(October 1969)

Harvey, 1961 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1969-07-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Harvey Publications Inc.
Brand
Giant Size Harvey Comics [Jack-in-the-box]
Editing
Leon Harvey (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

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Spooky / cover / 1 page (report information)

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humor; fantasy-supernatural; children
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Spooky
Cover Thumbnail for Spooky Spooktown (Harvey, 1961 series) #31
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Pocket spy telescope

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Spooky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Poil is out of town and I'm bored!
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The Tuff Little Ghost Spooky Spooktown
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; children
Characters
Spooky
Synopsis
Spooky is frightened by the echoes of his own boos.
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[Quiet Zone] (Table of Contents: 3)

Casper / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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I think it's far enough away so it won't frighten anybody!
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The Friendly Ghost Casper
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; children
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Casper
Synopsis
Casper thwarts the efforts of a kid who tries to set off a firecracker next to a hospital.
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The Grew-Boo! (Table of Contents: 4)

Spooky / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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The Tuff Little Ghost Spooky
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; children
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Spooky; Poil
Synopsis
Spooky discovers that yelling "Ow!" after yelling "Boo!" causes nearby things to grow. While practicing his new scare, he accidentally makes Poil grow twice his size.
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Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 2. Story continues as "I Got That Old Feeling" in this issue.

I Got That Old Feeling (Table of Contents: 5)

Spooky / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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The Tuff Little Ghost Spooky
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; children
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Spooky; Poil
Synopsis
Poil is angry at Spooky for making her big, and punishes him for doing so. When she screams "Boo-Ow!" at him, Spooky grows old, but later discovers if he yells the scare backwards ("Ooob-wo!") the original spell is broken.
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I Dare You! (Table of Contents: 6)

Spooky / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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The Tuff Little Ghost Spooky
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humor; fantasy-supernatural; children
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Spooky; Poil; Biffy Bear; Squirrel Brothers; gnomes
Synopsis
Poil dares Spooky to help others by doing good deeds instead of scaring everything, so he uses his boos for good instead of bad.
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Spooky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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No one in there!
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The Tuff Little Ghost Spooky
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; children
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Spooky
Synopsis
Spooky learns he has to be careful when diving into paintings.
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How to Hide a Cloud (Table of Contents: 8)

Casper / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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The Friendly Ghost Casper
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; children
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Casper; Clyde; Corky
Synopsis
Casper teaches a cloud how to hide from bullies, but that cloud turns out to be the bully.
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Just Like Other Kids (Table of Contents: 9)

Wendy / text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

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Wendy; Aunt Zelma; Aunt Thelma; Aunt Velma; Burly Bear; Waldo the Wizard; Bowlegs
Synopsis
Wendy wants a skateboard so she can be like other kids, but her aunts tell her "No". When a bear gives Wendy a skateboard and it proves to be a useful defense against a wizard and his ogre when the witch sisters steal a goose and some eggs from him, they let Wendy keep the skateboard.
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Indexer Notes

Story is accompanied by two illustrations.

Keep Your City Pretty (Table of Contents: 10)

Wendy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Wendy the Good Little Witch
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humor; fantasy-supernatural; children
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Wendy
Synopsis
After cleaning house, Wendy takes a trip into the city and after finding it a mess she cleans it up too.
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Casper / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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I hope you enjoy the lemonade I made, Casper! Come again!
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The Friendly Ghost Casper
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; children
Characters
Casper; Wendy
Synopsis
Casper makes a face that frightens a monster after he tastes the lemonade that Wendy made him.
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Casper / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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I've got an idea to fool Wendy!
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The Friendly Ghost Casper
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; children
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Casper; Wendy; Witch Sisters
Synopsis
Casper tries to fool Wendy by dressing up like a witch and flying on a broomstick he found, but it turns out to belong to one of the Witch sisters.
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Spooky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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I'll blow a boo into this toy balloon!
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The Tuff Little Ghost Spooky
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; children
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Spooky
Synopsis
Spooky blows a "boo" into a balloon, but his attempt to scare a man with it backfires.
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Order by Mail Specials (Table of Contents: 14)

Dollar Bargains Novelty Items / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Boys and Girls!... Be Our Guests at Palisades Amusement Park N.J.
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Casper; Wendy

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Amusement park ad with coupon for a free ride on Wendy's Cups and & Saucers ride.

The Scaring Machine (Table of Contents: 16)

Spooky / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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The Tuff Little Ghost Spooky
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Spooky
Synopsis
Tired of creatures making themselves comfortable in his home, Spooky invents a robot scaring machine to frighten away trespassers. Unfortunately, the scaring machine won't let Spooky into his own home.
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Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 2. Story continues as "Don't Fight 'Em-Join 'Em" in this issue.

