Family Funnies #7 for Sale - First Appearance of Casper - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Family Funnies (Harvey, 1950 series)
Issue: #7
Publication date: March 1951
Key date: 1951-03-00
On-sale date: 1951-01-10
Indicia publisher: Harvey Publications Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 36

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1		With vignettes of 29 other feature characters.
1	Meet Jimmy Murphy	text article	1	pencils: Jimmy Murphy	Casper First
2	-	comic story	1	script: Chic Young; pencils: Chic Young
3	-	comic story	1	script: Tom Sims; pencils: Bill Zaboly
4	-	comic story	1	script: H. H. Knerr; pencils: H. H. Knerr
5	-	comic story	0.5	script: H. H. Knerr; pencils: H. H. Knerr
6	-	comic story	0.5	script: George McManus; pencils: George McManus
7	-	comic story	1
8	-	comic story	1	script: Edwina Dumm; pencils: Edwina Dumm
9	-	comic story	1	script: Ad Carter; pencils: Ad Carter
10	-	comic story	1	script: Jimmy Murphy; pencils: Jimmy Murphy
11	At the Skating Rink	comic story	0.33	script: Colin Allen; pencils: Jim Clark
12	-	comic story	1	script: Russ Westover; pencils: Russ Westover
13	-	comic story	1	script: Clyde Lewis; pencils: Clyde Lewis
14	-	comic story	1	script: Paul Robinson; pencils: Paul Robinson
15	Elmer	comic story	1	script: Doc Winner; pencils: Doc Winner
16	-	comic story	1	script: George McManus; pencils: George McManus
17	-	comic story	1	script: Carl Anderson; pencils: Carl Anderson
18	Clownin' Around	comic story	1
19	-	comic story	1	script: C. D. Russell; pencils: C. D. Russell
20	-	comic story	1	script: Brandon Walsh; pencils: Darrell McClure
21	-	comic story	0.5	script: Jimmy Hatlo; pencils: Jimmy Hatlo
22	-	comic story	0.5	script: Fred Lasswell; pencils: Fred Lasswell
23	-	comic story	0.5	script: Art Helfant; pencils: Art Helfant
24	-	comic story	0.5	script: Paul McCarthy; pencils: Paul McCarthy
25	-	comic story	1
26	Puzzles and Games	activity	1		Popeye; The Little King
27	The Woeful Tale of the Little White Sheep	text story	0.85	letters: typeset	Montague the lamb
28	-	comic story	0.5	script: Chic Young; pencils: Chic Young
29	-	comic story	0.5	script: Wally Bishop; pencils: Wally Bishop
30	-	comic story	0.5	script: Paul McCarthy; pencils: Paul McCarthy
31	-	comic story	0.5	script: Otto Soglow; pencils: Otto Soglow
32	Mandrake's Magic Page	activity	1

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Baby Huey Duckland #4	1963	On eBay ›
Baby Huey, the Baby Giant #3	1957	On eBay ›
Casper's Ghostland #21	1964	On eBay ›
Daisy and Her Pups Comics #25 [5]	1952	On eBay ›
Hot Stuff Sizzlers #7	1962	On eBay ›
Little Max Comics #19	1952	On eBay ›
Casper the Friendly Ghost #70	1958	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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