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Post by foxley on Dec 30, 2022 3:23:43 GMT -5
I recently acquired an issue of this series; not this issue but I couldn't find a good image of mine. Any resemblance to Casper is purely intentional.
And didn't Caspar also have a character that wore a hat like the green one the other ghost has there, but black?Unless I'm imagining the whole thing, which is quite possible.
You're thinking of Spooky, the Tuff Little Ghost. Unlike Casper, he had an attitude and like scaring people.
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Post by foxley on Dec 30, 2022 3:37:12 GMT -5
I was checking comics.org once and there were at least three Casper-like ghost comics, including the one you’ve shared. I guess comics will always imitate each other. The main Casper imitators were Marvel Comics' Homer the Happy Ghost, Ajax's Spunky the Smiling Spook and Charlton's Timmy the Timid Ghost. I thought ACG's Spencer Spook was another one, but when I checked I discovered that Spencer debuted in the August, 1945 issue of Giggle Comics; months before Famous Studios released The Friendly Ghost, where Casper debuted. Although it is safe to assume that Casper's popularity probably contributed to Spencer's surprising longevity.
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Post by MWGallaher on Dec 30, 2022 6:59:39 GMT -5
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Dec 30, 2022 8:57:11 GMT -5
House of Mystery #249 (Jan 1977)
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Post by MDG on Dec 30, 2022 9:15:11 GMT -5
Amazing Ghost Stories #16 I had to look this one up. Wouldn't have guessed Matt Baker. Looks like he was Picking up on some Graham Ingels on those main characters.
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Post by kirby101 on Dec 30, 2022 9:35:11 GMT -5
I picked up it was Baker right away, mostly from the figures.
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Post by chaykinstevens on Jan 1, 2023 9:21:27 GMT -5
Captain Atom #82
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 2, 2023 17:13:18 GMT -5
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Post by foxley on Jan 3, 2023 3:48:54 GMT -5
Jeddak
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2023 4:02:10 GMT -5
mrp
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jan 3, 2023 4:11:27 GMT -5
jester
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2023 4:34:29 GMT -5
Prince Hal
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 3, 2023 6:25:41 GMT -5
Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose #4 (Broadsword, 2000, Jim Balent) Only Balent would draw ghost with big boobs.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 3, 2023 6:28:34 GMT -5
DubipR. The Funky Phantom right from my childhood.
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Post by foxley on Jan 3, 2023 6:46:07 GMT -5
Only Balent would draw ghost with big boobs. Big-breasted women die, too!
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