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Boo-sketball

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Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous, occult

Character(s): Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost; Fusso (from The Ghostly Trio)

Synopsis: Spooky receives a pass in a game of ghostly basketball.

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Do You Need Extra Money?

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First Line: It costs you nothing to try

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Notes: Ad for selling greeting cards and stationery for the Cheerful Card Company. Black and white ad on inside front cover.

The Best Boo Contest

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Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous, occult

Character(s): Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost; Spookville Fair MC (ghost); other ghost contestants

First Line: Oh, boy! A boo contest!

Synopsis: At the Spookville Fair, Spooky wins a turkey in a contest for giving out with the best boo... but he boos a bit too "best-y" for his own good.

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Notes: Howie Post draws a delightfully varied series of ghosts as Spooky's contest competitors.

GOOD BIT: One competing ghost boos *twice*, and is disqualified for making a "boo-boo".

Harvey Comics 1965 Calendar

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Feature(s): Harvey Comics

Character(s): Harvey Jack-in-the-Box; Casper the Friendly Ghost

First Line: Watch The New Casper Cartoon Show on TV every Saturday morning

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Notes: Harvey Comics calendar for the year 1965. Many characters are pictured. The Harvey Jack-in-the-Box and Casper are most prominently featured, as is a plug for "The New Casper Cartoon Show".

Substitute Spooky

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Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous, occult

Character(s): Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost; Poil [Pearl]; Professor Hauntly (ghost inventor); Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Ghostly Trio [Fatso; Fusso; Lazo]

First Line: Oh, boy! Some dame with a parasol! I'm going to scare it sky high!

Synopsis: In order to please Poil, Spooky has ghost inventor Professor Hauntly build him a look-alike robot that will be kind, helpful, and not be scary, while Spooky himself goes on scaring to his ghostly-heart's content. Thinking that Spooky has gone soft, The Ghostly Trio foul up the good robot inadvertently turning him into a super-scarer.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Part 1 of 2.

What Goes Around, Comes Around!

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Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous, occult

Character(s): Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost

First Line: Oh, boy! A whole line of things to scare!

Synopsis: Spooky boos a series of lined-up objects which, as each one falls into the next one in sequence, ends with one coming around to whack him on the head.

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Thieves Think Big!

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Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous, occult

Character(s): Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost; two ghost thieves

First Line: Daily Shriek: Daring Thieves Busy At Work In Spooktown

Synopsis: Spooky protects his home from two daring ghost thieves but underestimates them.

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Notes: Pantomime (except for Spooky's snoring).

Robots Are Bothersome

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Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous, occult

Character(s): Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost; Poil [Pearl]; Casper the Friendly Ghost; bird; anthropomorphic swamp weed patch; snail; squirrel; rabbit; wolf

First Line: BOO! Take that, you dopey dandelion!

Synopsis: To counteract the damage done by The Ghostly Trio to the Spooky robot (which she thinks is the real Spooky), Poil whacks the spook-bot on the head. The personality reversal works - but only too well. The substitute Spooky once again becomes kind and helpful, but to the extent that his intentions are *too good* and cannot tell the difference between right and wrong, as when he assists a hungry wolf by telling him where the rabbit he was after is hiding. Can Spooky find a way out of this mess?

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Pages: 5

Notes: Part 2 of 2.

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Feature(s): Rocky and Bullwinkle

Character(s): Rocky; Bullwinkle

First Line: Everyone should go with the goodness of Cheerios!

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Notes: Advertisement for Cheerios cereal.

Watch 'em go!

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Character(s): Boy playing with Daisy/matic Model 71 Fire Engine

First Line: Daisy/matic multi-action toys

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Notes: Ad for Daisy/matic multi-action toys, from the manufacturer best known for their B-B guns.

Pictured are: Model 61 Cement Mixer, Model 63 Highway Tow Truck, Model 66 Super Dozer, Model 67 P-47 Thunderbolt Plane, Model 71 Fire Engine, Model 72 Gun Boat, Model 74 Super Tank

Harvey Comics

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Feature(s): Harvey Comics

First Line: Hi, boys and girls here are the funniest comics now on sale at your friendly dealer.

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Notes: Harvey Comics house ad, with cover reproductions of 19 current issues. Casper's Ghostland #25 is highlighted. Middle left page of centerfold.

Bullwinkle's on Thin Ice

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Rocky the Flying Squirrel; Bullwinkle J. Moose; fish

First Line: Everyone should go with the goodness of Cheerios!

Synopsis: Bullwinkle eats a bowl of Cheerios while ice skating on a frozen pond, falls through thin ice, and meets a cold fish wearing earmuffs.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Middle right page of centerfold. Top half of page.

A rare half-page "Cheerios/Rocky and Bullwinkle" ad. Such ads usually run on a full page.

Boys Here's a Swell Way to Make $1 to $5 Weekly in Your Spare Time - and Win Dandy Prizes Too!

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First Line: Sell Grit

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Ad inviting boys to sell Grit family newspapers for prizes and cash. Middle right page of centerfold. Lower half of page.

