Casper Strange Ghost Stories #4

In "Clever Clyde's Mistake," Casper finds himself caught in a bizarre mix-up when his eccentric inventor cousin, Clever Clyde, accidentally sends him hurtling into prehistoric times—after swapping the TV’s picture tube with his experimental time tube. With the Ghostly Trio’s broken set in tow, Casper’s quest for repairs takes a wild turn into the past, where he’s now stranded in a world of dinosaurs and ancient wonders.

In "null," two weary adults struggle up a hill with pails of water for their garden, until Spooky, ever the prankster, delivers a perfectly timed "BOO" that sends them tumbling—only this time, it’s not for laughs. The story captures a rare moment of unexpected kindness from the ghost, all in a single, wryly humorous page.

In "Switching Channels," Casper finds himself zapped through time when cousin Clever Clyde’s experimental device—hidden in the Ghostly Trio’s TV—accidentally activates. From prehistoric jungles to the workshops of Michelangelo and the halls of revolutionary America, Casper stumbles through eras, helping strangers in need with his ghostly good intentions. Each jump is a surprise, each era a new adventure, all sparked by a malfunctioning TV and a trio of mischievous spirits.

In "A Kick in Time," Casper gets more than a time-traveling adventure when the Ghostly Trio’s antics with the TV set accidentally strand him in a whirlwind of history—first witnessing Newton’s apple, then stepping in to calm a seafaring mutiny. Clever Clyde must scramble to fix the chaos before Casper gets stuck in the past for good, all while the Trio bicker over who’s to blame.

In "The Password Is Casper," a shape-shifting impostor masquerades as the friendly ghost to command the forest animals—only for them to see through the ruse and knock him out. While chaos unfolds, an alien invasion force from the planet Treachero arrives, mistaking the real Casper for their target, Mr. Anything.

In "The Secret," a shape-changing alien, mistaken for a threat after a failed invasion, chooses to abandon his kind’s retreat and quietly settle in a quiet forest, seeking peace far from the chaos of his people’s mistaken fear. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, the story unfolds with quiet wonder as one alien’s decision to stay becomes a quiet rebellion against the very panic that drove his kind away.

In "The Frightful Fronk," Spooky’s latest kitchen experiment takes a monstrous turn when his new salad dressing transforms him—Jekyll and Hyde style—into a furry, frightful creature named Fronk, sending the villagers of Flotsamville into a panic. The story unfolds with playful horror as Spooky struggles to reclaim his normal self while navigating the chaos he’s accidentally unleashed.