Casper the Friendly Ghost #15

From Harvey Comics' December 1953 run, this tenth-cent gem captures everything endearing about Paramount Pictures' famous ghost. The cover shows a tearful Casper perched on a tree stump alongside a sympathetic little skunk, while a pair of frightened hunters — one in yellow, one in red — go tumbling away in alarm, a rifle flying through the air as they flee. It's a sweet snapshot of Casper's perpetual predicament: all he wants is a friend, and this issue's story, "Going to the Dogs," promises plenty of that warmhearted, gentle humor that made him a beloved fixture of early 1950s comics.