The Friendly Ghost, Casper

    (Harvey, 1958-1991)
™ ad ©1959 Harvey Famous Cartoons
#254–260 entitled “Casper the Friendly Ghost”

Casper the Friendly Ghost is one of the most successful and memorable characters to spring from the pages of comics, starring in innumerable television cartoons, movie trailers, and even a special-effects-heavy live action film in the 1990s. Casper, the goofy, good-natured ghost is also the signature character of the Harvey publishing enterprise—a bona-fide franchise in itself and a perennial favorite with young boys and girls for over forty years.

Casper’s original run in comics began in the late 1940s, and was taken over by Harvey with issue #7, 1952. Throughout the 1950s, the Casper comic book introduced the familiar cast of characters, including Baby Huey, Spooky, and Wendy, the Good Little Witch.
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#3

October, 1958
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#10

June, 1959
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#12

August, 1959
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#15

November, 1959
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#34

June, 1961
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#51

November, 1962
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#52

December, 1962
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#57

May, 1963
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#68

April, 1964
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#76

December, 1964
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#82

June, 1965
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#85

September, 1965
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#86

October, 1965
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#90

February, 1966
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#92

April, 1966
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#93

May, 1966
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#94

June, 1966
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#101 (Halloween cover)

January, 1967
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#102

February, 1967
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#105

May, 1967
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#110

October, 1967
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#120

August, 1968
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#133

September, 1969
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#135

November, 1969
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#136

December, 1969
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#148

December, 1970
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#166

March, 1973
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#172

March, 1974
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#173

May, 1974
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#174

July, 1974
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#185

April, 1976
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#187

August, 1976
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#192

June, 1977
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#193

August, 1977
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#195 (Ghostly Trio on cover)

December, 1977
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#199

August, 1978
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#200

October, 1978
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#204

June, 1979
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#207

December, 1979
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#208

February, 1980
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#209

April, 1980
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#214

February, 1981
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#220

February, 1982
Cover Price: $0.60
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#223

August, 1982
Cover Price: $0.60
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#225

October, 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
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#226

November, 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
2 copies available from $2.75
  
#227

December, 1986
Cover Price: $0.75
1 copy available for $8.00
  
#235

August, 1987
Cover Price: $0.75
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#237

October, 1987
Cover Price: $0.95
2 copies available from $19.00
  
#238

January, 1988
Cover Price: $1.00
1 copy available for $20.60
  
#247

September, 1989
Cover Price: $1.00
1 copy available for $0.39
  
#255

August, 1990
Cover Price: $1.00
1 copy available for $1.00