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Issue: The Friendly Ghost, Casper #179

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Publication Date: May 1975

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Issues: #179 of 227 Issues (231 Printings)

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Harvey

Brand: Harvey Comics [Figurine]

Indicia Publisher: Harvey Publications Inc.

On Sale Date: 01/30/1975

Volume: none

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.25 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 8 (5 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s):

Notes: A special Cub-Scouts-themed issue, with an unusual four-part Casper story.

A corresponding release, Wendy the Good Little Witch (Harvey, 1960 Series) #88 (June 1975), is a special Camp Fire Blue Birds-themed issue. https://www.comics.org/issue/265198/

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Format

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

Format Notes:

Reprinted In8

Some/all of Issue reprinted as 8 Content Items in other Issues:

Harvey Collectors Comics #2 published November 1975 as Scout's Honor! [Illustration on Cover, Front]

Harvey Collectors Comics #2 published November 1975 as The Friendly Ghost, Casper #179 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]

Harvey Collectors Comics #2 published November 1975 as Eat Your Cake! (Part I [of IV]) [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Harvey Collectors Comics #2 published November 1975 as 1st Class Scout [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Harvey Collectors Comics #2 published November 1975 as And Have It Too! (Eat Your Cake Part II [of IV]) [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Harvey Collectors Comics #2 published November 1975 as Follow the Leader (Eat Your Cake Part III [of IV]) [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Harvey Collectors Comics #2 published November 1975 as Casper Cub Scouts' Den-o-Fun [Public Service Announcement on Interior Page(s)]

Harvey Collectors Comics #2 published November 1975 as The Welcome Dragon (Eat Your Cake Part IV [of IV]) [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Content Items (8 total)

Cub Scouts' Den-o-Fun

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

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Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost; Cub Scouts; Cub Scout leaders

First Line: Special Scout Issue... Casper Joins the Cub Scouts

Synopsis: Casper flies over a Cub Scout parade with an anniversary cake.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Caption at the bottom of this cover: "Friends... After you read this magazine give it to a youngster of 8, 9, or 10 years old and he can be a Cub Scout soon"

Eat Your Cake! Part I

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

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Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Ghostly Trio [Fatso; Fusso; Lazo]; Richie Rich (in flashback); Wendy the Good Little Witch; Mrs. Johnson (den mother); Adam (Cub Scout); Larry (Cub Scout); Gene "Genius" (Cub Scout); various other Cub Scouts; yummy bird

First Line: Shhh... Casper's thinking!

Synopsis: in honor of the Cub Scouts' 65th anniversary, Casper gets Wendy to bake a cake for his Cub Scout den. To assure that there will be enough for all, she puts a spell on the cake so that when some of it is eaten it replenishes itself.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 5

Notes: Part 1 of 4.

Of Fusso and Lazo of The Ghostly Trio, Lazo is the taller of the two - per dialogue on page one.

A rare instance of a four-part Casper lead story, rather than the usual three-parters.

1st Class Scout

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Richie Rich; Mr. Richard Rich; Cadbury

First Line: Do you have a scout meeting today, Richie?

Synopsis: Richie's dad puts on his old Eagle Scout uniform and finds that only the hat still fits.

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Pages: 1

What Money Can't Buy!

Advertisement (Comic Format) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

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Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Richie Rich; Gloria Glad

First Line: Hi, Richie... I see you've just been given your weekly allowance!

Synopsis: Richie Rich shows Gloria the one thing that's more valuable than money, gold, silver, and gems... Hostess Twinkies.

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Pages: 1

Eat Your Cake: Part II And Have It Too!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost; Adam (Cub Scout); Mrs. Johnson (den mother); adult Scout leader; Larry (Cub Scout); Fatso; Gene "Genius" (Cub Scout); various other Cub Scouts; yummy bird; troll (arm and cake-grabbing hand only)

First Line: And thanks to Wendy's magic spell... the cake is still whole!

Synopsis: Fatso steals the magically replenishing cake and eats enough for a tummy ache, a yummy bird steals it from him and does the same, and when Casper finally gets it back it's grabbed by a troll.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Part 2 of 4.

Eat Your Cake - Part III Follow the Leader

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost; Adam (Cub Scout); Larry (Cub Scout); Gene "Genius" (Cub Scout); troll; Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost; Hot Stuff; dragon

First Line: C-Casper! Do you see what I see?

Synopsis: The troll gets sick of the cake and Casper gives it to Spooky and Hot Stuff to keep them from scaring the Cub Scouts. Then Casper tries to divert the troll so that he doesn't scare the Cub Scouts either. The ensuing chase results in Casper and the Cub Scouts running into a dragon.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 5

Notes: Part 3 of 4.

Spelling error or omission on page 5, panel 4: Genius says "Look! He chasing Casper!", instead of "Look! He's chasing Casper!"

Casper Cub Scouts' Den-o-Fun

Public Service Announcement on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost

First Line: How old do you think Casper is? Here's a hint - he's a Cub Scout - so he's not old enough for all the candles on the cake he's carrying--"

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Pages: 2

Notes: Two-page PSA in which Casper salutes the Cub Scouts and explains how to join.

Eat Your Cake Part IV The Welcome Dragon!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost; Adam (Cub Scout); Larry (Cub Scout); Gene "Genius" (Cub Scout); troll; Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost; Hot Stuff; dragon; Nap Sack (den chief); Mrs. Johnson (den mother); various other Cub Scouts; Richie Rich; Mr. Richard Rich

First Line: Some neighborhood! Look at the smoke pollution!

Synopsis: Casper gets rid of the troll. An overstuffed Spooky and Hot Stuff, who are now too fat to fly, bring back the magically replenishing cake, only to have it eaten by a dragon. With his dragon-sized appetite satisfied, the dragon offers to use his breath to send out a skywritten invitation to the Cub Scouts' party.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Part 4 of 4.