Casper the Friendly Ghost #50

Paramount Pictures' beloved little ghost floats cheerfully across the cover of this 1956 Harvey Comics issue, blissfully ignoring the "Keep Off the Grass" sign as a flustered policeman below watches his own cap spin right off his head. It's a perfectly charming snapshot of Casper at his most endearing — well-meaning, gentle, and utterly unaware of the mild chaos trailing in his wake. At just ten cents, issue #50 captures everything that made this friendly ghost such a warm and winning presence in mid-1950s comics.