper / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Witch Sisters [Thelma; Velma; Zelma]; Wanda Witch; Casper; Gnelson Gnome; Slim; Knobby; Papa Piper [Wartley Warlock]
Synopsis
The forest folk go searching for Wendy, Gnewton, and their other missing friends. Casper searches on his own and comes to the gate of a fairytale kingdom called "Fairytale Kingdom." The soldier at the gate tells him that Papa Piper's puppets were caught stealing. Casper asks Papa Piper about it, and Piper says that evil magic has made them steal, and that they are now in the fairytale king's dungeon. Casper has an idea and starts looking for something.
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Indexer Notes

Story continues from "Papa Piper's Puppets."
Story continues in "The Tables Are Turned."

The Tables Are Turned (Table of Contents: 5)

Casper / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Casper; Witch Sisters [Thelma; Velma; Zelma]; Wanda Witch; Wartley Warlock [Papa Piper]; Wendy; Gnewton
Synopsis
Casper finds the puppets in a cave and realizes that the puppets in the dungeon are actually the real people, turned into puppets. He tells Wendy's aunts, who chase Wanda and the other witches out of the forest homes. Casper finds Papa Piper and tells him the story, and they head for the dungeon, where Casper removes the puppet spell with Wendy's wand. When Piper locks him in with the others, Casper realizes that he's Wartley in disguise. After escaping, Casper, Wendy, and the others confront Wartley and drive him away.
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Story continues from "Where Have Our Friends Gone."

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Spooky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Wonder what kind of action I'll find in this neck of the woods?
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humor
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Spooky
Synopsis
Spooky makes the mistake of hiding in a drum.
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Nightmare / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Nightmare! Gnorman!
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Gnorman Gnome; Nightmare
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Nightmare and Gnorm combine to scare off a vampire.
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The Try-Out (Table of Contents: 8)

Spooky / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Spooky tries to impress a talent scout for the World Scaring Contest.
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["On your mark…"]
    Casper
  2. 1. The Hero
    Sad Sack; Hostess
  3. 2. Papa Piper's Puppets
    Casper
  4. 3. ["Say...can you stand on your hands?"]
    Casper
  5. 4. Where Have Our Friends Gone
    Casper
  6. 5. The Tables Are Turned
    Casper
  7. 6. ["Wonder what kind of action I'll find in this neck of the woods?"]
    Spooky
  8. 7. ["Nightmare! Gnorman!"]
    Nightmare
  9. 8. The Try-Out
    Spooky
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  • Joey Beretta
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Jean-Francois Masse
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