Richie Rich Digest Stories #5

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Richie Rich Digest Stories / table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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Richie Rich; Mr. Gleam (robot); Regina Rich; Dollar; Cadbury; Dr. Frankenspook

Indexer Notes

Teasers and illustrations for "The Richest Place in the World", "Mr. Gleam", "A Hair-Raising Tale", "Dr. Frankenspook" and "The Money Lesson".

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

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What's coming, Richie?

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humor; children

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Richie Rich; Gloria Glad; Regina Rich (mentioned); delivery worker

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A delivery truck arrives to the Rich mansion to deliver jewels which Mrs. Rich purchased plenty of. Unfortunately, only one delivery worker came because his partner fell ill and was unable to bring the mass amount of jewels to her by himself. Richie offered to help by using a coal chute to help transport the jewels to the basement of the mansion.

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• from Little Dot's Uncles & Aunts (Harvey, 1961 series) #47 (June 1973)

The Richest Place in the World, Part I (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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humor; children; crime

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Richie Rich; Richard Rich, Sr.; Regina Rich; crooks

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The Giltmores are here, my dear!

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humor; children

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The Giltmores join the Riches on a night at the opera, but Mr. Rich is snoring midway through the performance since it is claimed by Mrs. Rich that he hasn't been used to staying up so late.

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• in Richie Rich Adventure Digest Magazine (Harvey, 1992 series) #2 (February 1993)

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That's Cadbury the butler I told you about! He's perfect!

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humor; children

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The Vandergilts want to try to hire Cadbury away from the Rich family, and they are looking for someone who possesses culture, dignity and intelligence. Cadbury intentionally uses slang and speaks unintelligently, thus shocking the couple, who sarcastically remarks he will start his job on October 15, 1995.

Synopsis

Richie Rich; Cadbury; Mr. Vandergilt; Mrs. Vandergilt

The Richest Place in the World, Part II: The Picnic Must Go On (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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Richie Rich; Regina Rich; Richard Rich, Sr.; crooks

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

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Who's that, Master Richie?

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humor; children

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Richie Rich; Irona; Rivet (robot); Richard Rich, Sr. (mentioned)

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A robot named Rivet is helping with fixing vaults for Mr. Rich, but after Rivet hears Irona's name, he suddenly develops a crush on her.

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Pee Wee / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Pee Wee Friendly; Dolores

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Pee Wee finds a nickel on the sidewalk in front of a candy store, and Pee Wee wants to use it to buy candy for himself, but the nickel belongs to Dolores and after Pee Wee gives the nickel back to her, she kisses him on the cheek, which he thinks is a good deal.

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In the panel where Dolores kisses Pee Wee, her hair appears blue instead of black.

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

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I'll bet Uncle Rush would make the fastest gun in the west!

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humor; children

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Dot Polka; Uncle Rush

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While Dot watches a TV western, she believes Uncle Rush would make the fastest gun in the west, but he zooms by, and says he was on his way to the office with a pint of yogurt and claimed he had time to visit, but when Dot obliged, he finished his yogurt so fast, and zoomed off, making him the fastest yogurt eater in the west.

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• from Little Dot's Uncles & Aunts (Harvey, 1961 series) #47 (June 1973)

A Hair-Raising Tale (Table of Contents: 10)

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Oh, no! Not again!

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Richie Rich; Dollar; Richard Rich, Sr.; veterinarian; Regina Rich; barber

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After several mishaps where Dollar knocks down a table, Mr. Rich decides to send Dollar to the veterinarian where he is prescribed eyeglasses. The glasses are proven not to work, as he had a similar mishap afterwards. After Dollar banged into a barbershop pole while downtown, Richie realized the problem was that Dollar needed a haircut. After a visit to the barber, Dollar's mishaps were no longer prevalent.

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That's Richie for sure!

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Richie Rich; Reggie Van Dough

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Reggie tries to throw a snowball after seeing Richie walk by. The snowball misses Richie, but Richie does notice, and decides to get Reggie back by Richie taking off his hat, and placing it on a piece of wood, standing vertically, making Reggie believe he will succeed in getting Reggie. But little does Reggie know that Richie was behind Reggie and threw a snowball back at him, giving Reggie a taste of his own medicine.

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• from Little Dot (Harvey, 1953 series) #9 (January 1955)

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Are we ready?

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humor; children

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Richie Rich; Freckles Friendly; Pee Wee Friendly

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Richie and his pals are eager to go on a three-mile hike, only to discover it is raining outside. Richie's alternate idea is a three-mile hike through the hallways of the Rich mansion!

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• from Little Dot's Uncles & Aunts (Harvey, 1961 series) #47 (June 1973)

Improving Mr. Cheepers (Table of Contents: 13)

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Richie Rich; Mr. Cheepers; crook; police officers

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After a crook gets away with stealing a bag of money which Mr. Cheepers was looking after, he realizes he needs to become stronger so he could foil future robberies. Richie has the accountant do exercises by lifting a barbell with money bags on each end, shooting baskets with a money bag, and pole vaulting into a pile of banknotes. Neither were effective, but one thing did successfully foil the next robbery: his loud yelling.

