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Issue: Casper's Ghostland #49
Publication Date: July 1969
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Issues: #49 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: 04/15/1969
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 22 (20 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1969 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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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
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Genres: humorous
First Line: "Hi, Pearl!
Synopsis: Casper and Poil have a record party in an old abandoned dance hall.
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Genres: anthropomorphic, fantasy, humorous
Character(s): Fred; Glen
First Line: Boy...she sure can spin along, eh!
Synopsis: A turtle surprises his friend with his speed after spotting Casper.
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Pages: 1
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Roar Lion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: fantasy, humorous
Character(s): Lawrence
Synopsis: A lion on his way to rescue his wife leaves his son with Casper.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Story continues in "Uncle Casper vs Uncle Trio."
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Uncle Casper vs Uncle Trio

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Genres: fantasy, humorous
Character(s): Lawrence
Synopsis: The Trio get Lawrence to listen to them and ignore Casper.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Story continues from "Roar Lion."
Story continues in "Granny Whammy Socks it to 'Em!"
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Granny Whammy Socks it to 'Em!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: fantasy, humorous
Character(s): Lawrence; Granny Whammy
Synopsis: The Trio and Lawrence annoy a powerful witch who puts a whammy on them, but Casper talks her into removing it from Lawrence just as his parents return.
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Disclose Notes: Story continues from "Uncle Casper vs Uncle Trio."
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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Here's the mirror you wanted, Auntie Zelma!
Synopsis: Zelma wants to see what she looks like, but her face cracks the mirror.
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The Camouflage Expert

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: fantasy, humorous
Synopsis: Casper tries to hide a lost monster from the Trio.
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The Adventure of Sparks

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: nature
Character(s): Sparks; Tuwhitt; Rupert Rabbit
Synopsis: A puppy and a rabbit meet and become friends.
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Party Dress

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Cindy
Synopsis: Cindy can't afford a new party dress, until she finds the Party Shop's payroll envelope and they give her a dress as a reward.
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Boo it Down

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Genres: fantasy, humorous
Synopsis: A demolition man gets Spooky to boo down old houses for him.
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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Oh, the poor man! His land is full of stones!
Synopsis: Wendy tries to help an elderly farmer, but he doesn't appreciate it.
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Genres: fantasy, humorous
Character(s): Junior
First Line: Junior...I want to take a picture of you! Hold still!
Synopsis: Casper helps a mother take a picture of her son.
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Genres: fantasy, humorous
First Line: Gosh...always something right in the middle of my favorite program!
Synopsis: Casper accidentally scares a tramp while trying to fix the television.
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The Treacherous Castle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The Trio take a job filling in for the ghost of Treacherous Castle while he takes a vacation, because they've heard about a secret in the dungeon. It turns out to be a dragon, who asks Casper to slay him to remove the spell that turned him into a dragon.
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Melvin Mosquito
First Line: Well if it isn't Melvin Mosquito!
Synopsis: Melvin Mosquito is dissatisfied with his existence and wants to be changed into something else.
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A Guest on a Quest

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Casper tags along as the dragon goes searching for a knight to slay him.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Story continues from "The Treacherous Castle."
Story continues in "The Broken Spell."
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Casper; Ghostly Trio [Fatso; Fusso; Lazo]; Stumbo; Little Dot; Little Lotta; Nightmare; Hot Stuff; Buzzy; Wendy; Little Audrey; Katnip; Baby Huey; Herman; Sarge; Sad Sack; Richie Rich; Bunny
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Disclose Notes: 1969 calendar illustrated with Harvey characters.
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The Broken Spell

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Genres: fantasy, humorous
Synopsis: Casper follows the dragon to a city, where he is slain by a "knight" watchman and turns back into a frog. When Casper, who had assumed he was a prince, expresses surprise that he'd rather be a frog than a dragon, the frog angrily snaps "Everybody's happiest being what he is!" Casper takes him to a swamp.
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Disclose Notes: Story continues from "A Guest on a Quest."
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The Lazy Oyster

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: nature
Character(s): Ollie; Scamper the Crab; Jimmy the Sea Bass
Synopsis: An oyster who just likes to stay in his bed learns a lesson about being lazy.
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Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: This is an edited version of the story in Rags Rabbit #13 (October 1951), which features two characters (Friendly Flounder and Puffer the Blow Fish) who do not appear in this version.
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Why's Guy

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Seymour Duck; Davey Duck; Grandma
Synopsis: Davey Duck is constantly asking his father "Why?" When his father gets frustrated and refuses to answer anymore, Davey destroys everything in his grandmother's basement.
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The Silent Treatment

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Spooky has a sore throat, so Poil thinks he can't do any scaring, but he is more adaptable than that.
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Pages: 5

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