Richie Rich Jackpots #53

(August 1981)

The Instant Traveler (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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humor; children

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Richie Rich; Professor Keenbean; Reggie Van Dough

Synopsis

Keenbean has invented a machine that takes a person anywhere in the world instantly. They dress appropriately for the climate, but end up in the wrong places. Reggie decides to use the machine, but ends up on a South Pacific island where he is being threatened by a native tribe. But when Richie and a police officer arrive to rescue Reggie, it turns out that the tribe is playing pranks on Reggie.

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Reggie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I sure have a lot of practical jokes filed here, Richie! I must have the biggest collection in the world!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Reggie Van Dough; Richie Rich

Synopsis

Despite owning a large collection of pranks stored in filing cabinets, he is getting bored of them. But Richie decides to get a rise out of Reggie by delivering a filing cabinet to him which contains a jack-in-the-box prank designed to scare Reggie.

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• from Richie Rich Billions (Harvey, 1974 series) #12 (September 1976)

It's How You Look at It (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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My word, mawster Richie what off earth is that?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Richie Rich; Cadbury; Richard Rich, Sr.; Gloria Glad (in thought)

Synopsis

A meteor has crashed onto the Rich estate, and reveals a statue made of solid diamond. Meanwhile, two aliens arrive to reclaim the statue which depicts the aliens' president. Upon reclaiming the statue, they decide to do a good deed in return by creating a diamond statue of Richie. Shortly afterwards, another alien arrives and looks for the statue he sent to Earth - but when Richie shows him the Richie statue, the alien is frightened and left Earth quickly.

The Smartest Ape, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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humor; children

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Richie Rich; Reggie Van Dough; Cadbury; Squidley; Dr. Bananaberry

Synopsis

After observing the most intelligent apes tested by science, Reggie thinks he can be a smarter ape so he decides to dress in a monkey costume and enter the cage where the older apes are held in the laboratory. Reggie is declared to be the most inferior ape of the group - until he sorts blocks alphabetically. But Reggie gets clobbered by the adult ape.

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• from Richie Rich Billions (Harvey, 1974 series) #12 (September 1976)

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 2. Continues into "Reggie Goes Ape".

Cadbury's Cough (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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The first time Richie Rich heard the cough was when he asked Cadbury, the Rich family's perfect butler, whether the 284-inch color TV set had been fixed.

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Richie Rich; Cadbury

Synopsis

Richie believes Cadbury is coughing because he is allergic to something. It turns out he is allergic to a certain material his newest uniform is made of.

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• from Richie Rich & Jackie Jokers (Harvey, 1973 series) #12 (November 1975)

Indexer Notes

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

The Smartest Ape, Part 2: Reggie Goes Ape (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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humor; children

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Richie Rich; Reggie Van Dough; Cadbury; Dr. Bananaberry; Richard Rich, Sr.; Reginald Van Dough, Sr. (mentioned0

Synopsis

After being clobbered, Reggie wants to leave the cage and escape, and make the scientist believe that Reggie is a smart ape by drawing a picture of Richie and whistling Dixie, and even run like a human at breakneck speed - only to get hurt while he tries to escape.

Reprints

• from Richie Rich Billions (Harvey, 1974 series) #12 (September 1976)

Indexer Notes

Conclusion of a two-part story.