The Friendly Ghost, Casper #25

Harvey Comics' cheerful specter takes center stage on this bright yellow 1960 cover, where Casper is shown gleefully flying a kite — his own ghostly form stretched out like the kite itself, with a small chipmunk-like creature scurrying along the ground below holding the string. The playful, warmhearted energy that made Casper a Saturday-morning staple is on full display here, right down to the "Look for Me on Funday Funnies!" banner promoting his TV appearances. Inside, "The Greedy Giants" promises the kind of gentle, imaginative adventure that kept young readers coming back to this long-running Harvey series.