Timmy the Timid Ghost (Blue Bird Comics 1959-1964 Charlton) comic books 1962

Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Jon D'Agostino and others. A poor man's Casper, Timmy is not merely misunderstood; he's actively afraid of everything. While camping, Timmy sees a pink cow jumping over the moon, and that's just the start of a strange evening. Helping the pink cow return home, Timmy visits Rainbow Farm, populated by the lovely Letitia and Sophronia, where they eat things like polka-dot oranges and butterscotch spinach. Timmy gets into a confrontation with his own shadow. Rainbow Farm; Oh, Doctor; Big Rock Animals: The Three Wishes; The Good-Will Trip; Scarcely Scared; Wishing Can Make It So. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Published 1962 by Charlton Press. Cover by Pat Masulli. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and others. A poor man's Casper, Timmy is not merely misunderstood; he's actively afraid of everything. Timmy offends Wilma the Witch when he doesn't fall for one of her practical jokes. So he accompanies her when she goes back to witch school, which is nothing like Hogwarts. When Miss Cassidy hits rock bottom, her cat Blackberry goes out in search of the rent. Plus cautionary tales about church and juvenile delinquency, in the Cold War public service announcement What You Do in Your Spare Time. ("The time is past when our nation could afford street-corner loafers!") Fake Snakes and Rusty Witches; Imitation Fish; Blackberry in a Jam; Your Role in the Cold War: What You Do in Spare Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by George Wildman. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and others. A poor man's Casper, Timmy is not merely misunderstood; he's actively afraid of everything. Timmy has anxiety when his parents invite over the other monsters for a Mardi Gras party. So they send him to the real Mardi Gras, where he can feel safe. Geoffrey the Mountain Goat drives his parents crazy by constantly jumping off of things. Plus a comics biography of Theodore Roosevelt. And cautionary tales about church and juvenile delinquency, in the Cold War public service announcement What You Do in Your Spare Time. ("The time is past when our nation could afford street-corner loafers!") Mardi Gras Madness; Lest We Forget: Theodore Roosevelt; Raro the Rabbit; Love Is a Rock; Your Role in the Cold War: What You Do in Spare Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.