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It sounds like fun, cousin Reggie!

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humor; children

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Richie Rich; Reggie Van Dough; Bascomb

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Richie and Reggie go on a treasure hunt up a hill, but when Richie tries to dig for treasure, oil is discovered, which splatters on Reggie, and in addition to oil, diamonds are discovered, which proves "the oily bird gets the worm".

Mr. Gleam, Part I (Table of Contents: 15)

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Richie Rich; Richard Rich, Sr.; Irona; Mr. Gleam (robot); Cadbury; Mr. Greenthumb; Regina Rich

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Mr. Rich's scientists have developed a robot, Mr. Gleam, designed to polish items efficiently. He does a great job, until he discovers another shiny item on the Rich estate: water. After he falls into the pool, he ends up going haywire.

Mr. Gleam, Part II: Polished Off Neatly (Table of Contents: 16)

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Richie Rich; Regina Rich; Richard Rich, Sr.; Mr. Gleam; Irona

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Mr. Gleam is getting out of control after the pool incident, and gets aggressive in his polishing, even to the extent to polishing Mr. Rich's car to a shrunken size, and polishing a statue to a shrunken size. After dirt ends up on the robot, Mr. Rich orders the robot to clean himself, which he does. But his aggressive cleaning is causing friction and shrinking himself down so much, he eventually becomes nonexistent, and Richie and his father realize that Irona is a better fit for the family.

The Money Lesson (Table of Contents: 17)

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

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Richie Rich; hobo; hot dog vendor; police officers

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Richie learns from a hobo about the importance of finding money, after the hobo finds a banknote on the ground in a park. But Richie stumbles upon various riches along the path, and the hobo gets paid for a TV appearance, as well as land a job running a hot dog cart. Richie turns the riches he found into the lost and found department in the police station, citing he also had a little money lesson to go with it.

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• from Richie Rich Money World (Harvey, 1972 series) #35 (May 1978)

Indexer Notes

This story is not to be confused with an earlier story of the same title, which was a text story.

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

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Lotta Plump; Mrs. Plump; Pa Plump

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Mrs. Plump has Lotta help with the vacuuming, and using her superhuman strength, she lifts chairs and even the sofa which Pa Plump is taking a nap on. Mr. Plump claims the vacuum is too heavy for a little girl, without realizing her strength.

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

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Dot Polka; Mr. Polka

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Mr. Polka has purchased a tape recorder and wants to record a singing number by Dot. After so many delays, Mr. Polka gets frustrated, but the reason for the delay is because the cuckoo clock on a nearby wall is soon going off.

The Happiness Maker (Table of Contents: 20)

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Richie Rich; Nurse Jenny; Richard Rich, Sr.; Mr. Cheepers

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Nurse Jenny can bring anything back to good health, including a computer, after it was learned it was not functioning properly.

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Richie Rich; Dot Polka

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Richie offers Dot a spherical device that expands upon pushing a button. But the device rolls out of Dot's hand and ends up in a dog's mouth, and it grows and ends up between two small trees, and after Dot tries to release it by kicking it, it is no longer spherical, but more in a zigzag shape, and when Dot reduces it, she places the shrunken device under a chair with a man sleeping on it. It appears to be a vertical shape now, and it rises until the man falls off. Since it is no longer spherical, Richie decides to use it to view a baseball game from above for free.

Royal Target (Table of Contents: 22)

Cadbury the Perfect Butler / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Richie Rich; Cadbury

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After successfully dodging a boy's throwing of a snowball, Cadbury tells Richie a story about his experience as a bodyguard for the crown prince, who was actually mean to Cadbury.

Snap-Happy (Table of Contents: 23)

Mayda Munny / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Mayda Munny; Casper (on TV screen)

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Mayda is desperate to show off, so she decides to hire someone to film a movie which showcases her wealth, but the final outcome is a film showcasing bloopers.

Indexer Notes

The "y" on the end of the Mayda Munny logo appears to be yellow, as opposed to the rest of the letters which are all primarily red.

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

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Dot Polka; Dennis; Uncle Rush (in fantasy)

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A boy is struggling to fly his kite, and believes Dot can use magic to create a breeze. She does succeed, as a breeze made his kite fly. But little does he know that it was Uncle Rush who was credited for the breeze.

I Want to Handle Money (Table of Contents: 25)

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

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Hi, Uncle Reginald! Gulp! Watch out!

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Richie Rich; Reggie Van Dough; Reginald Van Dough, Sr.; Richard Rich, Sr.

