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Issue: The Friendly Ghost, Casper #212
Publication Date: September 1980
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Issues: #212 of 224 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: Harvey WorldView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Harvey Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/19/1980
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0716585119209
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
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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: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Casper
Character(s): Casper
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Pages: 1
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The Hero

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Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Sad Sack; Hostess
Character(s): Sad Sack; The Sarge
Synopsis: Sad Sack is captured, but his capturers surrender to him when he gives them Hostess Fruit Pies.
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Papa Piper's Puppets

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Casper
Character(s): Casper; Gnewton Gnome; Wendy; Wartley Warlock [Papa Piper]; Witch Sisters [Thelma; Velma; Zelma]; Wanda Witch
Synopsis: 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. Casper then spots Wartley in the woods with some of Papa Piper's puppets, and the next day witches begin moving in to the homes of the residents who have puppet doubles, all of whom are missing.
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Casper
Character(s): Casper
First Line: Say...can you stand on your hands?
Synopsis: Casper helps a little boy do a handstand.
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Where Have Our Friends Gone

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Casper
Character(s): Witch Sisters [Thelma; Velma; Zelma]; Wanda Witch; Casper; Gnelson Gnome; Slim; Knobby; Papa Piper [Wartley Warlock]
Synopsis: 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 soldier at the gate tells him that Papa Piper's puppets were caught stealing. Casper asks Papa Piper about it, and Piper says that evil magic has made them steal, and that they are now in the fairytale king's dungeon. Casper has an idea and starts looking for something.
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The Tables Are Turned

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Casper
Character(s): Casper; Witch Sisters [Thelma; Velma; Zelma]; Wanda Witch; Wartley Warlock [Papa Piper]; Wendy; Gnewton
Synopsis: 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. Casper finds Papa Piper and tells him the story, and they head for the dungeon, where Casper removes the puppet spell with Wendy's wand. When Piper locks him in with the others, Casper realizes that he's Wartley in disguise. After escaping, Casper, Wendy, and the others confront Wartley and drive him away.
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Spooky
Character(s): Spooky
First Line: Wonder what kind of action I'll find in this neck of the woods?
Synopsis: Spooky makes the mistake of hiding in a drum.
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Nightmare
Character(s): Gnorman Gnome; Nightmare
First Line: Nightmare! Gnorman!
Synopsis: Nightmare and Gnorm combine to scare off a vampire.
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The Try-Out

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Spooky
Character(s): Spooky
Synopsis: Spooky tries to impress a talent scout for the World Scaring Contest.
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