Synopsis:
When Richie is invited to become a member of the Adventurer's Club, he thinks two kidnappers trying to abduct him are part of an initiation stunt.
Notes:
Story continues in "Keeping Him Comfortable", immediately following in this issue.
Title:
Keeping Him Comfortable
Characters:
Richie Rich; Cadbury; Lefty; Boss; Richard Rich (cameo, in painting); Casper the Friendly Ghost (cameo, on comic book cover); Dot Polka [Littel Dot] (cameo, on comic book cover)
Synopsis:
Following the instructions in a how-to book, two inexperienced kidnappers go to great pains to keep Richie happy and comfortable while they await their ransom money.
Notes:
Story continues from "Kidnapped!", immediately preceding in this issue, and continues in "Much Too Exciting", immediately following in this issue.
Title:
Much Too Exciting
Characters:
Richie Rich; Cadbury; Lefty; Boss; Richard Rich (cameo, in painting); estate guards; Adventurer's Club members
Synopsis:
Richie reveals to his kidnappers that he thinks they are giving him an initiation to the Adventurer's Club, so the kidnappers play along.
Synopsis:
Dot daydreams that a talking frog takes her to a magic polka-dot land, where she gains the ability to use dots to make fighting people love each other.
Synopsis:
Dexter wants to be friendly, not scary and ferocious, as dragons are supposed to be. But because everyone is afraid of dragons, he never has a chance to make any friends, until he helps a lost princess.
Pages:
0.750
Letters:
typeset; ?
Notes:
The dragon in this story faces challenges similar to that of Casper, the Friendly Ghost.
Title:
Not So Sweet
Characters:
Mrs. Davis; Johnny Davis; Peter
Synopsis:
Johnny runs an errand for his mother to buy a box of candy as a gift. But his younger cousin Peter ends up eating all the candy on the way home.
Characters:
Richie Rich; Richard Rich; Regina Rich; Gloria Glad (reprint of first appearance); Mr. Glad (reprint of first appearance); flower delivery man; candy delivery man; doll delivery man
Synopsis:
Richie goes on his first date, bringing his new girlfriend Gloria every flower in the florist shop. The next day he showers her with an overabundance of candy and dolls as well. Gloria's father becomes concerned with so many gifts filling up the house, especially when he hears Gloria tell Richie that she likes pets too. Gloria assures her father that Richie is only giving her one pet, but even so, Richie manages to go overboard.
Pages:
5.000
Pages:
1.000
Characters:
Richie Rich; Richard Rich; Regina Rich; Jarvis
Synopsis:
Richie's father tells stories of his own hard-working youth in order to instill Richie with ambition.
Pages:
1.000
Title:
All Aboard!
Pages:
5.000
Title:
Dog-Gone
Pages:
5.000
Title:
The Shade Tree
Pages:
0.750
Letters:
typeset
Title:
The Sissy
Pages:
0.750
Letters:
typeset
Title:
Who's News
Characters:
Richie Rich; Freckles Friendly; Pee Wee Friendly; marble championship competitors and spectators; marble champion; newspaper readers; O. U. Crabbe; unnamed doorman; unnamed helicopter pilot; unnamed burglar; unnamed police officer; unnamed press club representative
Synopsis:
Richie and his pals try their hand at producing their own newspaper and end up getting a coveted interview a crabby and reclusive business mogul.
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CGC Census Report*
Grade
NG
PG
CVR
0.5
1.0
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.2
9.4
9.6
9.8
9.9
10.0
Total
Universal
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
10
0
0
0
0
15
Qualified
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Signature Series
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
CGCxJSA
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Restored
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
10
0
0
0
0
15
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