Dates
- Cover date
- August 1963
- On sale
- May 15, 1963
- Pages
- 68
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition25¢ coverSource ↗
Stories
- Richie Rich · 1 pages
Since his art teacher does not have any stone blocks on hand for sculpting, Richie has a huge block of gold brought in to the art studio and proceeds to carve a huge dollar sign.
- Pleasure Hunt · Richie Rich · 5 pages
Reggie tries to trick Richie and his pals by creating a fake treasure map, but Richie sees Reggie watching them and turns the tables on him once again.
- Big Deals · Richie Rich · 5 pages
Mr. Rich gives Richie one hundred dollars, challenging him to invest it wisely. Richie lends the money to an out-of-work actor, to his friends, who want to purchase a newsstand, and to a family that is about to be evicted from their shack. When Richie tells his father how he used the money, Mr. Rich commends Richie on his generosity, but tells him that from a business perspective his decisions were a flop. However, in each case, Richie's debtors return the funds with interest very quickly, their fortunes having turned due to Richie's "investment".
- Ragged Individual · Richie Rich · 5 pages
Mr. Rich takes Richie on a camping trip to toughen him up and make him a "rugged individual".
- Richie Rich · 1 pages
Richie dresses as a street urchin to win a costume prize at the charity ball. Having forgotten his wallet, he is unable to pay the entrance fee, and given his costume, he isn't believed when he says that is why he doesn't have any money. In a turn of events, he is eventually able to enter the ball.
- Richie Rich · 1 pages
Richie and his friends want to take a boat ride, but are turned away by the captain, who says the boat is full. Richie changes the captain's mind by purchasing the boat.
- Bruise Cruise · Richie Rich · 5 pages
At his father's suggestion, Reggie invites Richie and his friends for a cruise on one of his family's yachts. Reggie's antics almost wreck the ship, but Harkins saves the day.
Reprinted in
Harvey Collectors Comics (1975), Richie Rich Digest Stories (1977)