Spooky Spooktown #56

(April 1975)

["Hi Kids! Do you know how old scouting is?"] (Table of Contents)

Casper; Cub Scouts / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Characters:

Casper; Richie Rich; Nap Sack; Spooky; Hot Stuff

Indexer Notes

House ad for Casper Cub Scouts Den o' Fun coming out on January 30, 1975, including a reprint of the cover.

B.F. and G.F. (Table of Contents)

Spooky / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Spooky; Spooky's bad fairy; Spooky's good fairy

Synopsis:

Spooky's bad fairy comes to help him when he wishes for a pot of gold but his good fairy also comes to try to keep him out of trouble. Spooky follows a rainbow looking for the pot of gold but runs into a giant along the way.

Indexer Notes

This story concludes in the story "Rainbow's End" later in the issue.

["Yoo-hoo! Spooky!"] (Table of Contents)

Spooky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Spooky; Poil

Synopsis:

Poil asks Spooky to help her plant flowers to keep him out of trouble but Spooky manages to scare things while helping her out.

What Money Can't Buy! (Table of Contents)

Richie Rich; Hostess Twinkies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Richie Rich; Gloria

Synopsis:

Richie Rich shows Gloria the Hostess Twinkies he keeps in a vault.

Indexer Notes

Comic strip ad for Hostess Twinkies from ITT Continental Baking Company.

Rainbow's End (Table of Contents)

Spooky / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Spooky; Spooky's bad fairy; Spooky's good fairy

Synopsis:

Spooky continues to follow the rainbow until he finds the pot of gold but it isn't exactly what he was expecting.

Hey Kids! Harvey Comics Are Ready For You... (Table of Contents)

Harvey Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Characters:

Casper

Indexer Notes

House ad for Harvey Comics, with on sale dates from January 2-January 23, 1975.

...Here's the NEW Richie Rich Comics Group! (Table of Contents)

Richie Rich / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Richie Rich

Indexer Notes

House ad for the 7 different Richie Rich comic books, with on sale dates from January 2-January 9, 1975. Includes very small reprinted covers of Richie Rich Diamonds #17, Richie Rich Jackpots #16, Richie Rich Bank Book #16, Richie Rich & Casper #5, Richie Rich Profits #4, Richie Rich Success Stories #61 and Richie Rich Dollars and Cents #66.

Harry's Girlfriend (Table of Contents)

Nightmare / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Nightmare; Harry; Fifi; Butch

Synopsis:

Harry goes to visit his girlfriend and finds Butch harassing her. Harry pretends to know magic and with Nightmare's help gets rid of him.

The Game! (Table of Contents)

text story / 0.8 page (report information)

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Brenda; Teddie

Synopsis:

Brenda and her cousin Teddie play a game where they see who can sit on the lawn the longest without getting up. They try to use unfair methods to beat each other but in the end it's one of their mothers that causes one to lose.

["I have a big problem -- I'm making too much money --"] (Table of Contents)

Richie Rich / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.2 page (report information)

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Characters:

Richie Rich; Freckles

Indexer Notes

Ad in strip form for Richie Rich comics.

Dipsy Poodle (Table of Contents)

text story / 0.8 page (report information)

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typeset

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

Frenchie Poodle; Mrs. Poodle

Synopsis:

Frenchie Poodle does not think that his mother gives him enough to eat so he heads to the zoo to get more food. He sneaks into a cage waiting for food to come but the food is not what he expects.

["I'm loaded with work!"] (Table of Contents)

Sad Sack / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.2 page (report information)

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Sad Sack

Indexer Notes

Ad in comic strip form for Sad Sack comics.

Putting Up a Front (Table of Contents)

The Ghostly Trio / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre:

humor

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The Ghostly Trio

Synopsis:

The Ghostly Trio find an abandoned house that they want for their vacation cottage but they find out it is about to be torn down. They try to save it but things don't end up like they want.

More Terrific Sad Sack Comics (Table of Contents)

Sad Sack / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Sad Sack

Indexer Notes

House ad for 4 different Sad Sack Comics, with on sale dates from November 28, 1974 - January 9, 1975. Includes very small reprinted covers of Sad Sack's Army Life Parade#57, Sad Sack and the Sarge #112, Sad Sack Comics#243 and Sad Sack Laugh Special #82.