Richie Rich Inventions #21

(November 1981)

Dolls and Dollars, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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Richie Rich; Richard Rich; Regina Rich; Irona; Professor Keenbean

Synopsis

Both of Richie's parents believe they have seen dolls walking away with currency. Richie and Irona do find some dolls around the estate but don't see any of them move To get to the bottom of the mystery, Richie asks Professor Keenbean to shrink him and Irona down to the size of dolls. The trip back home in tiny size is an adventure in itself, but when they arrive, they do see some dolls carrying away money. They decide to pick up some dollar bills themselves and follow the dolls to see where they are going.

Indexer Notes

Story continues in "Think Small" later in this issue.

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

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

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What time is it, Richie Dear?

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children

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Richie Rich; Regina Rich; Professor Keenbean

Synopsis

Mrs. Rich can't hear a quiet cuckoo clock, so Richie asks the Professor to replace it with a louder one. But the one he installs presents a different issue.

Dolls and Dollars, Part 2: Think Small (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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Richie Rich; Irona; crooked doll-maker; unnamed police officer; Professor Keenbean

Synopsis

Richie and Irona, shrunken to doll size, follow cash-stealing dolls to a cave on the estate. There the dolls place the money in a large pile. As they are watching, Richie and Irona are grabbed by the crooked doll-maker who is using the dolls to steal. They try to escape, but the doll-maker sends soldier dolls to capture them. Irona gets caught in a net, but Richie manages to use the Professor's enlarging ray to return to normal size. He is then able to dispatch the toy soldiers, free Irona and enlarge her. The toys themselves then turn on the doll-maker, with some help from the enlarging ray.

Indexer Notes

Story and page numbering (6-10) continue from "Dolls and Dollars, Part 1" earlier in this issue.

Higher and Higher (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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Richie Rich; Professor Keenbean; Richard Rich; Rich estate grounds keepers; unnamed butterfly collectors; Bascomb

Synopsis

The professor demonstrates his Super Lift Air, which can make heavy objects float. Bascomb mistakenly uses this air for the tires in a limousine, which causes the car to float across the Rich estate grounds. Remembering a butterfly collector he has seen earlier in the story, Richie has an idea to get the floating car back down.

More Than Plenty (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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children

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Richie Rich; Auguste; Chef Pierre; Gloria Glad; Swami Raman-Steranko

Synopsis

Richie attempts to give Gloria a variety of expensive gifts for her birthday, but in the end the simplest and least expensive is what pleases her the most.

Indexer Notes

Swami Steranko is very likely a reference to comics legend Jim Steranko, who did some of his very first comic work at Harvey and whose popularity was in full swing when this story first appeared in Richie Rich Money World #2 in 1972. The illustration that accompanies this story is based upon the cover of that original issue.

There's No Escaping Him! (Table of Contents: 6)

Reggie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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children

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Richie Rich; Reggie Van Dough; Reginald Van Dough; Vanessa Van Dough; Richie Rich (in thought balloon only); Freckles Friendly (in thought balloon only); Pee Wee Friendly (in thought balloon only); unnamed soldiers; unnamed waitress; unnamed restaurant patrons

Synopsis

Reggie's parents are continually frustrated by Reggie's pranks, even when they take a trip to the orient.

Reprints

• from Richie Rich Billions (Harvey, 1974 series) #14 (January 1977)
• in Richie Rich Money World Digest (Harvey, 1991 series) #8 (December 1993)