Comic books 1970-1985, graded by CBCS

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Cover by Warren Kremer. A spaceflight-themed series inspired by Casper's role as unofficial mascot of the 1972 Apollo 16 moon landing, with Casper touring the cosmos in a spacecraft. Casper takes a Plutonian ship to visit the sun. After aliens crash-land in the forest, they force Casper to help them fly home. Once they get there, the aliens want his help in a race across the galaxy, in a three-part adventure. Wendy's aunts are driven away by her niceness, but then find trouble with Super Wanda, who's even meaner than them. Casper in Space; The Creepy Space Visitors; The Great Space Race; Wendy: The Good Deed; Spooky: Booing Is an Art. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

"Casper Jungle Friends" book and 45 RPM record. 7-1/8 in. x 7-5/8 in.; full color; 24 pages. Number 1970 on cover. Cover price $0.98.

Casper and Wendy: Ghosts and Witches (5797) is a paperback published by Tempo Books, 4 x 7, B&W, 1974. Cover price $0.75.

Casper with Richie Rich: Fun and Fantasy (1262) is a paperback published by Tempo Books, 4 x 7, B&W, 1976. Cover price $0.95.

Casper: Classics (17067) is a paperback published by Tempo Books, 4 x 7, B&W, 1979. Cover price $1.25.

Casper the Friendly Ghost Presents Space-Age Dentistry (1972) is a promotional comic book distributed by the American Dental Association. 16-pages including covers, full-color, all newsprint, 4-7/8-in. x 6-5/8-in, with no cover price.

The Friendly Ghost Casper Presents Space-Age Dentistry (1981) is a promotional comic book distributed by the American Dental Association. 16-pages including covers, full-color, all newsprint, 4-7/8-in. x 6-5/8-in, with no cover price.

Casper and the gang have adventures in outer space, a hot topic in 1972. The friendly ghost joins the astronauts on the moon landing, only to find the moon is already inhabited. Wendys aunts send her to the moon so shell stop talking about Casper. 52 pages. Cover price $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

Casper and the gang have adventures in outer space, a hot topic in 1972. A magic typewriter takes Casper and friends on a trip across the universe; Wendy foils a thief on a flying carpet. 36 pages. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Cover by Warren Kremer. A spaceflight-themed Casper series, inspired by Casper's role as unofficial mascot of the 1972 Apollo 16 moon landing. Unlike most Casper titles, there was an ongoing storyline of Casper touring the cosmos in the Apollo 16 spacecraft. Tyrone Troll stumbles on the spaceship and takes off. He's looking for a place to fit in, so Casper introduces him to the Drolls. Wendy turns the tables on the Ghostly Trio when they discover a new scare. Casper Space Ship; In Space With a Troll; Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost; Space Shudders; All in the Family; McSpook's Vacation; The Ghostly Trio: The Boo Cannon. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Cover by Warren Kremer. A spaceflight-themed Casper series, inspired by Casper's role as unofficial mascot of the 1972 Apollo 16 moon landing. Unlike most Casper titles, there was an ongoing storyline of Casper touring the cosmos in the Apollo 16 spacecraft. Casper's animal friend sees a half-moon, and thinks Casper took the other half. The shape-shifting Greedies invade the Enchanted Forest and begin taking over, and Casper's spaceship holds the answer. Spooky finds a place that loves his scaring, but popularity has its drawbacks. Casper Space Ship; Invasion!; Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost; How to Spot a Greedy; Remember the Milky Way; Wendy the Good Little Witch; Spooky: Booing Beautifully. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Casper and the gang have adventures in outer space, a hot topic in 1973. This issue, a wizard mistakenly takes the friendly ghost into outer space and back into the past. The last issue before the title was changed to Casper in Space with #6. 36 pages. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

