Number 1221: Post ghosties

Here are a couple of excellent examples of why Howard Post was one of the best pure cartoonists to work in comic books. These two stories, first from Harvey Comics' Spooky #3 (1956) and the second from Spooky #9 (1957), are full of action, funny characters and move like animated cartoons.

My favorite of the two is “Legend of Creepy Hollow,” and its story of old ghosts being dispossessed of their haunted house. Spooky solves their problem by hauling them to town in a wagon where they scare the townsfolk. What it reminds me of is me and the rest of the aging Woodstock generation, moving into retirement and scaring those who think we're going to take all the government benefits and leave you young folks nothing! So, BOO! Bwaaaaaa-hahaha!

There's more Howie Post (including scans of original art) in Pappy's #1086.