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{{Short description|Fictional character}}
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|debut series ='' [[Casper the Friendly Ghost]]'' #10 (June, 1953)▼
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| image =[[Image: Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost.jpg|200px]]
| caption = Cover of ''Spooky the Tuff little Ghost'' # 6 </br> (September 1956), drawn by [[Warren Kremer]].
| first_minor = ''[[Casper the Friendly Ghost]]'' #10
|comic_color=background:#ff9900
| first_date = June 1953
|character_name=Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost▼
| creator =
|publisher=[[Harvey Comics]]
| voice = {{hlist|[[Rob Paulsen]]|[[Sam Vincent (voice actor)|Samuel Vincent]]|Jordan Fry}}
▲|debut=''[[Casper the Friendly Ghost]]'' #10 (June, 1953)
| full_name = Spooky▼
|creators=
| species = Ghost
▲|full_name=Spooky
| gender = Male
|species =
▲|character_name title =Spooky theThe Tuff Little Ghost
|status=
|affiliations=[[Casper thesignificant_other Friendly= Ghost]] </br>Pearl (Spooky's girlfriend)
| relatives = [[Casper the Friendly Ghost]] (cousin)
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'''Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost''' is a [[fictional]] character that appeared in titles published by [[Harvey Comics]]. Spooky first appeared in ''[[Casper the Friendly Ghost]]'' #10 (June 1953).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Schelly |first1=William |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1950s |date=2013 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=9781605490540 |page=127}}</ref> He is Casper's cousin, although their exact relation is never specified. He is,generally for the most part, the splitting image ofresembles Casper, except forhe has freckles, a [[derby hat]], and a large, black nose.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Markstein |first1=Don |website=Don Markstein's Toonopedia |accessdate=2 April 2020 |url=http://www.toonopedia.com/spooky.htm |title=Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost}}</ref>
 
==Overview==
Spooky is written with [[Phonological history of English diphthongs#Coil–curl merger|a Brooklyn accent]], for example calling his girlfriend and fellow ghost Pearl, "Poil.". His iconic [[Bowler hat|derby]] hat is, therefore, a "doiby." . Although he shares traits with [[The Ghostly Trio]] as far as loving to scare the living and being somewhat of a tough guy jerk, he isn'tis not as cruel to his cousin as the Trio is, though he doesoccasionally makemakes fun of him occasionallyCasper for being friendly, and Spooky has his moments of goodwill.
 
Pearl, who fell in love with Spooky when he rescued her from captivity by abusive witches who were enslaving her in her own house in one comic-book issue, is always trying to stop him from scaring, by reprimanding him, keeping an eagle -eye on him, staying with him all day, threatening to break up with him, or dating other ghost-guys. (Whenever she does, she always ends up finding fault with her new date and thinking Spooky is better by comparison, so she returns to him.) So Spooky is always finding ways to keep his scaring in secret from Pearl, sometimes by making it appear that someone else did it.
 
After several appearances in ''Casper the Friendly Ghost'', Spooky moved to several spin -off titles, including ''[[Spooky Spooktown]]'' (1961-761961–1976), ''[[Spooky Haunted House]]'' (1972-751975) and ''[[Tuff Ghosts Starring Spooky]]'' (1962-721962–1972). The original ran until #161 in September, 1980.
 
==Appearances inIn other media==
Spooky made four theatrical films with Casper, ''Hide & Shriek'' (1954), ''Hooky Spooky'' (1957), ''Which Is Witch'' (1958), and ''Doing What's Fright'' (1959).
Spooky is part of the 1963 animated television series ''The New Casper Cartoon Show'', which ran from 1963 to 1969. ▼
 
▲Spooky is part of the 1963 animated television series ''The New Casper Cartoon Show'', which ran from 1963 to 1969.
In 1996, after the success of the 1995 Casper feature film, a new animated show, ''Casper'', premiered on [[Fox Kids]]. Spooky was voiced by [[Rob Paulsen]]. In the 2000 computer-animated movie ''Casper's Haunted Christmas'', his voice was done by [[Samuel Vincent]].▼
 
▲In 1996, after the success of the 1995 ''Casper'' feature film, a new animated show, ''[[The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper]]'', premiered on [[Fox Kids]]., with Spooky wasas one of the regular characters, voiced by [[Rob Paulsen]]. In the 2000 computer-animated moviefilm ''[[Casper's Haunted Christmas]]'', hisSpooky's voice was doneprovided by [[Sam Vincent (voice actor)|Samuel Vincent]].
It is currently unknown if Spooky will appear in the announced second season of ''[[Casper's Scare School (TV series)]]''.
 
Spooky made an appearance in "Scare Bud", a fourth season episode of ''[[Harvey Girls Forever!]]'', voiced by Jordan Fry.
==External links==▼
* [http://home.att.net/~thft/spooky.htm Spooky at The Harveyville Fun Times]▼
*[http://www.toonopedia.com/spooky.htm Spooky at Don Markstein's Toonopedia]▼
 
==See also==
{{Casper film and television}}
* [[List of ghosts]]
{{Ghosts}}▼
 
==References==
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▲==External links==
▲* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060820192256/http://home.att.net/~thft/spooky.htm Spooky at The Harveyville Fun Times]
▲* [http://www.toonopedia.com/spooky.htm Spooky at Don Markstein's Toonopedia]
{{Casper the Friendly Ghost}}
▲{{Ghosts}}
 
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