Spooky #140

Harvey Comics' "tuff little ghost" is in fine form on this July 1974 issue, where Spooky — bowler hat firmly in place — chomps down on a massive skewer loaded with anthropomorphic food characters, sending a panicked hot dog, a grinning piece of toast, a cookie, a fish, and a wedge of cheese flying in all directions. The cheerful light-blue cover perfectly captures the playful, anything-goes humor that made this series a staple of kids' spinner racks, and the sidebar previews promise even more Harvey fun with glimpses of Pearl, Casper, the Ghostly Trio, and Wendy alongside Spooky himself. At just 25 cents, issue #140 is a delightful slice of mid-'70s all-ages comics charm.