Richie Rich Jackpots #56

(April 1982)

The Selling Game, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 1)

Richie Rich / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Mr. Woody! Mr. Woody!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Richie Rich; Richard Rich, Sr.; Mr. Woody

Synopsis

Mr. Rich is fed up about Mr. Woody's repeatedly sloppy carpentry work that he decides to fire him. Richie suggests that Mr. Woody become a salesperson, but ends up causing Richie boredom when Mr. Woody repeatedly tries to sell stuff to Richie, who then urges Mr. Woody to try selling to other customers. He ends up having successfully sold the Rich mansion, instantly angering Mr. Rich.

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• from Richie Rich Billions (Harvey, 1974 series) #17 (June 1977)

Keywords

carpenter; carpentry

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 2. Continues into "Selling Himself".

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Richie Rich / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Thanks for coming over on such a cold day, Freckles!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Richie Rich; Freckles Friendly

Synopsis

Richie and Freckles are astonished when they discover icicles shaped like dollar signs hanging from the front entrance.

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Richie Rich / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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This is dad's new super jet passenger plane, Pee Wee and Freckles!

Genre

humor; aviation; children

Characters

Richie Rich; Richard Rich, Sr. (mentioned); Freckles Friendly; Pee Wee Friendly

Synopsis

After Richie explains to Freckles that Mr. Rich's super jet passenger plane can travel around the world in ten hours, Freckles tells Richie that Pee Wee can travel around the world in just three seconds. Freckles is right, in a way - Pee Wee is running around a globe model in three seconds.

The Selling Game, Part 2: Selling Himself (Table of Contents: 4)

Richie Rich / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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How could Mr. Woody do such a thing as sell our house, Richie?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Richie Rich; Richard Rich, Sr.; Mr. Woody; Mr. Van Shrude

Synopsis

After Mr. Woody sold all of Mr. Rich's properties including the Rich mansion, a guy had purchased the estate, but despite best efforts to purchase the property back, the rights to the property are now in the hands of the new owner. Mr. Rich has to come up with $15 million in order to get his property back. Richie saved the day after Mr. Woody unearthed the money Mr. Rich needed which were in treasure chests on a beach, and Woody was rehired with a raise. The money in the treasure chests was actually interest on his banked allowance money, showing how generous Richie can be when in need.

Reprints

• from Richie Rich Billions (Harvey, 1974 series) #17 (June 1977)

Keywords

carpenter; carpentry; treasure chest

Indexer Notes

Conclusion of a two-part story.

Food for Thwart (Table of Contents: 5)

Richie Rich / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Dinner is served!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Richie Rich; Richard Rich, Sr.; Regina Rich; Cadbury; Chef Pierre; Bascomb; Dollar (paw only)

Synopsis

Mr. Rich is desperate for food despite that he is on a diet, and tries every attempt to get some food - but to no avail. In the end, Mr. Rich's hunger helps foil an attempt to kidnap Richie.

The Good Tooth Fairy (Table of Contents: 6)

Richie Rich / text story / 2 pages (report information)

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"Uh-oh," sighed Richie as the tooth fell out of his mouth and on to the four-inch thick carpet of his bedroom.

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Richie Rich; Richard Rich, Sr.; Regina Rich; Chef Pierre

Synopsis

Richie loses his last remaining baby tooth, and because he is older he now realizes that one or both of his parents fulfilled the role of the "good tooth fairy" and he has outgrown the belief. Regardless, Richie tries to hide the gap where his tooth fell out to avoid embarrassment.

Keywords

tooth; tooth fairy

Indexer Notes

There is a four-panel Richie Rich promotional strip (accompanied by a line of text promoting the Richie Rich cartoon show airing on ABC at the time) on the bottom of the first page, and a four-panel Casper promotional strip (chipmunk family version) on the bottom of the second page.

Reggie and Ultra-Reggie (Table of Contents: 7)

Richie's Mean Cousin Reggie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Boy-y, I sure scared the butler today! Heee!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Reggie Van Dough; Vanessa Van Dough; Reginald Van Dough, Sr.

Synopsis

Reggie has a nightmare about his evil "twin" doing massive and far worse pranks than Reggie does, and even putting Reggie into harm's way.

Reprints

• from Richie Rich Billions (Harvey, 1974 series) #17 (June 1977)

Keywords

Grand Canyon; Niagara Falls