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Issue: The Friendly Ghost, Casper #55
Publication Date: March 1963
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Issues: #55 of 227 Issues (231 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: Harvey Comics [Jack-in-the-box]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Harvey Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/15/1962
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; later standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Who Needs a Backscratcher!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous
Character(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost
First Line: Scratch Scratch Scratch
Synopsis: Casper scratches that hard-to-reach itchy spot on his back by reaching through his body.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover has an unusual sharp-angled red-on-yellow background design to it... perhaps indicating itching and scratching.
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Weird Wire Walkers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost; circus tight wire walker; two orges
First Line: Gee! Tight wire artists are wonderful!
Synopsis: While Casper is practicing tight wire walking, two ogres try to scare him.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Good Old Uncle Gizmo [Part One]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Casper; Uncle Gizmo; witch; bear
First Line: It's been so nice having you visit me, Uncle Gizmo!
Synopsis: Uncle Gizmo invents a ghost bicycle for Casper. A witch and a bear both try to steal it from him but are both frightened away by the bike's ghostly attributes.
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Reprint Notes: Gasparin el Fantasma Amistoso #3-51 Sept 1981 [Editorial Novaro - Mexican]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Script credit from the reprint in Harvey Comics Classics #1.
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Echo Curls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Wendy the Good Little Witch
First Line: I'd like to do something unusual today -- but what?
Synopsis: Wendy echo-bounces a hair-curling spell off a mountain and back to her - with unexpected results.
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Pages: 2
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Don't Tank Me [Part Two]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost; Uncle Gizmo; forest animals; elves;
Synopsis: In rapid succession, Uncle Gizmo changes the ghost bicycle into a ghost tank, a ghost airplane, and a ghost train - but all three still do their share of scaring.
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Reprint Notes: Gasparin el Fantasma Amistoso #3-51 Sept 1981 [Editorial Novaro - Mexican]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Script credit from the reprint in Harvey Comics Classics #1.
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The Right Gift [Part Three]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost; Uncle Gizmo; The Ghostly Trio; frog; fish
First Line: Now here's a nice quiet thing for you to travel in, Casper!
Synopsis: Uncle Gizmo's next try is a ghost canoe, which still manages to scare a frog (complete with its lily pads) and fish. Casper finally arrives at the perfect solution for a ghost invention gift that only confounds the Ghostly Trio.
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Reprint Notes: Gasparin el Fantasma Amistoso #3-51 Sept 1981 [Editorial Novaro - Mexican]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Script credit from the reprint in Harvey Comics Classics #1.
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The Story of Snorkel

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Snorkel Shark
Synopsis: Snorkel is a friendly shark who wants to make friends but can't because everyone fears him. This changes when he is captured and placed in a big city aquarium.
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Pages: 0.75
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A Tale of TV

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Tommy Haines; Mrs. Haines
Synopsis: Tommy watches a lot of television.
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Pages: 0.75
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The Abominable Snowman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Spooky; Pearl; The Abominable Snowman
First Line: Brrr! I might as well drop in on Poil! It's too cold to be scary today!
Synopsis: Pearl is captured by the Abominable Snowman, but he's no match for Spooky.
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Pages: 5

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