The Friendly Ghost, Casper #42
In "Masquerade Party," Casper ventures to the Dream Maker’s cloud castle to uncover the source of a mysterious epidemic of bad dreams plaguing the forest. With the Dream Maker stumped, it’s up to Casper and the Dream Maker’s mischievous son, Willy, to track down the cause—only to discover the entire forest is paralyzed by fear of sleep. As Casper himself begins to struggle, a sudden nap leaves him vulnerable to a surprise twist from Willy, who’s still playing with the dream-making machine. Warren Kremer’s expressive art brings the eerie, dreamlike atmosphere to life, both in the story and on the cover, which he also drew.
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To find out what might be causing the forest-wide epidemic of related bad dreams, Casper visits The Dream Maker at his castle in the clouds. The Dream Maker has no answer, until he finds that his mischievous son, Willy, has snuck off with his father's dream-making machine. The pair search for the boy and find all the forest denizens dead-on-their-feet, for fearing to sleep, lest they endure more nightmares. Casper, too, begins suffering from a lack of sleep and succumbs to a quick nap... as Willie sneaks up behind him with the dream-making machine, poised to give him a "super-nightmare".
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