This anthology reprints the Friendly Ghost's odd encounters with the denizens of Enchanted Forest. Casper tries to help Henry, who was changed into a monster, find the witch who can transform him back. endy's aunts accidentally create something even worse than their usual witches' brew. A boy menaced by an ogre leads Casper and Wendy into an opposite-land, of which our Moon is merely a portal. In a three-part story, Casper and Wendy must journey through the portal and find the object called the guadrulnik, to smooth over relations between the worlds. Casper: The Unhappy Monster; Casper: The Wicked Witch; Casper: The Missing Guadrulnik; Casper: Oppearth; Casper: For Hes a Jolly Good Ogre; Wendy: Whats New in Brew? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

This anthology reprints the Friendly Ghost's odd encounters with the denizens of Enchanted Forest. Casper encounters a spaceship. When a company wants to build a supermarket on the site of the house Spooky is haunting, he launches an Erin Brockovich-style direct-action campaign against the CEO. Casper: The House That Was a Spaceship; Casper: Ghostly Relations; Casper: The End of Gravity; Casper: Beelo is Captured; Casper: Beelos World; Spooky: The Invaders; Spooky: They Couldnt be Stopped, But… 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

This anthology reprints the Friendly Ghost's odd encounters with the denizens of Enchanted Forest. Casper meets a cowboy and helps him regain his former glory. Spooky and Poil find strange doings caused by magical flowers. Wendy demonstrates a magic trick, the 1 in 3 Trick. Professor Doosy thinks that he knows how to make the world perfect, but when it inevitably goes haywire, Casper has to put things right. The Worlds Greatest Cowboy; The Big Act; Professor Doosys Perfect World; Trouble in Paradise; Somebody, Call the Electrician; Wendy: The Green of Envy; Wendys Magic Tricks: 1 in 3 Trick; The Goldbrick; Spooky: The Enchanted Flowers. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

This anthology reprints the Friendly Ghost's odd encounters with the denizens of Enchanted Forest. Cousin Clyde accidentally turns a TV set into a time machine, so that whenever the Ghostly Trio changes channels, Casper gets sent to a different time. He visits the dinosaur era, Ben Franklin, Michelangelo, Sir Isaac Newton and Christopher Columbus. Spooky gets his formula for homemade salad dressing slightly wrong and turns into a were-creature. Casper meets Boobert, a red-headed ghost who can't control his size. The shape-changing alien Mr. Anything impersonates Casper and tries to take over the forest. Casper: Clever Clydes Mistake; Casper: Switching Channels; Casper: A Kick in Time; Casper: Mr. Anything; Casper: The Password Is Casper; Casper: The Secret; Spooky: The Frightful Fronk. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

This anthology reprints the Friendly Ghost's odd encounters with the denizens of Enchanted Forest. Casper startles a sunbather while phasing through a wall. Casper investigates when the weather turns unexpectedly cold. A lady is in for a surprise when she tries to give Casper a spanking. Casper gets involved in a three-part adventure involving a scary castle, a talking book, and monsters. Theres Nothing Colder Than A Frozen Ghost; Therell be a Change in the Weather; The Scary Castle; The Talking Book Tells All!; Monster on the Loose; Wendy: Brat Sitter; The Warlock King; Spooky: A New Development. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

This anthology reprints the Friendly Ghost's odd encounters with the denizens of Enchanted Forest. Casper learns the dark secret behind a seemingly happy house - a scientist being held captive by gremlins. Casper helps Bombo the Clown when a sinister magician sets out to swindle him. Casper: The Happy House; Casper: The Un-Happy House; Casper: How to Smile; Casper: The Clown That Cried!; Casper: The Scoundrels Unmasked; Spooky: Genies Aplenty. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

This anthology reprints the Friendly Ghost's odd encounters with the denizens of Enchanted Forest. In a three-part story, aliens pursue a gigantic diamond to Earth. Then they begin excavating for Earth's diamonds, so Casper must find a way to lure them back into space. Casper investigates a series of strange nightmares and discovers who's making the dreams happen, in a three-part story. The Diamond That Fell From the Sky; The Ants in Their Plans; A Slice of Moon and a Sprinkle of Sugar!; The Mysterious Nightmare; The Dream Maker; The End of a Dream; The Not-So-Flying Carpet; Spooky: Whats in a Name?. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

