1960 Fleer Casper the Friendly Ghost trading cards brought the famous ghost to the collecting hobby with a series of 66 cards. The front of each card included a still with a border resembling a television set and the back of each card contained a four-panel comic strip.
At the time of this set’s release, Casper was a year into Matty’s Funday Funnies — the first television cartoon to feature the character — and had already appeared in 55 theatrical cartoons since 1945 and had headlined comic books since 1952. The 1960 Fleer Casper set also showcases other characters from the animated series and comics.
Despite Casper’s popularity, there appears to be a very limited stock of these cards still in circulation and ungraded singles regularly sell for $5 to $20 each. A complete set of raw cards of varying quality sold for nearly $600 in the summer of 2023.
1960 Fleer Casper the Friendly Ghost Checklist
Base Set – 66 Cards
| 1 | I always wanted to go overseas! |
| 2 | It’s better fishing here! |
| 3 | Gee! This modern art is real crazy! |
| 4 | Hickory, Dickory…Sock! |
| 5 | There’s always room for one more! |
| 6 | Whoops! I’m being taken to the cleaners! |
| 7 | Golly! I feel all washed out! |
| 8 | Golly! I’m losing my noodles! |
| 9 | Katnip, you’re going to the dogs! |
| 10 | Shocking, isn’t it? |
| 11 | I see myself coming and going! |
| 12 | I’ll bet painters wish they could do this! |
| 13 | Ulp!…I hope he’s a good skate! |
| 14 | Tee-hee…Just don’t sneeze! |
| 15 | I wonder how I look! |
| 16 | I don’t carry any weight around here! |
| 17 | Hey! Here’s another dumbbell! |
| 18 | Duh! They don’t build cars like they used to ! |
| 19 | Now I can see the hole game! |
| 20 | I’ll bet an octopus could really have fun! |
| 21 | Who-o-o’s scaring who-o-o? |
| 22 | Fan-tastic isn’t it? |
| 23 | Now, papa, can I feed you? |
| 24 | I never saw a fish like that! |
| 25 | Duh! Take me to your leader! |
| 26 | Pitooey! |
| 27 | If dad wants coffee, we’re sunk! |
| 28 | It may be cheese, but it smells like trouble! |
| 29 | Ohhh! I got a code in my node! |
| 30 | Okay, Boss, when do we eat? |
| 31 | Keep pouring, he’s gaining on us! |
| 32 | Gee, this sandwich must weigh a ton! |
| 33 | Have a bang-up birthday, Katnip! |
| 34 | This is a much better way! |
| 35 | Now if you were only here in person… |
| 36 | I had to tell you this in person! |
| 37 | Duh! Who’s a bubblehead? |
| 38 | Papa, are you sure this is the right train? |
| 39 | If you’re so smart, you try it! |
| 40 | And the weatherman said no showers! |
| 41 | After this, let’s swing on a star! |
| 42 | This gun is really loaded! |
| 43 | This beats digging any day! |
| 44 | If this works I’ll make a million! |
| 45 | Babe Ruth never had this trouble! |
| 46 | I’m so happy, I’m walking on air! |
| 47 | Duh! Nuts-to everyone! |
| 48 | Look! No hands! |
| 49 | Hot dog! What an idea! |
| 50 | I just hope it doesn’t rain. |
| 51 | Is there a plumber in the house? |
| 52 | Gosh, I thought I had a towel! |
| 53 | What a whale of a fishtale! |
| 54 | Gee, fellas, where are you? |
| 55 | Yum yum! Tooty-Frooty! |
| 56 | Let me introduce myself… |
| 57 | Yum! Katnip, you have good taste! |
| 58 | The bigger they are, the harder they fall! |
| 59 | Now I know how it’s done! |
| 60 | Gee, I’d better get off that diet! |
| 61 | Golly! It went right through me! |
| 62 | A ghost is a dog’s best friend! |
| 63 | Boy, they’re sure snapping today! |
| 64 | Grr, scat cat! |
| 65 | Try it again, it doesn’t hurt! |
| 66 | I told him not to follow me! |