(September 1972)

Harvey, 1972 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1972-06-22
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Harvey Publications Inc.
Brand
Giant Size Harvey Comics [Jack-in-the-box]
Editing
Leon Harvey (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from promotional advertisement found in Sad Sack Navy, Gobs 'n' Gals (1972 series) (Harvey) #2 (October 1972).
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Richie Rich / cover / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Free!
Genre
children
Characters
Richie Richie

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Meets el Presidente (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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The Poor Little Rich Boy Richie Rich [diamonds dot the I's]
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Richie Rich; Mr. Rich; Ambassador of Esquina; El Presidente
Synopsis
The ambassador from the tiny unstable country of Esquina kidnaps Richie in order to get ransom money from Mr. Rich to wage war on Esquina's neighboring country, Caramba. Following a few unsuccessful coups, Mr. Rich rescues his son.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Casper / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
The airline won't let you carry all those bags of money, Richie!
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Richie Rich the Poor Little Rich Boy [diamonds dot the I's]
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Richie Rich; Richard Rich Sr.
Synopsis
Richie wants to give his allowance to Third World countries to create new industries and jobs but needs a tugboat and a barge to carry a huge sack of cash across the ocean.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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Hee hee! You certainly have a big collection of joke books, Richie!
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Richie Rich the Poor Little Rich Boy [diamonds dot the I's]
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Richie Rich; Gloria Glad; Cadbury
Synopsis
Cadbury proves why there are no jokes about butlers.
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The Sleep Walkers Part 1 (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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Richie Rich the Poor Little Rich Boy [diamonds dot the I's]
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Richie Rich; Mr. Rich; Professor Zulli
Synopsis
Mr. Rich has his scientist create a pill to allow people to work all the time without sleeping. Richie grows concerned when his father's personality begins changing after he stays awake working for days.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Little Dot / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Where are you going, Dot?
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Little Dot
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Dot; Little Lotta; Mr. Sugarlips
Synopsis
Dot is heading to paint a heart on the candy store. When she trips, spills her paint and accidentally sits in the paint, Lotta uses her rear end as a stamp to make a heart-shaped image on the store.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Little Dot / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Yes, pupils... Michelangelo was one of the greatest artists who ever lived!
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Little Dot
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Dot; Little Lotta
Synopsis
Inspired by Michelangelo, Dot uses both hands and feet to paint dots on her playroom ceiling.
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Keywords
barefoot; chapel; Renaissance

Dream On! [The Sleep Walkers - Part 2] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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Richie Rich the Poor Little Rich Boy [diamonds dot the I's]
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Richie Rich; Richard Rich Sr.; Freckles Friendly; Pee Wee Friendly
Synopsis
After his father demonstrates extreme personality changes, Richie and his friends hatch a scheme to get Mr. Rich off his no-sleep pills. In the end, it all turned out to be Richie's dream.
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Richie Rich and the Professor's Secrets (Table of Contents: 12)

Richie Rich / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Richie Rich the Poor Little Rich Boy [diamonds dot the I's]
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Richie Rich; Richard Rich Sr.; Professor Van Dumpling
Synopsis
Mr. Rich's top inventor sneaks out of his think tank to play with Richie.
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King Makamutu Finds a Home (Table of Contents: 13)

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

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Richie Rich the Poor Little Rich Boy [diamonds dot the I's]
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Richie Rich; Mr. Rich; Manuel; Jose
Synopsis
After the Riches plunder the tomb of an ancient king, indigenous people of Utuma hatch a plot to steal Ulysses Grant and his artifacts and put them in their museum.
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The Impostor (Table of Contents: 14)

Richie Rich / text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

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typeset

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Richie Rich; Freckles Friendly; Pee Wee Friendly; Cadbury
Synopsis
When a new boy in town claims to be Richie Rich, Richie and his friends pretend to believe him.
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Indexer Notes

At the bottom of the first page is a four panel story promoting Casper comics and TV show. At the bottom of the second page is a four panel story promoting Sad Sack comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Casper / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Sad Sack / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Dot Is a Hole (Table of Contents: 17)

Little Dot / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Little Dot
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Dot; an elf
Synopsis
A boy asks Dot to tell her a story, and she tells about an elf who gave her a magic crayon that she uses to draw dots and make mischief. The boy turns out to be an elf with a magic crayon, and he decides to leave because Dot is mischievous.
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Frog Girl (Table of Contents: 18)

Little Lotta / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Little Lotta
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Lotta; Grandpa Plump
Synopsis
Lotta and her grandfather enlist as navy frogmen, but are retired after one day.
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Sad Sack / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

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

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Irona, our robot maid, is never lonely here, Richie!
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Richie Rich the Poor Little Rich Boy [diamonds dot the I's]
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Richie Rich; Regina Rich; Irona
Synopsis
Mrs. Rich is annoyed that Irona talks with every device in the house.
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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

88 Posters (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

88 Poster Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Free!"]
    Richie Rich
  2. 1. ["Dig these!"]
    Monogram Models
  3. 2. Meets el Presidente
    Richie Rich
  4. 3. ["...And here are more Richie Rich Riches designed to bring you riches!"]
    Richie Rich
  5. 4. ["Hey, kids! -- dig this!!"]
    Harvey Records
  6. 5. ["Boys and girls free pencil with Casper clip"]
    Casper
  7. 6. ["The airline won't let you carry all those bags of money, Richie!"]
    Richie Rich
  8. 7. ["Hee hee! You certainly have a big collection of joke books, Richie!"]
    Richie Rich
  9. 8. The Sleep Walkers Part 1
    Richie Rich
  10. 9. ["Where are you going, Dot?"]
    Little Dot
  11. 10. ["Yes, pupils... Michelangelo was one of the greatest artists who ever lived!"]
    Little Dot
  12. 11. Dream On! [The Sleep Walkers - Part 2]
    Richie Rich
  13. 12. Richie Rich and the Professor's Secrets
    Richie Rich
  14. 13. King Makamutu Finds a Home
    Richie Rich
  15. 14. The Impostor
    Richie Rich
  16. 15. ["I love reading about Casper, in his Harvey Comics magazine!"]
    Casper
  17. 16. ["I'm loaded with work!"]
    Sad Sack
  18. 17. Dot Is a Hole
    Little Dot
  19. 18. Frog Girl
    Little Lotta
  20. 19. ["The friendly ghost Casper more... fun... more stories..."]
  21. 20. ["More terrific Sad Sack comics..."]
    Sad Sack
  22. 21. ["Here are the giant Harvey Comics now on sale!"]
  23. 22. ["Irona, our robot maid, is never lonely here, Richie!"]
    Richie Rich
  24. 23. ["Spending money and prizes..."]
    Grit Newspaper
  25. 24. 88 Posters
    88 Poster Stamps
  26. 25. ["Do you need extra money?"]
    Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery
  27. 26. ["Join the leader now!"]
    Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery
  28. 27. ["It shoots as good as it looks."]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Jonathan Seaward
  • Charles Yeaman