This anthology reprints the Friendly Ghost's odd encounters with the denizens of Enchanted Forest. In a three-part story, the Ghostly Trio tricks Casper into giving them shrinking pills so they can scare insects. After they've created pint-sized mayhem among the tiny denizens of Enchanted Forest, Casper must go all Ant-Man to track them down. Casper must help Wendy break a spell that makes her look like an evil witch. Cover by Warren Kremer features Casper encountering Dracula, a wolf man, and Frankenstein. Small Spooks; The Ghost Chase; Witch Weevils Revenge; The Search; The Magic Trick; Will-O-The-Wisp; Spooky: Small World. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

This anthology reprints the Friendly Ghost's odd encounters with the denizens of Enchanted Forest. When a Martian named Ik invades and takes over their home, Casper must join forces with The Ghostly Trio for a war of the worlds, Casper-style. Casper: Crumble Dust; Casper: The Underground Plot!; Casper: Queen Omis Treasure; Casper: Ik from Mars; Casper: Ghostly Host; Casper: Martians, Go Home!; The Ghostly Trio: The Fantastic Funnel. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

52 page giant. Casper in "Birdseed Anyone", Wendy the Good Little Witch in 'untitled' (1 pg), Sad Sack in 'untitled' Twinkies ad (1 pg), Casper in "The Valley of Terrible Things", Casper in "Scary Casper", Casper in "The Unexpected Thief" Part 1, Casper the Unexpected Thief Part 2 "Casper And The Third Eye", Casper the Unexpected Thief Part 3 "A Thief Goes Straight", Casper in "The Mysterious Broom" text story (2 pg), Wendy the Good Little Witch in "Childhood Daze". 52 pages, FC. Cover price $0.35.

This anthology reprints the Friendly Ghost's odd encounters with the denizens of Enchanted Forest. When time goes all funny, Casper investigates, and finds a little old clockmaker who has inadvertently broken time itself. Spook School; Ghosts in Goblandia; Its Never Too Late to Learn!; Spooky: Clammy Clay; Funny Time; The Little Old Clockmaker; The Friendliest Creature in the World; Time Crashes On! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. This anthology reprints the Friendly Ghost's odd encounters with the denizens of Enchanted Forest. A hippie-like traveling peddler gives Casper a horn that summons Oddzo, a very unhelpful genie. Casper must figure out how to get Oddzo to go away again. Pearl uses magic spectacles to make sure Spooky is being good. When all the animals' houses in the Enchanted Forest shrink to tiny size, Casper investigates. Camel Charlies Gift!; Color Me Wild; The Last Wish; Spooky: The Spooktacles; The Shrinking Houses; For the Birds; House Happy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Warren Kremer. This anthology reprints the Friendly Ghost's odd encounters with the denizens of Enchanted Forest. Casper gets captured during an adventure involving a magical flute and a power-hungry wizard. A gnome king uses a magic machine to steal Spooky's derby. The Magic Shoes; Teenys Terrible Trip Home; Can the Spell be Broken?; Spooky: Rounded and Grounded; The Magic Flute; The Wizard Who Wanted the World; Spooky: Hats Off; Escape at Last. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

This anthology reprints the Friendly Ghost's odd encounters with the denizens of Enchanted Forest. Casper's helpful routines are disrupted when he suddenly loses his ghostly powers. Scary Goings On; Its Darkest Before Dawn; The Unghostly Ghost; Less of a Ghost; Dont Fool Around With Ghosts!; Wendy: A Change in the Weather; Spooky: I Can Do Anything You Can Do. Final issue of the series. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

