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The cartoon character, Casper the Friendly Ghost who appears in numerous cartoon shorts as well as Harvey Comics publication, has appeared in five films since his inception, most of which were either released in television or straight-to-video while only one was released theatrically. Many for the most part are unrelated to each other. Like in the comics and animated shorts, the films feature Casper, a ghost of a deceased child, who refused to frighten others and would like nothing more than to be friendly around the world; due to the nature of what he appears to be, it would often get him shunned and petrified by whoever he encounters, but along the way, he would find and befriend a certain someone he could identify himself with, and would often help that someone in need.
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- ↑ "Tuff Ghosts, Starring Spooky Comic Book by Harvey Title Details". www.comiccollectorlive.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ↑ "Spooky Haunted House Comic Book by Harvey in List View". www.comiccollectorlive.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ↑ "Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost". www.toonopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
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