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Issue: Casper Digest #8
Publication Date: January 1989
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Issues: #8 of 18 Issues (46 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Newsstand
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagHarvey
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Indicia Publisher: Harvey Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 1988
Volume: none
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07189646015501
Price: $1.75 USD
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Content Items: 24 (23 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard U.S. Digest
Paper Stock: glossy paper cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Special Scaredy-Cat Issue!

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Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Casper
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Halloween Howl [Part One]

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Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Casper; Ghostly Trio [Fatso, Fusso; Lazo]
Synopsis: On Halloween night, Casper is the only one with candy to give out in the Enchanted Forest because the Candy Train hasn't arrived.
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The Great Halloween Uprising [Part Two]

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Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Casper; Ghostly Trio [Lazo; Fatso; Fusso]; Mr. Sweet
Synopsis: The Ghostly Trio joins up with the scary spirits of Halloween to keep the Candy Train out of the Enchanted Forest so that there will be no treats and only tricks.
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Sweet Victory [Part Three]

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Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Casper; Ghostly Trio [Fusso; Lazo; Fatso]; Mr. Sweet; Mr. East Wind
Synopsis: With some help from Mr. East Wind, Casper makes sure that the Candy Train gets to the Enchanted Forest.
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Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Nightmare
First Line: Boy! I sure could go for a nice apple from that tree!
Synopsis: Nightmare helps a little bear get some apples from a tall tree.
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My Han Is Tied

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Audrey Smith; Pat; Han; Melvin Wisenheimer
Synopsis: When Pat's little brother goes missing, Audrey and Melvin help her look for him, but they have to enter a spooky old house where they meet some surprising people.
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Haunted House

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Richie Rich; Freckles Friendly; Reggie Van Dough; Curly
Synopsis: Richie, Freckles, and Reggie want to explore an old house that Mr. Rich recently bought, because there is supposed to be a treasure inside. But two crooks are there already, looking for the treasure for themselves.
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Sweets for the Sweet

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Character(s): Lotta Plump; Dot Polka
Synopsis: Lotta and Dot visit Spears' Department Store and their Candy Village, which naturally makes Lotta especially hungry.
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Candy Capers

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Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Hot Stuff
Synopsis: Hot Stuff visits a candy factory where he blunders into several mishaps. He flies off angrily but has accidentally created a new candy item that the factory owners believe will be a big seller.
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Keenly Observe!

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Character(s): Audrey Smith; Miss Scribble; Melvin Wisenheimer (cameo); Lucretia (cameo)
Synopsis: Audrey's teacher assigns the class to write a report recounting an event they have witnessed. Audrey observes and writes about an embarrassing scene involving her teacher, who gives Audrey an A in hopes that she won't tell others what she saw.
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Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Wendy
First Line: You can't catch me!
Synopsis: Wendy plays with a Frankenstein monster that she conjured out of a movie poster.
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The Witches Wish

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Character(s): Wendy; Witch Sisters [Velma; Thelma; Zelma]
Synopsis: Wendy's aunts blame each other when they think that Wendy has run away.
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Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Pearl
First Line: I'm glad I live way out here in this beautiful forest!
Synopsis: When a witches' convention meets near her house, Pearl puts on a witch mask and manages to scare the other witches away. However, they come back hesitantly to offer her the position of head witch because she was so scary.
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Goils Will Be Girls

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Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Spooky; Pearl; Highbrow Haunt
Synopsis: Spooky is jealous when Pearl starts dating the polite and cultured Highbrow Haunt, so he tries to act like that, but it turns out that Pearl wasn't at all impressed with Highbrow.
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Horse Tail

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Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Nightmare
Synopsis: Nightmare enjoys a movie about spies, then spots an ogre sneaking around town and decides to play spy and follow him.
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Bear Facts

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Rags Rabbit; Pesty Rabbit; Jesty Rabbit
Synopsis: Rags brings a bearskin rug home and comes up with a fanciful story for his brothers about how he got it.
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Pee Wee and the Witch's House

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Character(s): Richie Rich; Pee Wee Friendly; Freckles Friendly
Synopsis: Pee Wee writes a story about the boys finding a witch's house made of candy.
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Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Casper; Chubby
First Line: Boy... what I could do to some ice cream and cake right now!
Synopsis: Casper brings his brownie friend Chubby some ice cream and cake but Chubby's on a diet.
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Masquerade Party

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Character(s): Lotta Plump; Dot Polka; Janie Higgins; Cousin Lottie; Mrs. Plump
Synopsis: Lotta and Dot go to a masquerade party dressed as each other.
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The Four-Chin Teller

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Baby Huey; Mama Duck; Papa Duck
Synopsis: A fortune teller's prediction that Mama Duck would go on a long journey comes true thanks to Huey's antics.
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My Friend the Blob! [Part One]

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Genres: childrens
Character(s): Casper; Benny Blob; Eddie Elf; Witch Sisters [Thelma; Velma; Zelma] (cameo)
Synopsis: Casper meets Benny Blob and brings him home. Strange things start happening, but Casper doesn't want to believe that his new friend is responsible.
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The Quick Change Artist [Part Two]

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Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Casper; Benny Blob; Wendy; Witch Sisters [Zelma; Velma; Thelma]; Elsie Elf; Elder Elf; Spooky (cameo); Pearl (cameo); Ghostly Trio [Fatso; Fusso; Lazo] (cameo)
Synopsis: More and more inexplicable events take place until the inhabitants of the Enchanted Forest start taking about moving away. Casper decides to keep a closer watch on Benny Blob.
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A Visit to Blobland [Part Three]

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Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Casper; Benny Blob; Eddie Elf; Wendy (cameo); Spooky (cameo); Pearl (cameo); Fatso (cameo)
Synopsis: Casper discovers that Benny and his blob friends plan to relocate to the Enchanted Forest once everyone there has left, so Casper defeats them and blocks off the entrance to Blobland.
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Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Casper; Spooky
First Line: Heh heh! I'm all set for some fun!
Synopsis: Casper stops Spooky from playing a mean trick on a bear.
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