The Friendly Ghost, Casper
#239
[Newsstand]
(March 1988)
Harvey,
1986 Series
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bimonthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Harvey Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Harvey Comics [80's Jack-in-the-box large H]
- Barcode
- 071896460117 03
- Editing
- Ken Selig (managing editor); Alan Harvey (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of The Friendly Ghost, Casper (Harvey, 1986 series) #239 [Direct].
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[no title indexed]
The Harvey Mailbox / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Includes letters from Josh Carfora, Rupert Martin and Quinton M. Clem.
Old Whiskers the Wizard
Casper the Friendly Ghost / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casper; Ghostly Trio [Fatso; Stinky; Stretch]; Whiskers the Wizard
- Synopsis
- Old Whiskers has gotten his first trophy.
- Reprints
-
from Casper Space Ship (Harvey, 1972 series) #5 (April 1973)
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Indexer Notes
Story continues in "Like It Was!".
Like It Was!
Casper the Friendly Ghost / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casper; Whiskers the Wizard
- Synopsis
- Casper and Whiskers travel back in time and meet a young Whiskers the Wizard.
- Reprints
- from Casper Space Ship (Harvey, 1972 series) #5 (April 1973)
-
- Keywords
- time travel
Indexer Notes
Continues in "The Trophy Room!"
The Trophy Room!
Casper the Friendly Ghost / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casper; Whiskers the Wizard
- Synopsis
- Casper and Whiskers return to the present.
- Reprints
- from Casper Space Ship (Harvey, 1972 series) #5 (April 1973)
-
- Keywords
- time travel
From Bad to Voice
Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Spooky; Alvin Pretzel
- Synopsis
- Tuffy begins a singing career.
- Reprints
- from Casper the Friendly Ghost (Harvey, 1952 series) #62 (November 1957)
-
Building Blocks
Baby Huey and Papa / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Baby Huey; Papa; Quackly Duckendorf
- Synopsis
- Baby Huey builds a skyscraper.
- Reprints
- from Baby Huey and Papa (Harvey, 1962 series) #9 (September 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
If this is a reprint, then it could have been written by Carl Wessler sometime in the 1950's or 1960's. There is a sign on a building on page two that says "Carl Wessler & Co.", which could be Carl sneaking his name into the story.
The Ghost Fire
Casper the Friendly Ghost / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casper; Chillio
- Synopsis
- Chillio, from the planet Pluto, builds a ghost fire, which emits cold rather than heat.
- Reprints
- from Spooky Spooktown (Harvey, 1961 series) #30 (August 1969)
-
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Casper the Friendly Ghost -
1.
[no title indexed]
The Harvey Mailbox -
2.
[What a Blast!]
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3.
Old Whiskers the Wizard
Casper the Friendly Ghost -
4.
Like It Was!
Casper the Friendly Ghost -
5.
The Trophy Room!
Casper the Friendly Ghost -
6.
From Bad to Voice
Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost -
7.
Building Blocks
Baby Huey and Papa -
8.
The Ghost Fire
Casper the Friendly Ghost
This issue was modified by
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Stangas
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