Tuff Ghosts Starring Spooky
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Tuff Ghosts Starring Spooky was an American comic book
series, published by Harvey Comics
. The series ran from July 1962 to October 1972; in all, 43 issues were published.
Tuff Ghosts Starring Spooky featured stories from Harvey Comics' stable of characters, focusing primarily on Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost
. Backup features included Casper the Friendly Ghost
, The Ghostly Trio
, The Witch Sisters and Wendy The Good Little Witch
.
Tuff Ghosts had an irregular publishing history. Ostensibly a bi-monthly publication, it was not unusual to see many months between issues. Four issues were published in 1969 (33-36), three in 1970 (37-39), two in 1971 (40-41) and two in 1972 (42-43). The series was a standard-sized 32-page comic book
, with the exceptions of issues 40-42, which were "Giant-Size" 52-page issues.
Tuff Ghosts was canceled in October 1972, at a time that saw an increase in Harvey Comics titles, including the Casper and Spooky team-up series that began the same month that Tuff Ghosts was canceled. Another Spooky title, Spooky Haunted House, began the same month.
American comic book
An American comic book is a small magazine originating in the United States and containing a narrative in the form of comics. Since 1975 the dimensions have standardized at 6 5/8" x 10 ¼" , down from 6 ¾" x 10 ¼" in the Silver Age, although larger formats appeared in the past...
series, published by Harvey Comics
Harvey Comics
Harvey Comics was an American comic book publisher, founded in New York City by Alfred Harvey in 1941, after buying out the small publisher Brookwood Publications. His brothers Robert B...
. The series ran from July 1962 to October 1972; in all, 43 issues were published.
Tuff Ghosts Starring Spooky featured stories from Harvey Comics' stable of characters, focusing primarily on Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost
Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost
Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost is a fictional character that appeared in titles published by Harvey Comics. Spooky first appeared in Casper the Friendly Ghost #10 . He is, according to canon, the cousin of Casper, though how they are exactly related is never really clear...
. Backup features included Casper the Friendly Ghost
Casper the Friendly Ghost
Casper the Friendly Ghost is the protagonist of the Famous Studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. As his name indicates, he is a ghost, but is quite personable...
, The Ghostly Trio
The Ghostly Trio
The Ghostly Trio are fictional characters in the Casper the Friendly Ghost series. Their first animated appearance was in Fright from Wrong, a cartoon of Paramount Pictures' Famous Studios theatrical series from the 1950s...
, The Witch Sisters and Wendy The Good Little Witch
Wendy the Good Little Witch
Wendy the Good Little Witch is a fictional comic book character from Harvey Comics. Wendy was introduced as a back-up feature as well as a companion for Casper in Casper the Friendly Ghost #20, May 1954. Soon, she was trialed in Harvey Hits, starting with #7. After a total of six appearances, she...
.
Tuff Ghosts had an irregular publishing history. Ostensibly a bi-monthly publication, it was not unusual to see many months between issues. Four issues were published in 1969 (33-36), three in 1970 (37-39), two in 1971 (40-41) and two in 1972 (42-43). The series was a standard-sized 32-page comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
, with the exceptions of issues 40-42, which were "Giant-Size" 52-page issues.
Tuff Ghosts was canceled in October 1972, at a time that saw an increase in Harvey Comics titles, including the Casper and Spooky team-up series that began the same month that Tuff Ghosts was canceled. Another Spooky title, Spooky Haunted House, began the same month.