(October 1970)

Harvey, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1970-07-15
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 1970 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

TV Casper and Company / cover / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Casper; Baby Huey; Katnip; Little Audrey; Herman

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

TV Casper and Company / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Casper...you'd better become invisible!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Casper; Little Audrey; Baby Huey; Herman & Katnip
Synopsis
Casper tries not to frighten people at the beach.

The Shrinking Houses (Table of Contents: 3)

Casper / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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The Friendly Ghost Casper
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; children
Characters
Casper; The Ghostly Trio; Mr. Beaver; a bear
Synopsis
Someone is reducing the size of everyone's home in the enchanted forest.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 3. Story continues as "For the Birds" in this issue.

For the Birds (Table of Contents: 4)

Casper / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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The Friendly Ghost Casper
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; children
Characters
Casper; The Witch Sisters; Stoopo
Synopsis
Casper discovers that a gnome has shrunken and stolen the missing houses, because he likes to have homes for birds.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 3. Story continues as "House Happy" in this issue.

House Happy (Table of Contents: 5)

Casper / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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The Friendly Ghost Casper
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; fantasy-supernatural; children
Characters
Casper; The Witch Sisters; Mr. Beaver; Mr. Bear; Stoopo
Synopsis
Casper makes a deal with Stoopo, in which he builds birdhouses for the gnome in exchange for him restoring homes he stole. Stoopo puts everyone's homes back in the wrong places, but later enlarges all the new homes Casper made and gives them to the animals and witches he displaced earlier.
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Indexer Notes

Part 3 of 3.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Ghostly Trio / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's go up in the mountains and scare people out into the cold!
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; children
Characters
The Ghostly Trio
Synopsis
The Ghostly Trio attempt to scare people out of their homes and into the cold, but succeed only in causing an avalanche of snow to fall on themselves. They experience further frustrations in a warmer climate.
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The Spook Chaser (Table of Contents: 7)

Spooky / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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The Tuff Little Ghost Spooky
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; children
Characters
Spooky; I. Chasem
Synopsis
Spooky drives a ghost exterminator out of business.
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Jest a Minute (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

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Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Johnny Jackson; Billy Lewis; Janie; Little Jackie; Little Louie; Vernon; Vic; Lola; Bernie; Clem
Synopsis
Eight humorous short stories.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Richie Rich / comics-form advertising / 0.25 page (report information)

The Modern Way (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

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Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Cyrus Crow; Charlie Crow
Synopsis
An old crow and a young crow have a difference of opinion concerning housing.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Wendy, the Good Little Witch / comics-form advertising / 0.25 page (report information)

School Daze (Table of Contents: 12)

Herman and Katnip / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Herman; Katnip
Synopsis
Katnip enrolls in the mouse school to learn how to read, but the mice just pull pranks on him.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Buzzy the Crow / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whoa! Please not with a shotgun!
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Buzzy the Funny Crow
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Buzzy; Katnip
Synopsis
Buzzy traps Katnip in a wigwam.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Casper / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, I'm tired!
Feature Logo
The Friendly Ghost Casper
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; children
Characters
Casper
Synopsis
Casper hitches a ride with a dozing driver, and triggers an alarm clock to wake him up.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

...And Here Comes Casper the Friendly Ghost and Company (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Casper the Friendly Ghost and Company / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Runaways (Table of Contents: 17)

Baby Huey / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Baby Huey the Baby Giant
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Baby Huey; Dimwit; Papa; Mama; Duckling T. Brothers
Synopsis
Papa allows Baby Huey to run away to join the circus with Dimwit, and Mama makes him go retrieve her baby. Huey and Dimwit get jobs with the circus, but are fired after Huey causes the main tent to collapse.
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Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 3. Story continues as "It's a Fun Circus" in this issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Baby Huey / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, boy!
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Baby Huey the Baby Giant
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Baby Huey; Mama; Papa
Synopsis
Huey observes his mother using the vibrating exercise belt, and decides it would be fun to make a malted shake in his stomach.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Baby Huey / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Duh...Papa--
Feature Logo
Baby Huey the Baby Giant
Genre
humor; children; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Baby Huey; Papa
Synopsis
Huey becomes thirsty, so he drinks the pond.
Reprints

It's a Fun Circus (Table of Contents: 20)

Baby Huey / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Baby Huey the Baby Giant
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Baby Huey; Duckling T. Brothers; Dimwit; Papa; Mr. Waddlesby
Synopsis
Baby Huey wreaks havoc at a circus. The owner offers Papa $200 to take him and Dimwit away.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 3. Story continues as "The Runaways Return" in this issue.

