The Friendly Ghost, Casper #206

Soaring across a star-filled purple cosmos, Casper the Friendly Ghost streaks through space with a delighted squirrel in a red spacesuit riding on his back, exclaiming "Yippee, Casper! You're my own rocket ship!" — while miniature rockets zip past a pink alien planetscape below. This 1979 Harvey Comics entry finds the world's most famous ghost trading haunted houses for the stars, and the sheer charm of that cover makes it easy to see why Casper's adventures kept kids coming back issue after issue. With "Cardland" waiting inside, issue #206 is a cheerful slice of all-ages fun from a simpler era of comics.