(October 1963)
Harvey,
1963 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1963-07-15
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Harvey Enterprises Inc.
- Brand
-
Giant Size Harvey Comics [Jack-in-the-box]
- Editing
- Sid Jacobson (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Richie Rich Dollars & Cents
Richie Rich / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Richie Rich; burglar; Dot Polka [Little Dot]; Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; Reggie Van Dough; Richard Rich
- Synopsis
- A burglar is buried under an outpouring of gold coins from a safe he has just opened.
- Reprints
-
in Harvey Collectors Comics (Harvey, 1975 series) #5 (April 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
This scene is from the first story sequence in this issue.
[no title indexed]
Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad to sell Christmas cards for Cheerful Card Company, White Plains, N.Y.
[no title indexed]
Richie Rich / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Okay, kid- this is a stick up!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Richie Rich; Cadbury; burglar; police officer
- Synopsis
- Richie buries a crook in gold coins.
- Reprints
- in Harvey Collectors Comics (Harvey, 1975 series) #5 (April 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
The front cover of this issue depicts a scene from this story.
[no title indexed]
Richie Rich / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh, fellas! It's 5 o'clock! I've got to get home!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Richie Rich; Freckles Friendly; Pee Wee Friendly; musicians
- Synopsis
- Richie has to get home for his music lesson.
- Reprints
- from Little Dot (Harvey, 1953 series) #27 (November 1957)
-
The Most Treasured Possession
Richie Rich / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Golly! A telegram from Uncle Roger! He wants me over for something important!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Richie Rich; Reggie Van Dough; Uncle Roger; telegram delivery man
- Synopsis
- Uncle Roger chooses between Richie and Reggie to name as his sole heir.
- Reprints
- from Little Lotta (Harvey, 1955 series) #11 (July 1957)
-
[no title indexed]
Bobbie the Baby Sitter / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Shh! He's fast asleep!
- Genre
- humor; children; teen
- Characters
- Bobbie [Bobbie the Baby Sitter]; Bobbie's friend; toddler
- Synopsis
- Bobbie bores her friend to sleep with a bedtime story.
- Reprints
- from Little Lotta (Harvey, 1955 series) #12 (September 1957)
-
[no title indexed]
Jerry the Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Zelda! See my new sweater?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Jerry [Jerry the Jinx]; Zelda
- Synopsis
- Zelda unravels Jerry's new sweater by pulling on a loose thread.
- Reprints
- from Little Lotta (Harvey, 1955 series) #12 (September 1957)
-
The Spook House
Richie Rich / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Richie! We're going up to investigate the old Martin house! Want to come along?
- Genre
- adventure; children
- Characters
- Richie Rich; Reggie Van Dough; Freckles Friendly; Pee Wee Friendly; Harkins
- Synopsis
- Richie, Freckles and Pee Wee explore an old abandoned mansion, while Reggie tried to trick them into believing it is haunted.
- Reprints
- from Little Lotta (Harvey, 1955 series) #12 (September 1957)
-
[Fishing for a Mermaid]
Little Dot / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Dot Polka [Little Dot]; Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; Red
- Synopsis
- Dot and Lotta play a trick on Red while out fishing.
- Reprints
- from ?
Indexer Notes
This story contains no dialogue.
[no title indexed]
Little Lotta / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Will you vacuum the living room for me, Lotta?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; Mrs. Plump; Mr. Plump
- Synopsis
- Lotta vacuums under the sofa without waking her napping father.
- Reprints
- in Little Lotta Foodland (Harvey, 1963 series) #2 (December 1963)
- in Richie Rich Digest Stories (Harvey, 1977 series) #3 (May 1979)
- in Harvey Hits Comics (Harvey, 1986 series) #1 (November 1986)
- from ?
-
[no title indexed]
Richie Rich / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now, see that the lawn is properly mowed while I'm away!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Richie Rich; Regina Rich; Freckles Friendly; grounds keepers
- Synopsis
- Freckles is amazed by how many people it takes to mow the Riches' lawn.
- Reprints
- from Richie Rich Millions (Harvey, 1961 series) #2 (September 1962)
-
[no title indexed]
Little Dot / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why don't you read something that will teach you to make things?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Dot Polka [Little Dot]; Mr. Polka
- Synopsis
- Mr. Polka makes Dot read something besides comic books.
- Reprints
- from Little Lotta Foodland (Harvey, 1963 series) #1 (September 1963) which is reprinted
- from Little Dot (Harvey, 1953 series) #12 (July 1955)
- in Richie Rich Digest Stories (Harvey, 1977 series) #3 (May 1979)
- in Richie Rich Adventure Digest Magazine (Harvey, 1992 series) #2 (February 1993)
-
Blimpy
Little Lotta / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hiya, Blimpy! How's my favorite baby elephant today?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; Blimpy; zookeepers; policeman; wealthy man; butler
- Synopsis
- Lotta steals an elephant from the zoo when she mistakenly thinks they're getting rid of it.
