Casper originated as an affable translucent ghost featured in a slew of animated movies by Famous Studios released between 1945 and 1959. That’s when the character was acquired by Harvey Comics, which ...

Casper was originally created by Seymour Reit and Joe Oriolo, who intended the character as the protagonist of a children's book. Before the book could ever come out, the rights to Casper, the ...

The New Casper Cartoon Show is a 1963 to 1969 animated television series that appeared on ABC's Saturday morning schedule. The show featured older 1959–62 Famous Studios cartoons, mostly Noveltoons ...

Seymour V. Reit, an author and illustrator whose most famous creation was the cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost, died Nov. 21 in New York City. He was 83. Reit died suddenly after treatment ...

This article was originally published on bamsmackpow.com as Dan Aykroyd says his cameo as Raymond Stanz in Casper is ...

Animation has been a major part of the American media ecosystem for decades, with short-form animation appearing before feature films even before feature-length animated films existed. As televisions ...

produce a fresh new series based on this iconic character.” Rewind Networks has signed a deal with MyRepublic Indonesia to make HITS NOW, its destination for U.S. reality, drama and entertainment ...

October is about restraint. It's about resisting the urge to buy those giant bags of candy until the day before trick-or-treaters show up to collect it. Years ago, I learned – the hard way – that if ...

She was woeful little Casper the Friendly Ghost who frightened people in spite of himself. Or she was the bendable green Gumby or Sweet Polly Purebred, the damsel underdog always found in distress.

Who says there is no breaking comic news on Super Bowl weekend? Seems this May we'll be seeing the return of Casper the Friendly Ghost to comic shops thanks to American Mythology Productions.