Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost

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Publication information
Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost
Cover of Spooky the Tuff little Ghost # 6 (September 1956) drawn by Warren Kremer
Publisher	Harvey Comics
First appearance	Casper the Friendly Ghost #10 (June, 1953)
In story information
Full name	Spooky
Team affiliations	Casper the Friendly Ghost Poil (Spooky's girlfriend)

Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost is a fictional character that appeared in titles published by Harvey Comics. Spooky first appeared in Casper the Friendly Ghost #10 (June 1953). He is, according to canon, the cousin of Casper, though how they are exactly related is never really clear. He is, for the most part, the spitting image of Casper, except for freckles, a derby hat, and a large, black nose.

Spooky is written with a Brooklyn accent, for example calling his girlfriend and fellow ghost Pearl, "Poil." His iconic derby hat is, therefore, a "doiby." Although he shares traits with The Ghostly Trio as far as loving to scare the living and being somewhat of a tough guy jerk, he isn't as cruel to his cousin as the Trio is, though he does make fun of him occcasionally for being friendly.

After several appearances in Casper the Friendly Ghost, Spooky moved to several spin off titles, including Spooky Spooktown (1961-76), Spooky Haunted House (1972-75) and Tuff Ghosts Starring Spooky (1962-72). The original ran until #161 in September, 1980.

[edit] Appearances in other media

Spooky is part of the 1963 animated television series The New Casper Cartoon Show, which ran from 1963 to 1969.

In 1996, after the success of the Casper feature films, a new animated show, Casper, premiered on Fox Kids. Spooky was voiced by Rob Paulsen. In the 2000 computer-animated movie Casper's Haunted Christmas, his voice was done by Samuel Vincent.