As a kid, Irino started her collection slowly. After the doll, her grandparents gifted her VHS copies of Casper cartoons purchased at the dollar store. “Once I discovered eBay, it was all over ...

As a ’90s kid, Irino started watching Casper cartoons when she was a preschooler, noting her introduction to the character came from random VHS cartoons her parents bought at dollar stores.

cartoons, a 1995 live-action film and countless pieces of merchandise. Irino spent 30 years gathering every Casper item she could find, from dolls and comics to VHS tapes, PEZ dispensers and lunch ...

Seymour V. Reit, an author and illustrator whose most famous creation was the cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost, died Nov. 21 in New York City. He was 83. Reit died suddenly after ...