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Issue: Spooky Spooktown #1
Publication Date: September 1961
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Issues: #1 of 66 Issues (68 Printings)
Title:
Variant: U.S. Cover Price
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: 06/15/1961
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 23 (22 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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 US; later standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound; later saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Warren Kremer
Inker(s): Warren Kremer
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Spooky Spooktown
Character(s): Spooky; Casper; Pearl; Ghostly Trio
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Warren Kremer
Inker(s): Warren Kremer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Spooky Spooktown
Character(s): Spooky
First Line: I'm the toughest ghost in the woild!
Synopsis: Spooky gets annoyed by a persistent questioner.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Steve Muffatti
Inker(s): Steve Muffatti
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Spooky
Character(s): Spooky
First Line: This is too nice a day to scare anyone.
Synopsis: Spooky tries to take a nap.
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Spooky Meets Wilbur Wishbone

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Warren Kremer
Inker(s): Warren Kremer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost
Character(s): Spooky; Wilbur WIshbone
Synopsis: Spooky saves Wilbur Wishbone from being pulled, and Wilbur grants him three free wishes.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Howie Post ?
Inker(s): Howie Post ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost
Character(s): Spooky; Pearl; Mervin
First Line: Boo! Boy, what a poifect day for spookin'
Synopsis: Spooky tries to avoid spending the day with Pearl, who is babysitting her cousin Mervin.
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The Hero

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Howie Post ?
Inker(s): Howie Post ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost
Character(s): Spooky; Pearl
Synopsis: Spooky uses an echoing canyon to get around Pearl's prohibition on booing.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Steve Muffatti
Inker(s): Steve Muffatti
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Spooky
Character(s): Spooky
First Line: Heh-heh! I pity my first victim today!
Synopsis: Spooky encounters a gorilla litterbug.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Wendy
Character(s): Wendy; Witch Sisters [Thelma; Velma; Zelma]
First Line: Say! Is that racket coming from our house?
Synopsis: Wendy's aunts try to prevent her from dancing.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Steve Muffatti
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Spooky
Character(s): Spooky
First Line: H'm, just what I need for the Boo-Arts Ball!
Synopsis: Spooky's costume even scares him.
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My Biggest Scare

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Howie Post
Inker(s): Howie Post
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): The Ghostly Trio
Character(s): Ghostly Trio [Fatso; Fusso; Lazo]
Synopsis: Each of the ghosts recalls his most spectacular scare.
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Steve Muffatti ?
Inker(s): Steve Muffatti ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Nightmare
Character(s): Nightmare
First Line: Gee, I love playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey!
Synopsis: A pig and his dad try to play a game with Nightmare.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Steve Muffatti
Inker(s): Steve Muffatti
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): The Ghostly Trio
Character(s): Ghostly Trio [Fatso; Fusso; Lazo]
First Line: This is our target for tonight's scare raid!
Synopsis: The ghosts' new equipment doesn't work well for them.
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The Garden Mystery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Wendy the Good Little Witch
Character(s): Wendy; Witch Sisters [Zelma; Velma; Thelma]
Synopsis: When animals take vegetables from the witches' garden, Wendy's aunts brew a potion that causes trouble.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Warren Kremer ?
Inker(s): Warren Kremer ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): The Ghostly Trio
Character(s): Ghostly Trio [Fatso; Fusso; Lazo]
First Line: Nothing like a nap to make you feel good!
Synopsis: Fatso goes sleepwalking.
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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Spooky
Character(s): Spooky
First Line: Oh, boy! Today's the day I go...
Synopsis: Spooky's derby blows away and some kids use it for their snowman.
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The Spooktator

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Howie Post
Inker(s): Howie Post
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost
Character(s): Spooky; Whitey [Second Story Sam]
Synopsis: A crook dresses up as a ghost to get Spooky to help him by accident.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Warren Kremer
Inker(s): Warren Kremer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Nightmare
Character(s): Nightmare
First Line: Boy! I sure could go for a nice apple from that tree!
Synopsis: Nightmare helps a young boy retrieve some apples.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Howie Post
Inker(s): Howie Post
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): The Ghostly Trio
Character(s): Ghostly Trio [Fatso; Fusso; Lazo]
First Line: It sure was a good idea to spend a vacation in the city, Fatso!
Synopsis: The ghosts travel to the city but can't find a place to stay.
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Goils Will Be Girls

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Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost
Character(s): Spooky; Pearl; Highbrow Haunt
Synopsis: Spooky worries that Pearl has found a new boyfriend.
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Doze Were the Daze

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Howie Post
Inker(s): Howie Post
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost
Character(s): Spooky
Synopsis: Spooky finds himself in Sleepyville, where everyone is too tired to be scared.
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The Two Tur-Tales

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Lemuel Turtle; Timothy Turtle
Synopsis: Timothy tries to trick Lemuel into leaving his hot chocolate behind.
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Capital Punishment

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Timmy; Looney; Judy
Synopsis: Looney can't remember the names of the state capitals.
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The Witches' Wish

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Wendy the Good Little Witch
Character(s): Wendy; Witch Sisters [Velma; Thelma; Zelma]
Synopsis: Wendy's aunts blame each other when they think that Wendy has run away.
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Pages: 5

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