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. Trivia Is My Business | Currently residing in | UUCP: -jwm- | {ihnp4|decvax|tektronix}!uw-beaver!uw-june!moriarty | ARPANET: AKA MORIARTY | moriarty@washington