Timmy the Timid Ghost is a fictional

comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...

ghost, whose adventures were published by

Charlton Comics Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton ...

Publication history

Timmy the Timid Ghost first appeared as a minor character in an Atomic Mouse story, "3-D Crime Wave" by Al Fago, in ''Atomic Mouse'' #5 (November 1953). Possibly in response to the popularity of

Casper the Friendly Ghost Casper the Friendly Ghost is the protagonist of the Famous Studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. He is a pleasant, personable and translucent ghost, but often criticized by his three wicked uncles, the Ghostly Trio. The ...

, Timmy later graduated to his own comic book, beginning in ''Timmy the Timid Ghost'' #3 (February 1956). The numbering of this series continued from Charlton's ''Win a Prize'' #2, as indicated in the "Statement of Ownership" in issue #4. This series ran until issue #45 (September 1966). Timmy returned in a new series in

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, which ran for 23 issues until 1971. In

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

, ''Timmy the Timid Ghost'' returned for a brief three-issue run, continuing the numbering from the last series. Issues #24-26 were reprints of previously published stories. This final series was canceled when Charlton Publications closed its comic book division.

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External links

Grand Comics Database Project: 1956 series

Grand Comics Database Project: 1967 series

Grand Comics Database Project: 1985 series

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