In the original Harvey Comics, Casper the Friendly Ghost was never alive as a human. He was born a ghost to ghostly parents, meaning there is no death event, no illness, and no tragedy attached to his existence. He simply is a ghost from the start. Because of that, early stories don’t revolve around loss or unfinished business. Casper’s problem isn’t how he died—it’s that he doesn’t fit in. He’s gentle in a world built on fear, friendly in a culture that values scaring. His loneliness comes from

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