Harvey Comics was a publisher that is best remembered for the children's comic books it published in the latter half of the 20th century (many of which featured a young protagonist with some kind of special "hook" ... being a ghost, being a witch, being rich, etc.). Its most popular characters were Casper the Friendly Ghost, whom it acquired from Paramount, and Richie Rich. It also published a whole bunch of Golden Age superhero comics, horror comics, romance comics and even Archie Comics-style teen comics. Currently, Harvey Comics' properties are owned by NBCUniversal through its DreamWorks Classics unit. However, the Harvey Comics' superheroes are in the hands of their creators.
Works published by Harvey Comics
- Baby Huey
- Back to the Future (licensed, based on the Animated Adaptation of the movie trilogy)
- Beetlejuice (licensed, based on the Animated Adaptation of the movie)
- Black Cat
- Bunny
- Casper the Friendly Ghost (Previously published by St. John Publications)
- Felix the Cat: Licensed, and a continuation of a previous run of the comics by Dell Comics and Toby Press, having the longest run with them from issue #62 and ending with issue #118.
- Fighting American
- Fruitman
- Herman and Katnip
- Hot Stuff the Little Devil
- Little Audrey (Previously published by St. John Publications)
- Little Dot
- Little Lotta
- New Kids on the Block
- Richie Rich
- Sad Sack
- Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost
- Spyman
- Wendy the Good Little Witch
List of adaptations based on Harvey Comics
Film — Animation
- Casper's Haunted Christmas (2000)
- Casper's Scare School (2006)
Film — Live-Action
- Richie Rich (1994)
- Casper (1995)
- Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)
- Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
- Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998)
- Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure (1999)
Live Action TV
- Richie Rich (2015)
Western Animation
- The New Casper Cartoon Show (1963)
- Casper and the Angels (1979)
- Casper's Halloween Special (1979)
- Casper's First Christmas (1979)
- Richie Rich (1980)
- The Baby Huey Show (1994)
- Richie Rich (1996)
- The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper (1996)
- Casper's Scare School (2009)
- Harvey Street Kids (2018)
Tropes related to Harvey Comics:
- Only Six Faces: Many of the young protagonists (Casper, Richie, Wendy etc.) have practically identical faces, leading to the fan theory that Casper is actually the ghost of Richie.
