Timmy the Timid Ghost is a fictional comic book ghost, whose adventures were published by Charlton Comics.[1]

Timmy the Timid Ghost
Publication information
PublisherCharlton Comics
First appearanceAtomic Mouse vol. 1, #5 (Nov. 1953)
Created byAl Fago
In-story information
SpeciesGhost
Abilitiesflight, intangibility

Publication history

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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).[2]

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

Timmy returned in a new series in 1967, which ran for 23 issues until 1971.[5][6]

In 1985, Timmy the Timid Ghost returned for a brief three-issue run,[7] 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Markstein, Don. "Timmy the Timid Ghost". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. ^ "GCD :: Issue :: Atomic Mouse #5".
  3. ^ "GCD :: Series :: Timmy the Timid Ghost".
  4. ^ "GCD :: Issue :: Timmy the Timid Ghost #4".
  5. ^ "GCD :: Series :: Timmy the Timid Ghost".
  6. ^ Sacks, Jason; Dallas, Keith (2014). American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 978-1605490564.
  7. ^ "GCD :: Series :: Timmy the Timid Ghost".
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