[net.games.trivia] Casper the Friendly Ghost

jack@hp-dcde.UUCP (03/23/84)

So who *was* Casper the Friendly Ghost before he died, anyway?



						-Jack Applin
						(hplabs!hp-dcd!jack)

eli@uw-june (Eli Messinger) (03/30/84)

And not only who was he, but how did he die?

... uw-june!eli

moriarty@uw-june (Jeff Meyer) (03/30/84)

I suggest you read an old copy of CRAZY magazine (in the early issues,
before #10, when it was funny 60% of the time); there they have the
"Adventures of CASPER, the Dead Baby."  It explains that Casper's stepdad,
in a family spat, knocked off Casper's mom to get the insurance money, and
then bumped off Casper.  It concluded with the old EC-style revenge theme
(as you would find in the classic "Vault of Horror" or some such) where
Casper and Wendy (the "Good little witch"?) off Casper's stepdad in a way
that John Carpenter would approve of.  I can get the issue number if you'd
like.

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