Wendy the Good Little Witch facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Wendy the Good Little Witch |
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Cover of Wendy the Good Little Witch #17 drawn by Warren Kremer
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| First appearance | Casper the Friendly Ghost #20, May 1954 |
| Created by | Steve Mufatti (artist) |
| Portrayed by | Hilary Duff |
| Published by | Harvey Comics |
Wendy the Good Little Witch is a fun fictional character from comic books by Harvey Comics. She is a special kind of witch because she always tries to do good deeds. This makes her different from most witches you might read about! Wendy is a lot like Casper the Friendly Ghost, who is a friendly ghost, and Hot Stuff the Little Devil, who is a good-hearted devil. She first appeared in a comic book called Casper the Friendly Ghost #20 in May 1954.
Wendy in Movies and TV Shows
Wendy first appeared on screen in a cartoon called Which is Witch in 1958. It was a short film shown in movie theaters, and Mae Questel did her voice.
Later, in 1963, Wendy became a regular character in The New Casper Cartoon Show on TV. Norma MacMillan, who also voiced Casper, was the voice of Wendy.
In the 1995 Casper movie, the character played by Christina Ricci was almost named Wendy. The movie makers changed her name to Kat at the last minute. This was done to avoid having to buy the rights to use the Wendy character. However, you can still see hints that she was meant to be Wendy, like the red hoodie Kat wears, which looks like Wendy's robe from the comics.
Wendy was a main character in the 1998 movie Casper Meets Wendy. This film was a prequel, meaning it told a story that happened before the main Casper movie. A young Hilary Duff played Wendy in this film.
Wendy in Video Games
Wendy has also appeared in several video games.
- In 2001, TDK released a game called Wendy: Every Witch Way for the Game Boy Color.
- She also appeared in Casper: Spirit Dimensions, which came out in 2001 for PlayStation 2 and in 2002 for Nintendo GameCube.
- Wendy was also in Casper and the Ghostly Trio, released for PlayStation 2 in 2007.
Wendy's Comic Book Adventures
Wendy has appeared in many comic books over the years, often alongside Casper. Here are some of the main comic series she was part of:
- Casper: The Friendly Ghost (starting in 1952)
- Spooky (starting in 1955)
- Wendy the Good Little Witch (her own series, starting in 1960)
- Wendy Witch World (another series just for her, starting in 1961)
- TV Casper and Company (starting in 1963)
- Casper and Wendy (starting in 1972)
- Casper and the Spectrals (a newer series from 2009)
Wendy was also featured in a book about amazing female comic characters called The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen in 2017.
See also
In Spanish: Wendy the Good Little Witch para niños