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After Reggie's pie-throwing machine strikes his father instead of Richie, Mr. Van Dough is unsure how to get Reggie's mind off pranks. Richie invites Reggie to help Mr. Rich in his factory. Reggie reluctantly accepts, but he plans to take advantage of the tasks by playing pranks involving handling money, but Mr. Rich praised his work in creating new products, including shirts with a banknote design which would become a new fad, and Reggie gets paid and feels as if he's been had.

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• from Richie Rich Riches (Harvey, 1972 series) #36 (May 1978)

Indexer Notes

This story has a rare occurrence of Reggie getting spanked by his father on the first page.

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Here comes Richie Rich! He's loaded!

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Richie Rich; bullies

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Two bullies try to manipulate Richie for financial gain by claiming they are poor and want to build a playhouse. But Richie informs them they don't need money; they can use one of Richie's playhouses, which prompts the boys to change their minds, implying that their tactic was defeated, which Richie was unaware about.

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• from Little Dot's Uncles & Aunts (Harvey, 1961 series) #40 (December 1971)

Dr. Frankenspook, Part I (Table of Contents: 27)

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

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Richie Rich; Dr. Frankenspook; Cadbury; Casper

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Dr. Frankenspook lures Cadbury into his castle, in which he is about to turn Cadbury into a monster, a la Frankenstein.

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• from Richie Rich & Casper (Harvey, 1974 series) #8 (October 1975)

Dr. Frankenspook, Part II: The Perfect Monster (Table of Contents: 28)

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Richie Rich; Cadbury; Dr. Frankenspook; Casper

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Cadbury, now transformed into a monster, tries to attack Richie.

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• from Richie Rich & Casper (Harvey, 1974 series) #8 (October 1975)

Dr. Frankenspook, Part III: Hard-Hearted Haunts (Table of Contents: 29)

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Richie Rich; Cadbury; Dr. Frankenspook; Casper; Fatso; Stinky; Stretch

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• from Richie Rich & Casper (Harvey, 1974 series) #8 (October 1975)

Caught in the Act! (Table of Contents: 30)

Richie Rich and Jackie Jokers / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Richie Rich; Jackie Jokers; Richard Rich, Sr.

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Jackie Jokers is booked for an entertainment gig in Rugovia, but unbeknownst to Jackie, when he thought he was going to appear on stage, it wasn't necessary, as Mr. Rich was recording his acts on video tape, never seen before the general public.

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• from Richie Rich & Jackie Jokers (Harvey, 1973 series) #8 (January 1975)

The Allergy (Table of Contents: 31)

Richie Rich and Jackie Jokers / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Richie Rich; Jackie Jokers; Richard Rich, Sr.

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Richie investigates the cause of Jackie's constant sneezing which impacts his performances. It turns out the cause of Jackie's allergy was cologne which Mr. Rich was wearing. When Mr. Rich changed his perfume, Richie was allergic to it.

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• from Richie Rich & Jackie Jokers (Harvey, 1973 series) #8 (January 1975)

Dr. Jackie and Mr. Hide (Table of Contents: 32)

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humor; children; satire-parody

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Jackie Jokers (as Dr. Jackie and Mr. Hide); Fredrick Mooch (as all the monsters); Tracy Spencer (as all the police)

Synopsis

Parody of the film and novel "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde".

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• from Richie Rich & Jackie Jokers (Harvey, 1973 series) #8 (January 1975)

Indexer Notes

Tracy Spencer is a play on Spencer Tracy, the famous detective.

Mystery Cruise (Table of Contents: 33)

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Richie Rich; Jackie Jokers; Richard Rich, Sr.; Cadbury

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Jackie is invited on a cruise on board Mr. Rich's private cruise ship. But the next morning, the ship is hijacked by pirates -- or are they?

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• from Richie Rich & Jackie Jokers (Harvey, 1973 series) #8 (January 1975)

The Fastest Travelers (Table of Contents: 34)

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Richie Rich; Richard Rich, Sr.; crooks; Gloria Glad

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Mr. Rich gets automatically sent to hazardous places, such as the Arctic region and the African savanna (with lions ready to attack), thanks to a device used by crooks which they will use to repeatedly transport until the Riches surrender a lot of money in ransom in order for them to stop. Richie and his father use special outfits that will deflect the effects on the crooks and they end up in the air and falling into a lake.

The Successful Getaway, Part I (Table of Contents: 35)

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Richie Rich; Richard Rich, Sr.; crooks; police officer; Regina Rich; Cadbury

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• from Richie Rich Riches (Harvey, 1972 series) #37 (July 1978)

The Successful Getaway, Part II: Very Well Drilled (Table of Contents: 36)

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Richie Rich; Richard Rich, Sr.; Regina Rich; Cadbury; police officer; crooks

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Richie discovers that a drilling vehicle is being used in a crook's getaway, but they end up in a lake, as per Richie's plan to foil the robberies.

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• from Richie Rich Riches (Harvey, 1972 series) #37 (July 1978)