- Reprints
- from Little Lotta (Harvey, 1955 series) #12 (September 1957)
-
His Honor, Franklin Frog
text story / 0.75 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Franklin was different from the other frogs in the marsh.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Franklin Frog; Franklin's frog friends; elder hop-toad
- Synopsis
- Franklin has no desire to participate in a contest to determine which frog will be the mayor of his swamp community.
- Reprints
- from Little Lotta (Harvey, 1955 series) #12 (September 1957) which is reprinted
- from Pat Sullivan's Felix the Cat (Harvey, 1955 series) #64 (October 1955)
-
Camille the Chameleon
text story / 0.75 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Camille the chameleon sat down on a green lily pad, and sadly watched herself turn green.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Camille the chameleon; Mrs. Chameleon; Camille's chameleon playmates; eagle
- Synopsis
- Camille is tired of constantly changing her color.
- Reprints
- from Little Lotta (Harvey, 1955 series) #12 (September 1957) which is reprinted
- from Pat Sullivan's Felix the Cat (Harvey, 1955 series) #63 (September 1955)
-
The Sissy?
Richie Rich / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's such a nice day! I prefer to walk to Aunt Phoebe's, Mother!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Richie Rich; Richard Rich; Regina Rich; sneaking man; sneaking man's wife; sleepwalker; sleepwalker's wife; bully; kid; dinner guests
- Synopsis
- Mr. Rich hopes his pampered son doesn't grow up to be a sissy.
- Reprints
- from Little Lotta (Harvey, 1955 series) #13 (November 1957)
-
[no title indexed]
Little Lotta / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Will you please run up-stairs, Lotta, and straighten up your father's den?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Lotta Plump [Little Lotta]; Mrs. Plump; Mr. Plump
- Synopsis
- Lotta lifts all of her dad's barbells at one time.
- Reprints
- from Harvey Hits (Harvey, 1957 series) #4 (December 1957) which is reprinted
- from Little Dot (Harvey, 1953 series) #15 (January 1956)
- in Richie Rich Dollars and Cents (Harvey, 1963 series) #6 (October 1964)
- from ?
-
[no title indexed]
Richie Rich / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Golly! Look! All the kids are out sailing their boats on the lake today!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Richie Rich; Freckles Friendly; Pee Wee Friendly
- Synopsis
- When all the kids bring their toy boats to the lake, Richie shows up in a real sailboat.
- Reprints
- from Little Dot (Harvey, 1953 series) #24 (July 1957)
-
[no title indexed]
Little Dot / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The painter's here to see what color you want to paint your room, Dear!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Dot Polka [Little Dot]; Mrs. Polka; painter
- Synopsis
- Dot wants her room painted with polka dots.
- Reprints
- from Little Dot's Uncles & Aunts (Harvey, 1961 series) #4 (February 1963)
- in Richie Rich Dollars and Cents (Harvey, 1963 series) #11 (January 1966)
- from ?
-
[no title indexed]
Goodyear Bicycle Tires / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for bicycle tires from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Akron, OH.
Icy Film
Richie Rich / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look what I bought with this week's allowance, Richie! A super-duper triple X double Y movie camera!
- Genre
- adventure; children
- Characters
- Richie Rich; Reggie Van Dough; Harkins; film audience
- Synopsis
- Reggie flies to the arctic to make an adventure film about himself.
- Reprints
- from Little Lotta (Harvey, 1955 series) #14 (January 1958)
-
[no title indexed]
Jerry the Jinx / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The weather forecast for today! -Sunny- but with a good chance of rain this afternoon!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Jerry [Jerry the Jinx]
- Synopsis
- Jerry wears his raincoat all day because it's supposed to rain.
- Reprints
- from Little Lotta (Harvey, 1955 series) #14 (January 1958)
-
[no title indexed]
Bobbie the Baby Sitter / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let's play cowboy, Bobbie!
- Genre
- humor; children; teen
- Characters
- Bobbie [Bobbie the Baby Sitter]; Marvin
- Synopsis
- Bobbie ties up the child she's baby-sitting.
- Reprints
- from Little Lotta (Harvey, 1955 series) #14 (January 1958)
-
Boy Wonder
Richie Rich / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh, Dad! Where did you get that picture of me?
- Genre
- adventure; children
- Characters
- Richie Rich; Richard Rich; Richie's great-great grandfather Richie; Richie's great-great-great grandfather; native Americans; pioneer; trader; bear
- Synopsis
- Richie learns how his great-great grandfather originally amassed the Rich fortune.
- Reprints
- from Little Lotta (Harvey, 1955 series) #17 (July 1958)
-
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Promo for upcoming Harvey comics.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Promo for upcoming Harvey comics.
[no title indexed]
Casper and Company T.V. Show / advertisement / 0.75 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for The Casper the Friendly Ghost and Company TV show.
