Casper the Friendly Ghost (1958-1982 3rd Series Harvey) comic books 1980
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Issue #208
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"The Pink Elephant Hunt"; A pink elephant appears in the forest; the Trio try to catch it while Casper tries to help it avoid capture. Untitled one-page story; Casper makes a boy think that the boomerang he made works. "The Traps Are Sprung"; Casper helps Poobah evade the Trio until his parents come for him. "A Mysterious Affair"; Wendy tries to figure out what her aunts are up to. Untitled one-page story; When Poil threatens him, Spooky turns to computer dating. Untitled one-page story; Spooky tries to make his kitchen safer. "The New Observer"; When Spooky checks himself into the Ghost Rehabilitation Center, he is assigned an observer who looks just like Poil. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.
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Issue #210
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Cover art by Warren Kremer. "The Go-Go Witch" (Part One); Aunt Alice Malice, the meanest witch in Wendy's family, wants to marry the King of Diamond Hill, so she is practicing making men fall in love with her. Untitled one-page story; Casper watches a mean kid pop balloons. "Fatso Loves Alice (Part Two), pencils by Warren Kremer; Looking for more of a challenge, Alice sets her sights on Fatso, who hates everybody; She creates a special brew that makes him devoted to her, then takes him to Diamond Hill to help her get to the king. Untitled story, pencils by Warren Kremer; Alice finds that her magic doesn't work on the king, who has no interest in marrying her and just wants her to go-go dance in a cage; Fatso rescues her, then rejects her when she tries to make up with him. Untitled one-page story; Spooky tries to get rid of the spots before his eyes. Untitled one-page story; Spooky is late for a date with Poil. "Boo Boo Blues"; Spooky meets a ghost who hates to boo, but whose girlfriend wants him to. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.
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Issue #211
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"The Straightening-Up Mystery"; Casper and the woodland animals are baffled when the forest begins straightening itself up. Untitled one-page story; Casper tries to make two people think he's a nightshirt. "Magical Cleaning Lady"; Casper learns that a sorceress who is obsessed with order is responsible for the changes in the forest; When the animals complain, she gets mad and makes things extremely messy and overgrown. "You Are Needed"; Casper talks Sara into turning the forest back the way it was, then takes her to civilization to take care of pollution. Untitled story; Spooky learns a way to scare without Poil knowing that he's doing it. "The Stand In"; Spooky has a robot version of himself made, so it can behave nicely around Poil while he is off scaring. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.
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Issue #212
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"The Hero" Hostess snack cakes ad with Sad Sack. "Papa Piper's Puppets"; Kindly Papa Piper puts on shows with puppets that look just like Wendy, Gnewton, and others of the forest folk; Meanwhile, Wartley Warlock tells the Witch Sisters of his plan to make the forest a home for witches only, but doesn't say how he's going to get rid of the others; They tell Wendy of the plan, and Casper overhears. Untitled one-page story; Casper helps a little boy do a handstand. "Where Have Our Friends Gone"; The forest folk go searching for Wendy, Gnewton, and their other missing friends; Casper searches on his own and comes to the gate of a fairytale kingdom called "Fairytale Kingdom." "The Tables Are Turned"; Casper finds the puppets in a cave and realizes that the puppets in the dungeon are actually the real people, turned into puppets; He tells Wendy's aunts, who chase Wanda and the other witches out of the forest homes. Untitled one-page story; Spooky makes the mistake of hiding in a drum. Untitled one-page story; Nightmare and Gnorm combine to scare off a vampire. "The Try-Out"; Spooky tries to impress a talent scout for the World Scaring Contest. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.
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Issue #213
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Harvey presents the adventures of Casper in the long-running series sometimes called The Friendly Ghost Casper. In a three-part story, The Ghostly Trio convinces Casper's visiting cousin Stubby to see their way on the scare issue. But when Stubby scares the wrong cloud, he starts a feud with the King of the Atmosphere himself, who imposes a universal silence. Spooky's new "Boo Bombs" target Casper and his animal friends, but the plan backfires. Casper the Friendly Ghost; Little Donkey Head; Silent World; The Big Bu-Bu; Spooky: Boo Bombs. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.
