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Issue: Casper's Ghostland #9
Publication Date: April 1961
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Issues: #9 of 98 Issues (175 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: Giant Size Harvey Comics [Jack-in-the-box]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Harvey Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/28/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 84
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 35 (33 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age, then Modern Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched (many squarebound)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Casper; Spooky; Wendy; Nightmare
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Character(s): Casper
First Line: I love to catch free rides!
Synopsis: Casper takes a ride on a skywriting plane.
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Character(s): Spooky
First Line: Why not?
Synopsis: After seeing various storefront signs depicting goods, Spooky builds one featuring himself.
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Lucky Day

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Character(s): Casper; Blacky
Synopsis: Casper befriends a black cat, whom he names Blacky, and the two attempt to find a good luck charm.
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Disclose Notes: Adapted from the 1952 Casper cartoon, "Frightday the 13th", produced by Famous Studios.
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Character(s): Spooky; Mac; Joe
First Line: Better not touch that live wire, Joe!
Synopsis: Spooky scares some electricians, then touches a live wire that electrocutes him.
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Scaredy Cat

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Character(s): Casper; Blackie; Wendy
Synopsis: Blackie's pin is stolen by three ghosts, forcing Casper and Wendy to find the feline after he leaves them.
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Disclose Notes: Continued from "Lucky Day".
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First Line: Those eagles are starting to build their nest!
Synopsis: Nightmare builds a nest for two eagles.
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First Line: Boo!
Synopsis: The Ghostly Trio boo in reverse, bringing back everything they scared.
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First Line: My! There's a little cloud raining all by himself!
Synopsis: Nightmare helps a little cloud get back at a big bully.
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The Three Pigs

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Character(s): Casper
Synopsis: Casper befriends the son of a pig family during a fishing trip.
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Disclose Notes: Adapted from the 1952 Casper cartoon, "Pig-a-Boo", produced by Famous Studios.
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Character(s): Spooky
First Line: Maybe I ought to get a pet so I'd have someone around to scare all the time!
Synopsis: Spooky tries to scare a Bulldog, but slips on a banana peel.
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First Line: Hey, looka, fellas! A magic carpet!
Synopsis: The Ghostly Trio steal a magic carpet for a scare raid.
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June Moon

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Character(s): Spooky
Synopsis: Spooky tries to scare romantic animal couples, but to no avail.
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First Line: Hey! There's free oats inside–hurry!
Synopsis: An ogre tries to trick Nightmare into hitting a brick wall.
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First Line: Boy! These scare raids are gonna be a gas in this old jalopy!
Synopsis: The Ghostly Trio drive an old car, but it becomes stuck in a puddle.
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Character(s): Spooky
First Line: Whew! This must be the hottest day on record!
Synopsis: Spooky tries to cool himself in the middle of a heat wave.
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The Flying Horse

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Character(s): Casper; Nightmare; Pegasus
Synopsis: Casper and Nightmare try to convince Pegasus, who regained his old shape from wishing on a falling star, to become a constellation again, but Pegasus gets the better of the two ghosts.
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Character(s): Spooky
First Line: That's funny! I can't find my doiby anywhere!
Synopsis: Spooky visits an artist to retrieve his derby.
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First Line: Halp! Ghosts!
Synopsis: Two ogres scare the Ghostly Trio.
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The High Landers

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Character(s): Casper; Pegasus; Bacchus
Synopsis: Casper tries lassoing Pegasus, but he pulls him up to his old playground, the Elysian Fields.
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Disclose Notes: Continued from "The Flying Horse".
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First Line: Fellas! Let's go out and practice some 3-part booing!
Synopsis: The Ghostly Trio's booing attracts a businessman.
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Character(s): Spooky
First Line: 58-59-60–wow!!
Synopsis: Spooky establishes a business to attract everyone for a big surprise.
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First Line: A-one–a-two–anna–-­­∙
Synopsis: The Ghostly Trio grab the tail of what they think is a puppy, but is actually a bull.
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A Tall Tale

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Character(s): Casper; Pegasus; Atlas; Pan; Nightmare
Synopsis: Casper and Pegasus try to stop Pan from disturbing Atlas.
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Disclose Notes: Continued from "The High Landers".
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Time Marches On

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Character(s): Spooky; Father Time
Synopsis: Spooky visits Father Time's home, where he enters a door to the mythology era.
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Character(s): Spooky
First Line: Whee!
Synopsis: Spooky ties knots in the witches' wardrobes; in return, the witches tie knots in Spooky's arms.
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First Line: Sigh!
Synopsis: Nightmare helps a beaver fall a tree.
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First Line: Now where's my lipstick?
Synopsis: The Ghostly Trio try to scare a lady by posing as her reflection, but it doesn't quite work out the way they expected.
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First Line: Let's take a dip in that pool!
Synopsis: The Ghostly Trio scare a giant fish to swim in a pool, only for the fish to come back down and land on the trio.
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Character(s): Spooky
First Line: This book ain't bad! In places it makes a lotta sense!
Synopsis: Spooky tries to be friendly to everyone, but they treat him like dirt.
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First Line: Glasses–bah!
Synopsis: A man tries to ride Nightmare.
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First Line: Nope! We don't care to hear you play your guitar!!
Synopsis: Fatso chases Eeko and Stretcho with his lousy guitar playing.
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First Line: Hi, little cloud! Deciding to rain a bit?
Synopsis: Nightmare helps a cloud cool itself from the blazing sun.
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Character(s): Spooky
First Line: Watch out, victims! I'm hot today!
Synopsis: Spooky scares the whole town, only to receive bills for destruction of property.
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Fatso's Dream

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Synopsis: Fatso's dream crosses paths with Eeko and Stretcho's plan to pour a bucket of water all over him.
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