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Issue: Casper the Ghost #1
Publication Date: September 1949
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Issues: #1 of 5 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagSt. John
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: St. John Publishing Co.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Some/all of Issue reprinted as 12 Content Items in other Issues:
FlagHarvey Comics Classics #1 published June 2007 as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagCasper the Friendly Ghost 60th Anniversary Special #[nn] published November 2009 as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagCasper the Friendly Ghost 60th Anniversary Special #[nn] published November 2009 as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagCasper the Friendly Ghost 60th Anniversary Special #[nn] published November 2009 as Creepy Town Terror [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagCasper the Friendly Ghost 60th Anniversary Special #[nn] published November 2009 as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagCasper the Friendly Ghost 60th Anniversary Special #[nn] published November 2009 as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagCasper the Friendly Ghost 60th Anniversary Special #[nn] published November 2009 as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagCasper the Friendly Ghost 60th Anniversary Special #[nn] published November 2009 as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagCasper the Friendly Ghost 60th Anniversary Special #[nn] published November 2009 as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagCasper the Friendly Ghost 60th Anniversary Special #[nn] published November 2009 as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagCasper the Friendly Ghost 60th Anniversary Special #[nn] published November 2009 as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagCasper the Friendly Ghost 60th Anniversary Special #[nn] published November 2009 as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost
Character(s): Casper
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Creepy Town Terror

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Oliver Towne
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: on inside front and back covers of comic
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Isidore Klein ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost
Character(s): Casper (introduction); Ghostly Trio (actually five ghosts; introduction)
First Line: Once upon a time in olden days...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.5
Disclose Notes: Possible script credit suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who of American Comic Books.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Herman
Character(s): Herman Mouse; Butch the Cat
First Line: Mouse! Mouse! Mouse!
Synopsis: Butch the Cat breaks up a party at Mouse University so Herman helps the mice get back at him.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: This feature would later be known as "Herman and Katnip."
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Monty the Mountain Sheep
Character(s): Monty; Lamby Pie
First Line: Mischievous Monty Mountain Sheep...
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: story told in rhyme
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Paddy the Leprechaun
Character(s): Paddy; Mr. Gambeen
First Line: This is a story that happened in Ireland...
Synopsis: The crookedest man in the world catches Paddy and tries to make him tell the location of his pot of gold.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Willie the Watch-Dog
Character(s): Willie; Willie's three nephews
First Line: Here's your supper, Uncle Willie.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Benny Beaver
Character(s): Benny Beaver
First Line: Benny Beaver, woodland creature...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: story told in rhyme
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Baby Huey
Character(s): Baby Huey (introduction); Papa Duck (introduction); Mama Duck (introduction)
First Line: (Puff-puff) If I have to carry another baby this size...
Synopsis: The freakishly giant Baby Huey is unpopular around the neighborhood until he beats up Mr. Fox.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Isidore Klein ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost
Character(s): Casper
First Line: Maybe you didn't know about the school for ghosts...
Synopsis: Casper does poorly in ghost school because he doesn't want to learn to scare people. Later, he meets Billy and his dog Rover and helps keep Rover from being taken by the dogcatcher.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Possible script credit suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who of American Comic Books.

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