Wendy the Good Little Witch is a

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from

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. Like Casper the Friendly Ghost and

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, Wendy is an opposite-type character, a girl witch who does good deeds.

Publication history

Wendy was introduced as a back-up feature as well as a companion for

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in ''Casper the Friendly Ghost'' #20, May 1954. Casper met and befriended her after stopping a major battle between the witches and ghosts. Soon, she was trialed in ''

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'', starting with #7. After a total of six appearances, she received her own title, ''Wendy the Good Little Witch'', in August 1960. Other ancillary titles featuring the pleasant young witch include ''

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'' (October 1961 to September 1974), and ''Casper and Wendy'' (September 1972 to November 1973). Another ''Wendy the Good Little Witch'' comic ran from April 1991 to August 1994, and a three-issue ''Wendy the Good Little Witch and New Kids on the Block'' saw print in 1991. In addition to Casper, the Wendy comics frequently feature Wendy's "aunties", Thelma, Velma and Zelma, with whom she shares a cottage in a haunted forest. The story "Remember When" recounts how Wendy was abandoned as a baby on their doorstep. The sisters tried to raise her to practice black magic, but Wendy consistently called on good spirits for white magic, frustrating her aunties. Unlike Wendy, her aunts have green wartish skin of the type associated with

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witches. One story states that the reason for this is because witches don't get enough sleep.Casper Digest #2 "The Secret of Oddella / Rude Awakening" December 1986 Like many of Harvey's stable, Wendy is a design variation on the prototype of Casper. So are Richie Rich, Gloria Glad,

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and others. She has appeared in various other media including television and film.

In other media

Wendy made her first screen appearance in the theatrical

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Casper cartoon short, ''Which is Witch'' (1958). She was voiced by

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. In 1963, she became a frequent supporting character in the animated

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, ''

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'', and was voiced by Norma MacMillan (who also voiced Casper).

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's character of Kat in Universal's ''

'' movie was originally named Wendy in the script, but to avoid having to purchase the rights to the Wendy character, the name was changed at the last minute. The film does, however, show several hints that the character was originally Wendy, such as the red hoodie Kat wears in the film during one scene that resembles Wendy's robe from the comics. She serves as a co-protagonist in the 1998

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prequel movie ''

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''. In this movie, she was portrayed by a young

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published a video game '' Wendy: Every Witch Way'' for the

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in 2001. Wendy also appears in the video games '' Casper: Spirit Dimensions'', released in 2001 for PlayStation 2 and the following year for Nintendo Gamecube, and ''Casper and the Ghostly Trio'', released for PS2 in 2007. Wendy is mentioned by Richie Rich in the finale of ''

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'' as a potential new resident to Harvey Street.

List of comic series

* ''Casper: The Friendly Ghost'' (1952) (Harvey) * ''Spooky'' (1955) (Harvey) * ''Casper: The Friendly Ghost'' (1955) (Associated Newspapers) * ''Casper's Ghostland'' (1958) (Harvey) * ''Casper: The Friendly Ghost'' (1958) (Harvey) * ''Wendy the Good Little Witch'' (1960) (Harvey) * ''Spooky Spooktown'' (1961) (Harvey) * ''Wendy Witch World'' (1961) (Harvey) * ''Tuff Ghosts Starrings Spooky'' (1962) (Harvey) * ''Nightmare & Casper'' (1963) (Harvey) * ''TV Casper and Company'' (1963) (Harvey) * ''Casper and Nightmare'' (1964) (Harvey) * ''Astro Comics'' (1968) (Harvey) * ''Spooky Haunted House'' (1972) (Harvey) * ''Casper and Wendy'' (1972) (Harvey) * ''Casper Space Ship'' (1972) (Harvey) * ''Casper and Spooky'' (1972) (Harvey) * ''Casper and the Ghostly Trio'' (1972) (Harvey) * ''Casper in Space'' (1973) (Harvey) * ''Friendly Ghost Casper: Tales of Wonder'' (1974) (Tempo Books) * ''Casper: Fun and Fantasy'' (1976) (Tempo Books) * ''Friendly Ghost Casper: The Wishing Cake and Other Stories'' (1977) (Tempo Books) * ''Casper and...'' (1987) (Harvey) * ''Wendy The Good Little Witch'' (1991) (Harvey) * ''

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'' (2009) (Ardeen Entertainment) * ''Harvey Comics Treasury'' (2010) (Dark Horse Comics)

References

External links

*
Wendy at The Harveyville Fun Times
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Publication history

In other media

List of comic series

Further reading

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