Publishers / Harvey / Casper the Friendly Ghost (1952) / #43
43April 1956
$0.10

Casper the Friendly Ghost #43

Harvey · April 1956 · on sale 1956-02-14

First appearance: Wendy
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Identification plate

Series
Casper the Friendly Ghost (Harvey, 1952 series)
Issue
#43
Publication date
April 1956
Key date
1956-04-00
On-sale date
1956-02-14
Indicia publisher
Harvey Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Wendy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Casper, Wendy First
1-comic story1Casper, Wendy First
2Boo and Arrowcomic story5Casper, Wendy First
3-comic story2
4The Pot Thickenscomic story5
5A Breezy Finishcomic story5
6The Riddletext story0.75letters: typesetFrederick the Good
7Casper's Diarytext article0.75letters: typeset
8Boo-caneercomic story5

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CollectionYear
Casper's Ghostland #41960On eBay ›
TV Casper & Co. #121966On eBay ›

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Series context

Sources

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