Spooky #8

Harvey Comics' "tuff little ghost" gets a birthday surprise he clearly wasn't expecting — the cover shows Spooky recoiling in wide-eyed fright from a jack-in-the-box that has sprung open to reveal a grinning yellow ghost-like figure, with a red box at the bottom reading "Happy Birthday Spooky." It's a charming bit of Harvey Comics humor from 1957, turning a cheerful celebration into a perfectly timed scare. At just ten cents, this eighth issue is a delightful slice of mid-century all-ages fun.