Timmy the Timid Ghost is a fiction

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, whose adventures were published by Charlton Comics

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Publication history

Created in response to the popularity of Casper the Friendly Ghost

Casper the Friendly Ghost

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, Timmy's adventures first saw print in February 1956, in Timmy the Timid Ghost #3. (The first two issues of this series might have been Win a Prize, but Charlton's confusing publication practices of the time, combined with little documentation, make the connection problematic.)

Written and drawn by Al Fago, Timmy the Timid Ghost ran for forty-four issues until October 1964

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. After a hiatus it returned in 1967, and was published until 1971

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In 1985 Timmy the Timid Ghost returned for a brief three issue run. Issues #24-26 (the numbering system was continued from the last publication date) were reprints of previously published stories. This final series ceased publication when Charlton was forced to declare bankruptcy

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and subsequently went out of business.