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Poil / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Look, honey bees! I brought you some of my flowers!
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Poil
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; children
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Poil; the Ghost Hunter
Synopsis
After she gives them some flowers, a hive of honey bees helps protect Poil from the Ghost Hunter.
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Don't Fight 'Em-Join 'Em (Table of Contents: 18)

Spooky / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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The Tuff Little Ghost Spooky
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Spooky
Synopsis
After being kept from his home, Spooky sneaks back inside to find his robot scaring machine building a copy of itself. When he is again chased from his house, Spooky disguises himself as a robot and returns. This time he scares the machines so hard that they break into pieces.
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Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 2. Story continues from "The Scaring Machine" in this issue.

Polaris Nuclear Sub (Table of Contents: 19)

Polaris Nuclear Sub / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Sold by Honor House.

Fun is a Harvey Comic! (Table of Contents: 20)

Harvey Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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250 Magic Tricks (Table of Contents: 21)

250 Magic Tricks / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Sold by Magic Collection.

Hi-Power Binoculars (Table of Contents: 22)

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Sold by Hi-Power.

Here are the Giant Harvey Comics Now On Sale! (Table of Contents: 23)

Harvey Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Sensitive Spook (Table of Contents: 24)

Casper / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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The Friendly Ghost Casper
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; children
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Casper; Fraidy
Synopsis
Casper attempts to help an easily frightened ghost overcome his extreme sensitivity, but eventually has to take him to the Moon.
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The Lost Wild Ducks (Table of Contents: 25)

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anthropomorphic-funny animals
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William; David
Synopsis
A know-it-all duck scoffs at his brother's "book-learning", until it saves his life.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Casper the Friendly Ghost / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

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I love reading about Casper in his Harvey Comics magazine!
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Casper

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Four panel strip promoting Casper Comics and TV show

Mess-Tache (Table of Contents: 27)

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anthropomorphic-funny animals
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Lemuel; Papa Pup; Mama Pup
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After drawing mustaches on pictures of town luminaries, Lemuel the puppy faces consequences from his parents and the police.
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Richie Rich / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

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I have a big problem - I'm making too much money -
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Richie Rich; Freckles Friendly

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Four panel strip promoting Richie Rich comics.

Magic Mirror (Table of Contents: 29)

Wendy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Wendy the Good Little Witch
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Wendy; Witch Sisters; Ydnew
Synopsis
The Witch Sisters steal a magic mirror from a museum and Wendy discovers her evil opposite living inside it.
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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly

New Casper Cartoon Show (Table of Contents: 31)

Casper [& Company] Cartoon Show / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Casper; Wendy; Spooky; Nightmare; Ghostly Trio

Famous Name Prizes or Cash (Table of Contents: 32)

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Be a sales leader who picks the prizes

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Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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If you need extra money & you know just 10 people..
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Spooky
  2. 1. ["Pocket spy telescope"]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  3. 2. ["Poil is out of town and I'm bored!"]
    Spooky
  4. 3. [Quiet Zone]
    Casper
  5. 4. The Grew-Boo!
    Spooky
  6. 5. I Got That Old Feeling
    Spooky
  7. 6. I Dare You!
    Spooky
  8. 7. ["No one in there!"]
    Spooky
  9. 8. How to Hide a Cloud
    Casper
  10. 9. Just Like Other Kids
    Wendy
  11. 10. Keep Your City Pretty
    Wendy
  12. 11. ["I hope you enjoy the lemonade I made, Casper! Come again!"]
    Casper
  13. 12. ["I've got an idea to fool Wendy!"]
    Casper
  14. 13. ["I'll blow a boo into this toy balloon!"]
    Spooky
  15. 14. Order by Mail Specials
    Dollar Bargains Novelty Items
  16. 15. ["Boys and Girls!... Be Our Guests at Palisades Amusement Park N.J."]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  17. 16. The Scaring Machine
    Spooky
  18. 17. ["Look, honey bees! I brought you some of my flowers!"]
    Poil
  19. 18. Don't Fight 'Em-Join 'Em
    Spooky
  20. 19. Polaris Nuclear Sub
    Polaris Nuclear Sub
  21. 20. Fun is a Harvey Comic!
    Harvey Comics
  22. 21. 250 Magic Tricks
    250 Magic Tricks
  23. 22. Hi-Power Binoculars
    Hi-Power Binoculars
  24. 23. Here are the Giant Harvey Comics Now On Sale!
    Harvey Comics
  25. 24. Sensitive Spook
    Casper
  26. 25. The Lost Wild Ducks
  27. 26. ["I love reading about Casper in his Harvey Comics magazine!"]
    Casper the Friendly Ghost
  28. 27. Mess-Tache
  29. 28. ["I have a big problem - I'm making too much money -"]
    Richie Rich
  30. 29. Magic Mirror
    Wendy
  31. 30. ["Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly"]
    Grit Newspaper
  32. 31. New Casper Cartoon Show
    Casper [& Company] Cartoon Show
  33. 32. Famous Name Prizes or Cash
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  34. 33. ["Be a sales leader who picks the prizes"]
    Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery
  35. 34. ["If you need extra money & you know just 10 people.."]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
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  • Steve Coates
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Jim Stangas
  • Charles Yeaman
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