Richie Rich Diamonds #53

(July 1981)

Like Magic (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Casper the Friendly Ghost / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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A Public Service Announcement by the American Dental Association.

Mansion, Sweet Mansion (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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I had a swell time, mom!

Genre

humor; crime

Characters

Richie Rich; Regina Rich; Richard Rich, Sr.; Bascomb; unnamed Eastern Union messenger; Professor Keenbean (mentioned); unnamed police officers; unnamed crooks

Synopsis

Two crooks steal the Rich mansion off its property, hide it inside fake bushes and trees on a flat-topped mountain, and the crooks demand one billion dollars for its return.

Keywords

Rich mansion

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

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When Professor Keenbean gets hot...

Genre

humor

Characters

Professor Keenbean

Synopsis

A limerick about Professor Keenbean going through burnout after so much work.

Indexer Notes

Although Richie Rich is listed as a feature, he does not appear in this story.

Don't Make Waves (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Leave 'Em Laughing Fast! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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Oh, this is a marvelous place, Richie!

Genre

humor

Characters

Richie Rich; Aunt Noovo

Synopsis

Aunt Noovo takes a tour of the Rich Labs, and discovers her mirror is missing, but believes it is inside a structure, which was actually a time machine. After her necklace strikes one of the controls, they both travel back to the prehistoric era. While in the prehistoric era, mishaps by Aunt Noovo cause dinosaurs to laugh.

Keywords

prehistoric; time travel

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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Public service announcement encouraging boys to join the Cub Scouts.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Say Rich Cheese (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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...and those are the new diamond skates my Aunt Moola gave me, Gloria!

Genre

humor

Characters

Richie Rich; Gloria Glad; Aunt Moola (unseen); Uncle Dividend (unseen); Uncle Cashmore (unseen); Regina Rich (in film); unnamed orchard worker (in film)

Synopsis

Gloria gets bored of watching a film where Richie showcases his luxurious gifts from three of his relatives. Gloria then decides to show a film that she made in which he appeared, but much to Gloria's dismay, luxurious items and expensive machinery got in the way when filming. In the end, Richie offered Gloria a gift, but as usual, Gloria expects something simple. She receives a simple photo of Richie, but much to her dismay, it has a jewel-studded frame.

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• from Richie Rich Success Stories (Harvey, 1964 series) #69 (August 1976)

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

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Look, Dollar! Isn't it nice the way that dog is helping his mistress?

Genre

humor

Characters

Richie Rich; Dollar; unnamed woman; unnamed dog #1; unnamed man #1; unnamed dog #2; unnamed poodle; unnamed man #2; Bowser

Synopsis

While Richie and Dollar are enjoying a walk, Richie remarks on three dogs carrying objects in their mouths for their owners. Richie later plans on having Dollar carrying Richie's allowance in his mouth to the bank, causing Dollar to be fearful if it is heavy. Much to Dollar's delight, Richie's allowance was given in a single envelope - in one large denomination.

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• from Richie Rich & Jackie Jokers (Harvey, 1973 series) #22 (August 1977)

Indexer Notes

In the first panel, Richie's skin appears darker.

He's Trying, Very Trying! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

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Gulp! That's a terrible thing to do, Reggie! Shredding money!

Genre

humor

Characters

Freckles Friendly; Pee Wee Friendly; Reggie Van Dough; Reginald Van Dough, Sr.; unnamed dog (mentioned)

Synopsis

Reggie tries to fool Freckles and Pee Wee into thinking he's shredding money, when really he claims to be shredding play money. But little did he know that a stack of play money is on the table, and he accidentally shredded his own real money. As a punishment, Reggie loses his allowance indefinitely until his father forgives him. Reggie must make every effort to do nice things for his father in order to win back his allowance.

Reprints

• from Richie Rich Success Stories (Harvey, 1964 series) #69 (August 1976)

Indexer Notes

In the first panel, Reggie's face appears to be a darker color, while his hands are the usual color.