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Red Beard the City Pirate

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Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost; two of The Ghostly Trio; Redbeard; frightened pedestrians

First Line: Sailing, sailing over the bounding Main Street... as Casper battles Red Beard the City Pirate!

Synopsis: Casper moves against Redbeard and the Ghostly Trio.

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Notes: The pirate's name is spelled "Red Beard" on the cover but is spelled "Redbeard" in the interior story.

The first of two consecutive covers where only two of The Ghostly Trio appear. Second is on issue #182. https://www.comics.org/issue/202340/#1147984

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Notes: Ad for various novelty items from Johnson Smith Co. Black and white ad on inside front cover.

Do You Need Extra Money?

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First Line: It costs you nothing to try

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Notes: Ad for selling Christmas and all-occasion cards for Cheerful House. "Cheerful House" appears to have been formerly known as the "Cheerful Card Company", given the similarity in ad copy and layout.

Color ad on page one.

Don't Give Plaque a Ghost of a Chance

Public Service Announcement on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost; anthropomorphic dental floss package; anthropomorphic tooth; plaque-spreading troll; anthropomorphic toothpaste tube (large); Richie Rich; anthropomorphic toothpaste tube (small); girl; boy; Wendy the Good Little Witch; Harvey Jack-in-the-Box

First Line: Brush and Floss Daily ...and remember... visit your friendly dentist every six months!

Synopsis: Casper brushes an anthropomorphic tooth to remove the plaque painted-on by a plaque-spreading troll.

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Notes: Sponsored by the American Dental Association

Redbeard's Evil Flag

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Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Ghostly Trio [Fatso; Fusso; Lazo]; Phil Dill; Redbeard (pirate); Matey (pirate); city dwellers

First Line: You mean you've really got a job? You're going to work?

Synopsis: Redbeard the pirate sails his pirate ship on wheels in order to plunder the city. The Ghostly Trio sign on as his crew. A warlock's nephew, Phil Dill, appeals to Casper for help, but doesn't get the chance to reveal his problem before Redbeard strikes.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Part 1 of 3.

Ghostly Trio's names corrected to "Fatso, Fusso, and Lazo". The names "Stinky and Stretch" did not apply in 1975.

What Makes a Ghost, a Ghost?

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Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost; Junior (young boy); Junior's nurse

First Line: Ghosts? Why they say they're pale white and nasty, and they scare people!

Synopsis: Casper fails to live up to Junior's expectations of a ghost.

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3 Free Baseball Cards

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Character(s): Joe Rudi (Oakland A’s); Fergie Jenkins (Texas Rangers); Don Sutton (Los Angeles Dodgers)

First Line: On each specially marked box of Hostess ® Snack Cakes!

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Notes: Ad for Hostess Cup Cakes and Twinkies, with three baseball cards printed on each box.

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Redbeard Must Be Stopped!

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Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Ghostly Trio [Fatso; Fusso; Lazo]; Phil Dill; Redbeard (pirate); Matey (pirate); city dwellers

First Line: Can't we talk this over Cap'n?

Synopsis: Redbeard takes prisoners and trades them for loot. Then he captures more townspeople and demands more loot. Meanwhile, Phil Dill has still not had an opportunity tell Casper his problem.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Part 2 of 3.

Ghostly Trio's names corrected to "Fatso, Fusso, and Lazo". The names "Stinky and Stretch" did not apply in 1975.

Make Excellent Extra Cash... With No Real "Selling"…

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First Line: Just show this sample which we give you FREE!

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Ad seeking salespeople for individually engraved metal social security cards. “Just show it to everyone. They’ll be amazed and delighted by the low price – only $2.00 each – especially when they discover they that also get a smart Carrying Case, and ID Card, and an exclusive 10-year calendar – all FREE!”

Phil Dill's Great Sacrifice

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Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Ghostly Trio [Fatso; Fusso; Lazo]; Phil Dill; Redbeard (pirate); Matey (pirate); city dwellers; Skudj (warlock)

First Line: Don't hold out on me, you swabs!

Synopsis: Redbeard is stopped in an unexpected way. We learn the nature of Phil Dill's problem. Casper confronts Phil's uncle, Skudj the Warlock of Creepmont Castle. How are these occurrences connected?

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Pages: 5

Notes: Part 3 of 3.

Ghostly Trio's names corrected to "Fatso, Fusso, and Lazo". The names "Stinky and Stretch" did not apply in 1975.

McSpook's Vacation

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Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost; Goosebump McSpook

First Line: Goosebump McSpook's boss at the cobweb factory slapped him on the back and said "McSpook, you've been a loyal, hardworking employee for fifteen years. I'm going to give you a two-week vacation!"

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Pages: 1.5

Notes: On two 3/4-pages. The bottom of the first page is a Casper promotional strip; the bottom of the second page is a Sad Sack promotional strip.

Casper, the Friendly Ghost

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Genres: fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost; bear cub

First Line: I love reading about Casper in his Harvey Comics magazine!

Synopsis: A bear cub reading Casper comics, gets to meet the friendly ghost in person - and learn that Casper's also on TV.

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Lower 1/4 of page one of previous story. Ad seen for many years in different Harvey Comics.

Sad Sack

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Genres: humorous, military

Character(s): Sad Sack

First Line: I'm loaded with work!

Synopsis: With a brush and bucket of glue, Sad Sack posts cover images of Sad Sack related comics titles on a fence.

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Lower 1/4 of page two of previous story. Ad seen for many years in different Harvey Comics.

The Ghost Wand

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Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Wendy the Good Little Witch; witch store proprietor; two witch customers

First Line: Golly, they opened a mean witches' store in the neighborhood! I'd better take a look at it!

Synopsis: Wendy visits The Disgusting Discount Store, a one-stop shopping destination for bad witches, where she buys a "joke wand" that gives her a difficult time.

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Earn Famous Name Prizes or Cash the Easy Olympic Way

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First Line: Free sales kit! Earn $1.00 a box!

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Notes: Ad for Olympic Sales Club, Inc., offering prizes or money for the sales of personalized "all-occasion" cards and stationery. On final interior page of the comic.

The Name of the Game is Winning Prizes or Cash

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First Line: Sell personalized Christmas cards. It’s easy! It’s fun!

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Notes: Ad for Sales Leadership Club, offering prizes or money for the sales of personalized Christmas cards. Black and white ad on inside back cover.

Get the Trix Bike Safety Flag and the Bike Book!

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Character(s): Trix Rabbit

First Line: (They’re just $1.50 and 2 Trix Purchase Seals)

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Notes: Ad offering a bike safety flag and book for $1.50 and 2 Trix Purchase Seals. Full page image of a hand-drawn Trix Rabbit on a bike over a photo background. Color ad on back cover.