Interview: Mike Wolfer & S.A. Check on American Mythology’s Casper The Friendly Ghost


Casper the Friendly Ghost #1 cover by Adrian Ropp

Casper the Friendly Ghost #1 cover by Adrian Ropp


The classic character Casper and all his friends returns in American Mythology’s Casper the Friendly Ghost. Two of the creators working on the series, Mike Wolfer and S.A. Check, stop by to share with us about this all-ages series.

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KC’s Bookshelf: Casper the Friendly Ghost 60th Anniversary Special


Casper the Friendly Ghost

by KC Carlson

To celebrate and honor the 60th anniversary of the publication of the first Casper the Friendly Ghost comic book, Dark Horse Comics presents a superb little slice of comic history for the kid in us all.

The hardcover Casper the Friendly Ghost 60th Anniversary Special reprints two first issues: the complete (including advertisements) St. John Casper, the Friendly Ghost #1 from 1949 and Harvey Comics Hits #61, from 1952, which is also known as Casper the Friendly Ghost #6, which also happens to be the first full-length issue of Casper published by Harvey Comics. And if you think that’s confusing… well, here’s a little mini-history about Casper.

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Too Much Cool Stuff – Not Enough $$$! – August ‘09


SugarShock cover

by KC Carlson

Long-time Westfield readers might remember that I used to do a regular recommendations column back in the days when our computers still ran on coal. For those many thousands of generations of comics fans who were born since then, I’d like to explain, for a second or two, how my recommendations work, since there’s no real overt logic at work here.

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