Untitled one-page story; Casper tries to make the best of it when the circus high-wire act is canceled due to rain. "The Return of Goof-Oh"; Casper runs into an old friend, Pierre Goofeau, formerly an inspector but now a private eye; Goofeau's client is movie star Rocky Swinger, who has been mysteriously growing older since he had his portrait painted by a strange artist, and has received a note demanding he pay $100,000. Untitled story; Wendy tries to reform her aunts by reminding them of past failures. "With Your Looks and My Brains"; Rocky sends the money in a rocket which is intercepted by a witch; The next morning Rocky's youth is restored, but Casper thinks the case has not been solved. "A Gaggle of Geniuses"; Rocky receives another threatening note, and his nose turns purple; Casper visits Wendy and finds her Step-Aunt Graspee forcing an artist to paint portraits of Rocky on magic canvasses that she is providing. "Lazy Andy" Spooky Presents text story. "The Perfect Gentleman" Spooky Presents text story. "The Ghost Walks at Midnight"; Spooky's house leaks in the rain, so he goes looking for a dry place to live and ends up posing as a ghost chaser to take another ghost's place in a mansion. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. Casper tells Wendy that he doesn't just have imaginary friends, he has a whole imaginary playground. Casper gets captured during an adventure involving a magical flute and a power-hungry wizard. Plus a moon-landing cover featuring the planting of the US flag; the first moon landing had occurred eight months before. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Magic Flute; The Wizard Who Wanted the World; Escape at Last; Spooky: The Sticky Land. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Cover by Warren Kremer. Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. Sanitation workers mistake a sleeping Casper for a discarded doll. In a three-part Christmas story, Casper learns that Santa has been replaced with a department-store actor. With the help of Kiki the reindeer, Casper sets out to rescue the real Santa and his reindeer from Twister Valley. Spooky falls into a subterranean world where no one understands how to be scared. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Wrong Santa Claus; Spooky; The Littlest Reindeer; Merry Christmas; The Warlock King; Spooky: Blessed Be Thy Booing. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. Casper gets roped into baby-sitting a young monster, but it turns out he isn't any ordinary monster. Spooky's goil Poil tries to interest him in something besides scaring people. Casper the Friendly Ghost; A Rather Unusual Young Monster; Dont Baby-Sit Monsters; The Ghastly Glasses; Spooky: Bootiful Hobbies. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. Casper tries to obey the letter of the law. Casper's helpful routines are disrupted when he suddenly loses his ghostly powers. A mysterious package from his uncle in India leads Spooky to a double mystery. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Unghostlike Ghost; Less of a Ghost!; Dont Fool Around With Ghosts; Spooky: The Double Mystery. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Untitled one-page story; Casper helps a cloud to experience some variety. "Waiting For the Birthday Man"; Casper finds a runaway boy, Bobo, hiding in the attic; He's hiding from the Birthday Man, in hopes of avoiding turning six years old so he won't have to go to school. Untitled one-page story; Spooky gets revenge on a practical joker. Untitled one-page story; Spooky arranges the flowers outside a florist's shop to spell "boo." "The Timeless Dungeon"; Casper tracks Bobo to a dungeon filled with people who wanted to hide from Father Time; He can't open the door because it can only be opened by the foolish--but then Fatso shows up. "Let the Sunshine In"; With the help of Fatso and Sunny Sunbeam, Casper defeats the Dragon of Darkness and releases Bobo and the others from the dungeon; The Birthday Man arrives and gives Bobo his present for his sixth birthday. "Old Squinty" Casper Presents text story. "Imagination" Casper Presents text story. "Spooky and the Sourpuss"; Spooky visits his crabby Uncle Krank. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. Casper matches wits with a witch, in a three-part story that's an unconventional take on the Snow White fairy tale. Spooky undertakes expert scare instruction. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Slow White and No Dwarves; Double Trouble; The Whys Witch; Spooky: Scare Teacher. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. In a three-part story, Casper gets trapped in Physical Fitness Land, where everyone must exercise constantly, a reflection of the "physical fitness" fad of the 1970s. Spooky gets into a contest of wills with a magician. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Physical Fitness Land; King Ligament; Brains Need Exercise, Too!; Spooky: The Magic Spooktacles. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Cover by Warren Kremer. Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. Casper goes skiing on a cloud. Casper and Wendy both find strange goings-on in the tiny (as in Lilliputian) town of Insignifica. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Space Wizard; A Bit of Orbit; Splashdown; Spooky: Thats the Spirit. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