Major League Offer From Clark Bars! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Clark Baseball Tee Shirt Offer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fun is a Harvey Comic! (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Honor House / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Here Are the Giant Harvey Comics Now On Sale! (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

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

The Runaways Return (Table of Contents: 25)

Baby Huey / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Letters
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Feature Logo
Baby Huey the Baby Giant
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Baby Huey; Papa; Dimwit; Ducking T. Brothers
Synopsis
Huey stops the runaway circus train, and decides to return home but he wants to bring the baby elephant and his mother home with him.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 3 of 3.

The Red Cloud (Table of Contents: 26)

Baby Huey / text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

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Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Baby Huey; Dimwit; Papa Duck; Mr. Quackenbush
Synopsis
After a strange red cloud engulfs them, Huey and Dimwit become wizards of the stock market and turn the two dollars Papa gave them into a million dollars in a few hours. Unfortunately, they return to their old nutty selves, and once they buy everyone in town a new car and house, they have no money left.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

Casper the Friendly Ghost / comics-form advertising / 0.25 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

Sad Sack / comics-form advertising / 0.25 page (report information)

That Little Old Toymaker - Me! (Table of Contents: 29)

Baby Huey / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Baby Huey the Baby Giant
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Baby Huey; Papa; Dimwit; Ducktor Quack
Synopsis
Huey plays in the rain and Papa warns him that he'll shrink if he gets wet. When Dimwit's toy duck walks by, resembling Huey, everyone becomes convinced that Huey did shrink.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30) (Expand) /

GRIT Publishing / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

Regecy Mail Order / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32) (Expand) /

Colonial Studios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    TV Casper and Company
  2. 1. ["Look over 400 crazy labels"]
    Johnson Smith
  3. 2. ["Casper...you'd better become invisible!"]
    TV Casper and Company
  4. 3. The Shrinking Houses
    Casper
  5. 4. For the Birds
    Casper
  6. 5. House Happy
    Casper
  7. 6. ["Let's go up in the mountains and scare people out into the cold!"]
    The Ghostly Trio
  8. 7. The Spook Chaser
    Spooky
  9. 8. Jest a Minute
  10. 9. ["I have a big problem - I'm making too much money -"]
    Richie Rich
  11. 10. The Modern Way
  12. 11. ["All witches are both good and bad..."]
    Wendy, the Good Little Witch
  13. 12. School Daze
    Herman and Katnip
  14. 13. ["Whoa! Please not with a shotgun!"]
    Buzzy the Crow
  15. 14. ["Gosh, I'm tired!"]
    Casper
  16. 15. ["Boys and girls!... Be our guests at Palisades Amusement Park N.J."]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  17. 16. ...And Here Comes Casper the Friendly Ghost and Company
    Casper the Friendly Ghost and Company
  18. 17. The Runaways
    Baby Huey
  19. 18. ["Oh, boy!"]
    Baby Huey
  20. 19. ["Duh...Papa--"]
    Baby Huey
  21. 20. It's a Fun Circus
    Baby Huey
  22. 21. Major League Offer From Clark Bars!
    Clark Baseball Tee Shirt Offer
  23. 22. Fun is a Harvey Comic!
    Harvey Comics
  24. 23. ["Muscles of steel"]
    Honor House
  25. 24. Here Are the Giant Harvey Comics Now On Sale!
    Harvey Comics
  26. 25. The Runaways Return
    Baby Huey
  27. 26. The Red Cloud
    Baby Huey
  28. 27. ["I love reading about Casper in his Harvey Comics magazine!"]
    Casper the Friendly Ghost
  29. 28. ["I'm loaded with work!"]
    Sad Sack
  30. 29. That Little Old Toymaker - Me!
    Baby Huey
  31. 30. ["Get both spending money and free prizes"]
    GRIT Publishing
  32. 31. ["48" talking monster"]
    Regecy Mail Order
  33. 32. ["Giant play farm animal collection"]
    Colonial Studios
  34. 33. ["Join the leader now!"]
    Sales Leadership Club
  35. 34. ["If you need extra money & you know just 10 people.."]
    Wallace Brown
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steve Coates
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Charles Yeaman