(September 1961)

Harvey, 1961 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1961-06-15
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 (credited) (editor); Sid Jacobson (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Spooky Spooktown / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Warren Kremer
Inks
Warren Kremer
Colors
?

Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Spooky; Casper; Pearl; Ghostly Trio
Keywords
cameras; photography; vultures

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

Spooky Spooktown / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Warren Kremer
Inks
Warren Kremer
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm the toughest ghost in the woild!
Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Spooky
Synopsis
Spooky gets annoyed by a persistent questioner.
Keywords
owls

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

Spooky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Muffatti
Inks
Steve Muffatti
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is too nice a day to scare anyone.
Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural; humor
Characters
Spooky
Synopsis
Spooky tries to take a nap.
Reprints
Keywords
bees; woodpeckers

Spooky Meets Wilbur Wishbone (Table of Contents: 3)

Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Warren Kremer
Inks
Warren Kremer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Spooky; Wilbur WIshbone
Synopsis
Spooky saves Wilbur Wishbone from being pulled, and Wilbur grants him three free wishes.
Keywords
wishbones

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howie Post ?
Inks
Howie Post ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boo! Boy, what a poifect day for spookin'
Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Spooky; Pearl; Mervin
Synopsis
Spooky tries to avoid spending the day with Pearl, who is babysitting her cousin Mervin.

The Hero (Table of Contents: 5)

Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howie Post ?
Inks
Howie Post ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Spooky; Pearl
Synopsis
Spooky uses an echoing canyon to get around Pearl's prohibition on booing.

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

Spooky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Muffatti
Inks
Steve Muffatti
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Heh-heh! I pity my first victim today!
Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural; humor
Characters
Spooky
Synopsis
Spooky encounters a gorilla litterbug.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Wendy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Say! Is that racket coming from our house?
Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Wendy; Witch Sisters [Thelma; Velma; Zelma]
Synopsis
Wendy's aunts try to prevent her from dancing.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Spooky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Muffatti
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
H'm, just what I need for the Boo-Arts Ball!
Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural; humor
Characters
Spooky
Synopsis
Spooky's costume even scares him.
Reprints

My Biggest Scare (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Howie Post
Inks
Howie Post
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Ghostly Trio [Fatso; Fusso; Lazo]
Synopsis
Each of the ghosts recalls his most spectacular scare.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Nightmare / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Muffatti ?
Inks
Steve Muffatti ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee, I love playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey!
Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Nightmare
Synopsis
A pig and his dad try to play a game with Nightmare.
Reprints

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

The Ghostly Trio / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Muffatti
Inks
Steve Muffatti
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is our target for tonight's scare raid!
Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Ghostly Trio [Fatso; Fusso; Lazo]
Synopsis
The ghosts' new equipment doesn't work well for them.
Reprints

The Garden Mystery (Table of Contents: 12)

Wendy the Good Little Witch / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Wendy; Witch Sisters [Zelma; Velma; Thelma]
Synopsis
When animals take vegetables from the witches' garden, Wendy's aunts brew a potion that causes trouble.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Warren Kremer ?
Inks
Warren Kremer ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nothing like a nap to make you feel good!
Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Ghostly Trio [Fatso; Fusso; Lazo]
Synopsis
Fatso goes sleepwalking.
Reprints

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

Spooky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, boy! Today's the day I go...
Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Spooky
Synopsis
Spooky's derby blows away and some kids use it for their snowman.
Reprints
Keywords
snowmen

The Spooktator (Table of Contents: 15)

Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howie Post
Inks
Howie Post
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Spooky; Whitey [Second Story Sam]
Synopsis
A crook dresses up as a ghost to get Spooky to help him by accident.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Nightmare / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Warren Kremer
Inks
Warren Kremer
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy! I sure could go for a nice apple from that tree!
Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Nightmare
Synopsis
Nightmare helps a young boy retrieve some apples.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

The Ghostly Trio / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howie Post
Inks
Howie Post
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It sure was a good idea to spend a vacation in the city, Fatso!
Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Ghostly Trio [Fatso; Fusso; Lazo]
Synopsis
The ghosts travel to the city but can't find a place to stay.
Reprints

Goils Will Be Girls (Table of Contents: 18)

Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Spooky; Pearl; Highbrow Haunt
Synopsis
Spooky worries that Pearl has found a new boyfriend.
Reprints

Doze Were the Daze (Table of Contents: 19)

Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howie Post
Inks
Howie Post
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Spooky
Synopsis
Spooky finds himself in Sleepyville, where everyone is too tired to be scared.
Reprints

The Two Tur-Tales (Table of Contents: 20)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Lemuel Turtle; Timothy Turtle
Synopsis
Timothy tries to trick Lemuel into leaving his hot chocolate behind.
Reprints

Capital Punishment (Table of Contents: 21)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
children
Characters
Timmy; Looney; Judy
Synopsis
Looney can't remember the names of the state capitals.
Reprints

The Witches' Wish (Table of Contents: 22)

Wendy the Good Little Witch / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Wendy; Witch Sisters [Velma; Thelma; Zelma]
Synopsis
Wendy's aunts blame each other when they think that Wendy has run away.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Spooky Spooktown
  2. 1. ["I'm the toughest ghost in the woild!"]
    Spooky Spooktown
  3. 2. ["This is too nice a day to scare anyone."]
    Spooky
  4. 3. Spooky Meets Wilbur Wishbone
    Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost
  5. 4. ["Boo! Boy, what a poifect day for spookin'"]
    Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost
  6. 5. The Hero
    Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost
  7. 6. ["Heh-heh! I pity my first victim today!"]
    Spooky
  8. 7. ["Say! Is that racket coming from our house?"]
    Wendy
  9. 8. ["H'm, just what I need for the Boo-Arts Ball!"]
    Spooky
  10. 9. My Biggest Scare
    The Ghostly Trio
  11. 10. ["Gee, I love playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey!"]
    Nightmare
  12. 11. ["This is our target for tonight's scare raid!"]
    The Ghostly Trio
  13. 12. The Garden Mystery
    Wendy the Good Little Witch
  14. 13. ["Nothing like a nap to make you feel good!"]
    The Ghostly Trio
  15. 14. ["Oh, boy! Today's the day I go..."]
    Spooky
  16. 15. The Spooktator
    Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost
  17. 16. ["Boy! I sure could go for a nice apple from that tree!"]
    Nightmare
  18. 17. ["It sure was a good idea to spend a vacation in the city, Fatso!"]
    The Ghostly Trio
  19. 18. Goils Will Be Girls
    Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost
  20. 19. Doze Were the Daze
    Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost
  21. 20. The Two Tur-Tales
  22. 21. Capital Punishment
  23. 22. The Witches' Wish
    Wendy the Good Little Witch
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Steve Coates
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Jim Stangas
  • Len Wolinsky