![]() However, the animals that he meets (a rooster, a mole, a cat, a mouse named Herman, and a group of hens) take one horrified look at him, scream: "A ghost!" and run off in the other direction. He packs up his belongings and goes out into the world, hoping to find friends. Casper, however, is a nonconformist among ghosts: He would prefer to make friends with people. ![]() In the cartoon adaptation, Casper is a cute ghost-child with a New York accent who inhabits a haunted house along with a community of adult ghosts who delight in scaring the living. The Friendly Ghost, the first Noveltoon to feature Casper, was released by Paramount in 1945 with a few differences from the book. This one-time payment was all that he received, missing out on a share of the revenue earned from the films, comic books and merchandise to come. When Reit was away on military service during World War II before the book was released, Oriolo sold the rights to the book to Paramount Pictures' Famous Studios animation division for a total of $175. Initially intended as the basis for a children's storybook, there was at first little interest in their idea. The character made a theatrical-film appearance in a live-action adaptation released by Universal Pictures, Casper (1995), becoming the first ever computer-generated character to star in a film, and he would later appear in four direct-to-video and made-for-TV follow-up films.Ĭreation of Casper the Friendly Ghost Ĭasper was created by Seymour Reit and Joe Oriolo, the former devising the idea for the character and the latter providing illustrations. Casper became one of Harvey's most popular characters, headlining dozens of comic book titles.įollowing Harvey's purchase of the character, he appeared in five television series: Matty's Funday Funnies (1959–1961), The New Casper Cartoon Show (1963–1970), Casper and the Angels (1979–1980), The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper (1996–1998) and Casper's Scare School (2009–2012). The character has been featured in comic books published by Harvey Comics since 1952, and Harvey purchased the character outright in 1959. The character was featured in 55 theatrical cartoons titled The Friendly Ghost from 1945 to 1959. He is a pleasant, personable and translucent ghost, but often criticized by his three wicked uncles, the Ghostly Trio. ![]() The Friendly Ghost (1945 animated cartoon)Ĭasper the Friendly Ghost is the protagonist of the Famous Studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. Character art derived from a panel of Casper the Friendly Ghost #1 (February 2018)
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