"Every Litter Bit Helps" Part 1. Casper goes around his neighborhood urging people to pick up trash! But along the way he draws the ire of several local witches! "The Little Zombie" Part 2. The witches cast a cruel spell on Casper... forcing him to pick up trash nonstop! "The Legal Beagle!" Part 3. Wendy the good little witch helps Casper break the spell! "Missing: One Prince" 2-page text story featuring Wendy the good witch. "The Big Weight" Spooky visits a health club to try to lose weight! (Notes: The issue also includes three single-page untitled stories -- one featuring Casper and two featuring Wendy. Writer and artist credits are not listed inside. Full color.) 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Warren Kremer. Untitled one-page story; When sunshine melts a snowman, Casper takes his place so the kids can still have fun. "Casper's Mean and Scary Face" (part one); The Trio makes a deal with a troll to trick Casper into thinking he has been turned into a mean and scary ghost. Untitled one-page story; Spooky gets an idea when he sees an artist painting a model. Untitled one-page story; Wendy delivers some brew to the hospital from her aunts. "Out of Sight!" (part two); Casper is so worried that he will scare someone he retreats to a deserted island. "The Magic Mirror" (part three); A mermaid and her friends finally convince Casper that he was never under a spell and that he does not have a mean and scary face. "Wildflowers" text story; Wendy's aunts cause trouble for her because they don't want her planting flowers. "Colonel Boo Boo!"; Pearl's uncle makes Spooky prove that he's a worthy boo friend for Pearl. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. In a three-part story, Casper and Spooky investigate when time seems to have stopped in the Enchanted Forest. When the Ghostly Trio scares the wizard who's responsible, that just makes things worse. Spooky wants to see his reflection, so he considers making a deal with a magician for a magic mirror. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Big Standstill!; The Master of Motion; Please be Normal; Spooky: The Magic Mirror. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. Casper wants to play on an old abandoned merry-go-round, but nearby people don't think that's so funny. In a three-part story, The Ghostly Trio traps Casper in a suit of armor and trades him to The Collector. Before he can escape, The Collector is kidnapped. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Fair Swap; Spooky; The Dragon Car; The Wishing Lake; The Riddle; Science Corner; Spooky: The Boo Boob. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. In a three-part story, Casper befriends The Whittler of Whittletown and invites him to stay, but the Whittler is soon blamed for strange incidents. When the true threat is revealed as aliens, Casper and the Whittler take action. Spooky gets a visit from his annoying cousin, Little Pestly. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Whittle While You Whistle; Enough Already; I Spy the Spy; Spooky: Little Pestly. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. In a three-part story, the Enchanted Forest suddenly begins cleaning itself up. Casper tracks the magic to an obsessively clean witch, but when the forest denizens complain, she makes things much worse than they were before. Spooky creates a robot Spooky stand-in for Poil's benefit, so he can scare to his heart's delight. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Straightening-Up Mystery; Magical Cleaning Lady; You are Needed; Spooky: The Stand In. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. When Musket from Warland turns up in the Enchanted Forest looking for a new war, Casper must convince him that war is not welcome. But war being war, things escalate from there, in a story with a pronounced anti-war bent that was published during the Vietnam War. Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Awful Gun; Warland; Invasion; Spooky: How Mean Was My Valet. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. In a three-part story, Casper and Wendy battle the botanical menaces of Happy Seedman and Captain Carrot (not the DC character). If that wasn't enough, the villains summon the Vegemonsters. Spooky and Poil meet Fraidy Cat, the ultimate Spooky foil. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Fancy Cecil; The Broken Heart; The Menace of the Vegemonsters; Spooky: Fraidy Cat. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.