Timmy the Timid Ghost #23

Timmy the Timid Ghost feels under the weather after a massive sundae, and when his friend Herman suggests he's run down and needs to see a doctor, Timmy rushes to Doctor Spook's office—only to get caught up in a wild chase involving a cop, a judge, and a hefty fine. By the time Timmy realizes he's been sent on a fool's errand, he's ready for payback.

Timmy shows off his "magic stick" to two newly arrived ghost children, claiming it will always return when thrown—but when his invisible dog Spot fetches it a second time, the stick has mysteriously transformed into a bone, and things get even more complicated when that bone becomes something entirely unexpected. This lighthearted tale from 1960 captures the mischievous fun of a timid ghost with a trick up his sleeve and an invisible companion who keeps him honest.

Timmy the Timid Ghost sets out on a determined hunt after the precious fish-head award meant to honor him mysteriously vanishes before he can claim it. As the timid ghost searches everywhere—disturbing everyone and everything in his path—he discovers the real challenge isn't finding the trophy, but keeping it found long enough to actually receive it.

Timmy tries to get the perpetually sleepy Lester the Lazy Ghost to exercise by taking a walk in the woods, but Lester keeps dozing off—and his sleep-walking and sleep-talking create hilarious chaos when he unknowingly scares away an ogre that's been threatening the local creatures. By story's end, Timmy realizes that maybe Lester's constant napping isn't such a bad thing after all.