Harvey Giant Comics

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Feature(s): Harvey Comics

First Line: Here are the Giant Harvey Comics now on sale!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Harvey Comics house ad, with cover reproductions of 14 current issues. On-sale dates are shown for each issue.

Casper Meets Booris

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Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous, occult

Character(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost; The Ghostly Trio [Fatso; Fusso; Lazo]; Booris

First Line: This book says - "Be helpful to new neighbors!"

Synopsis: Booris, a pushy, boorish new neighbor ghost, is so obnoxious he even tries Casper's patience.

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Pages: 5

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Pages: 6.5

Notes: Advertisements from: Cheerful Card Company; Daisy Manufacturing Company; Grit Publishing Company; Ellbarr Dist.; Sawyers Tru-Vue; Junior Sales Club of America; American Seed Company

Hats Off

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Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous, occult

Character(s): Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost; King of Magic Mountain (gnome)

First Line: "Things are sure quiet today," grumbled Spooky as he flew around the Enchanted Forest looking for some excitement.

Synopsis: Spooky's derby is magically snatched by the King of Magic Mountain.

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Pages: 1.5

Notes: Two 3/4 pages of text with three accompanying illustrations.

Casper, the Friendly Ghost

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Genres: fantasy, humorous

Character(s): Casper the Friendly Ghost; bear cub

First Line: I love reading about Casper in his Harvey Comics magazine!

Synopsis: A bear cub reading Casper comics, gets to meet the friendly ghost in person - and learn that Casper's also on TV.

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Lower 1/4 of page one of previous story. Ad seen for many years in different Harvey Comics.

Sad Sack

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Genres: humorous, military

Character(s): Sad Sack

First Line: I'm loaded with work!

Synopsis: With a brush and bucket of glue, Sad Sack posts cover images of Sad Sack related comics titles on a fence.

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Lower 1/4 of page two of previous story. Ad seen for many years in different Harvey Comics.

Like Any Other Girl

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Genres: childrens, fantasy, humorous, occult

Character(s): Wendy the Good Little Witch; Lisa; Beth; ogre; bear

First Line: Gee! I'd love to play with those girls, but they might get scared at my being a witch!

Synopsis: Meeting two human girls in the forest, Wendy tries to conceal her identity as a witch.

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Grow 2 Living Monsters in Your Own Room

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First Line: Without a doubt, the most INCREDIBLE biological wonder you have ever seen.

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Notes: Ad from Ellbarr Distributors offering a kit allowing purchasers to grow two "Hair-Rasing Monsters" for $1.00 and 25¢ shipping charges. Top half of page.

This product would seem to have some affiliation with "Ripley's Believe It or Not", as the classic Ripley's logo is featured in the ad, but no additional reference to Ripley's Believe It or Not is made anywhere in the ad copy itself.

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"As these monsters grow, they become so SCARY that they will make even your CLOSEST pals GASP in TERROR AT THE AWFUL SIGHT! These SPOOKY, KOOKY THINGS FROM ANOTHER WORLD change your ordinary room into a living CHAMBER OF HORRORS that only the BRAVEST SOULS will DARE to enter!

"COMPLETE WITH GIANT ACCESSORTY KIT, you get a BOTANICAL GROWTH CONTROL CENTER based upon the same principles now under study for use in REAL SPACE VOYAGES TO THE PLANETS! With your SCIENTIFIC KIT, you will actually CONTROL the life and growth of each of these STRANGE COSMIC CREATURES!"

Hatch and Grow Live Sea-Monkeys

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First Line: Raise These Remarkable Pets in This New Sea-Circus Aquarium

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Notes: Ad from Ellbarr Distributors offering Sea-Monkeys for $1.00 and 25¢ shipping charges. Lower half of page.

This particular brand of Sea-Monkeys would seem to have some affiliation with "Ripley's Believe It or Not", as the classic Ripley's logo is featured in the ad, but no additional reference to Ripley's Believe It or Not is made anywhere in the ad copy itself.

Enjoy "Casper" Shows on Tru-Vue Electric Projection Theater!

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First Line: Fun for you and your friends! Project your own Casper stories in full-color big pictures with the Sawyer's Electric Tru-Vue Projection Theater outfit!

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Notes: Ad for Sawyer's Electric Tru-Vue Projection Theater featuring Casper and other Harvey characters. "Walt Disney Theatre" and "Bugs Bunny Theatre" are also offered. On final interior page of the comic.

Nationally Famous Prizes at No Cost to You!

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First Line: Or a big 50¢ profit for each box you sell

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Notes: Ad for Junior Sales Club of America, offering prizes or money for the sales of "lovely all occasion cards". Black and white ad on inside back cover.

Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds

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First Line: Take your choice of these wonderful prizes.

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Notes: Ad for selling vegetable and flower seeds for the American Seed Co., in exchange for prizes or money. Three kids with quotes endorsing this enterprise, seen in black and white photos. Color ad on back cover.