[no title indexed]
The Harvey Funnies on ABC TV / advertisement / 0.25 page
- Characters
- Sammy Spaceman; Bongo; Dirty Dan; Silly Stork
Indexer Notes
Ad for The Harvey Funnies on abc TV.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Promo for upcoming Hot Stuff and Stumbo comics.
Spotty Trading
Little Dot / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Are we going to take that auto trip vacation, Dad?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Dot Polka [Little Dot]; Mr. Polk; children; teenager; antique collector; mechanic
- Synopsis
- Dot starts out with a spotted frog she finds and keeps trading up until she ends up with a new car and five hundred dollars.
- Reprints
- from Little Dot (Harvey, 1953 series) #26 (October 1957)
- from ?
-
Something New!
text story / 0.75 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "Here I am!" Freddie shouted to his friend Merton, as Merton came dashing down the street.
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Freddie; Merton
- Synopsis
- Freddie and Merton try to think of something new to do with their day together.
- Reprints
- from Chic Young's Dagwood Comics (Harvey, 1950 series) #33 (August 1953)
-
Base-Brawl
text story / 0.75 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "How can you be so silly, " Phil was saying.
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Phil; Tommy; men
- Synopsis
- Phil and Tommy's argument over who will win the baseball pennant turns into a fist fight.
- Reprints
- from Chic Young's Dagwood Comics (Harvey, 1950 series) #32 (July 1953)
-
Spoiled Boy
Richie Rich / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Richie, meet my associate, Mr. Giltedge Van Banknote!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Richie Rich; Richard Rich; Giltedge Van Banknote; Algernon Van Banknote; chauffeur
- Synopsis
- Richie meets Giltedge Van Banknote, the world’s richest man. Banknote's son Algy has every possession one could imagine, but he has grown bored with life. Richie opens Algy's eyes to enjoying the simple pleasures in life.
- Reprints
- from Little Lotta (Harvey, 1955 series) #16 (May 1958)
- in Little Lotta Foodland (Harvey, 1963 series) #18 (July 1969)
-
[no title indexed]
100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for 100 Toy Soldiers from Josely Co., Carle Place, Long Island, N.Y.
[no title indexed]
Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for a collectible postage stamp approval service from Garcelon Stamp Co., Calais, ME.
[no title indexed]
104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for 104 Kings' Knights from Carle Place, Long Island, N.Y.
[no title indexed]
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad to sell Christmas cards for Wallace E. Brown, White Plains, N.Y.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Richie Rich Dollars & Cents
Richie Rich -
1.
[no title indexed]
Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery -
2.
["Okay, kid- this is a stick up!"]
Richie Rich -
3.
["Gosh, fellas! It's 5 o'clock! I've got to get home!"]
Richie Rich -
4.
The Most Treasured Possession
Richie Rich -
5.
["Shh! He's fast asleep!"]
Bobbie the Baby Sitter -
6.
["Hey, Zelda! See my new sweater?"]
Jerry the Jinx -
7.
The Spook House
Richie Rich -
8.
[Fishing for a Mermaid]
Little Dot -
9.
["Will you vacuum the living room for me, Lotta?"]
Little Lotta -
10.
["Now, see that the lawn is properly mowed while I'm away!"]
Richie Rich -
11.
["Why don't you read something that will teach you to make things?"]
Little Dot -
12.
Blimpy
Little Lotta -
13.
His Honor, Franklin Frog
-
14.
Camille the Chameleon
-
15.
The Sissy?
Richie Rich -
16.
["Will you please run up-stairs, Lotta, and straighten up your father's den?"]
Little Lotta -
17.
["Golly! Look! All the kids are out sailing their boats on the lake today!"]
Richie Rich -
18.
["The painter's here to see what color you want to paint your room, Dear!"]
Little Dot -
19.
[no title indexed]
Goodyear Bicycle Tires -
20.
Icy Film
Richie Rich -
21.
["The weather forecast for today! -Sunny- but with a good chance of rain this afternoon!"]
Jerry the Jinx -
22.
["Let's play cowboy, Bobbie!"]
Bobbie the Baby Sitter -
23.
Boy Wonder
Richie Rich -
24.
[no title indexed]
-
25.
[no title indexed]
-
26.
[no title indexed]
Casper and Company T.V. Show -
27.
[no title indexed]
The Harvey Funnies on ABC TV -
28.
[no title indexed]
-
29.
Spotty Trading
Little Dot -
30.
Something New!
-
31.
Base-Brawl
-
32.
Spoiled Boy
Richie Rich -
33.
[no title indexed]
100 Toy Soldiers -
34.
[no title indexed]
Garcelon Stamps -
35.
[no title indexed]
104 Kings' Knights -
36.
[no title indexed]
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards -
37.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
- Opsy
- Steve Coates
- Katy Hayhurst
- James Ludwig
- Jean-Francois Masse
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Craig Richardson
- Mark Rudnitski (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
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