Dates
- Cover date
- August 1981
- On sale
- June 4, 1981
- Pages
- 132
Editions and covers
Stories
- Untitled · 1 pages
After Richie gets up from bed early, he prepares his own breakfast, but robbers attempt a daring daylight armed robbery and order Richie to hand over his diamond cufflinks - which are revealed to be inside the toaster after the crooks go away.
- The Kangaroo Hop · 5 pages
In Australia, a criminal mastermind is using mechanical kangaroos to steal diamonds, and it is up to Richie and Cecil to foil the robbery.
- Untitled · 1 pages
After a successful football game, Richie and his friends go to a restaurant. But the restaurant's manager won't allow Freckles and Pee Wee inside without a tie. To solve the problem, Richie has Freckles and Pee Wee wear a tie around their necks - made form banknotes.
- Untitled · 1 pages
Richie and Freckles play a game of ping pong through a big hole of a King Kong statue Mr. Rich acquired from Hong Kong.
- The Hypnotist! · 5 pages
Richie and Cadbury are hypnotized during a performance and switch roles and wardrobes until they hear a bell ring, after which they revert back to their own selves, and repeat the process for every bell ring - until the hypnotist sees them on the street and undoes the spell.
- Untitled · 1 pages
Richie learns the meaning of goldbricking, as a bad guy attempts to pilfer a gold brick from a wall safe, but he believes Richie found out about the crook's attempted theft when Richie used the word "goldbricking" on him.
- Untitled · 1 pages
Mr. Rich's friend remarks about the massive size of the Rich mansion, but Mr. Rich denies it. Mr. Rich's friend wants to speak to Mrs. Rich, and Mr. Rich obliges - and despite she is in the mansion, Mr. Rich calls the long-distance operator, and his friend is shocked.
- Untitled · 1 pages
Cadbury always stands very erect, and Richie is amazed when Cadbury does so even when he is skydiving.
- Untitled · 1 pages
A male stranger is fishing in a massive-sized swimming pool, assuming it is a public lake - and Richie politely reminds the guy he is on private property.
- Hollywood · 5 pages
While on vacation, Richie's father gives his son a failing movie studio so he could make it profitable again. In order to make this happen, he has to deal with his meddling cousin Reggie and an organized crime ring.
- Untitled · 1 pages
Mr. Rich shows his scientists' latest invention - a robot milkshake maker. But when Reggie tries it out, he gets the shake of his life!
- Untitled · 1 pages
After Lotta boards the bus, she is told by the driver to sit in the back. But Lotta is so heavy that passengers slide towards the back of the bus and makes them believe the bus was driving up a steep hill, but the driver clarifies it isn't the case.
- Shoot Out · 5 pages
Richie attempts to direct a film, but a group of mobsters keep trying to scare him off the set. When the mob mistakenly abducts Reggie, Richie manages to film the movie all by himself. The police arrest the mobsters and release Reggie from custody, and Richie's movie becomes a box office smash.
- T.V. Dollar · 5 pages
Dollar tries out for filming television commercials, but does not get the gig.
- He-Man Wanted · 5 pages
Uncle Sport invites Richie to accompany him on a mountain climbing excursion to the Andes. Richie recommends taking Cadbury along, but Uncle Sport doesn't believe the butler is strong enough for the challenge.
- Mountain Climbing, Anyone? · 5 pages
Uncle Sport is amazed that Cadbury is a very experienced mountain climber and outdoorsman.
- Camp Watchmacallit, Part 1 · 5 pages
Jackie and his friends go to Camp Watchmacallit for a two-week vacation, but encounter a flat tire en route to the camp. Richie and Bascomb come along and give them a ride to their destination. Upon arrival, the camp is not what the kids expect it to be, and the camp's owner, Mr. Cruddle, is accused as Richie investigates.
- Camp Watchmacallit - Part 2: A Site for Sore Eyes · 5 pages
After a horrible experience, Jackie and the kids threaten to depart the camp in the morning, but Mr. Rich, along with Richie, inform the camp's owner that the camp is not what the brochure depicts, and threatens to having the owner behind bars for what is described as "a clear case of misrepresentation". The owner vowed to refund everyone's money, but the kids are disappointed that their summer vacation is ruined - but Richie saves the day.
- Up, Up and Away! · 5 pages
A scientist has invented a thread that is so light it floats in the air, and Richie has to deliver it to his father for testing. Richie carries weights in his pockets to prevent him from floating - but after Reggie zooms past Richie on his motor bike, Richie loses his weights and he is floating. Richie manages to deliver the invention to Mr. Rich and get back on the ground safely.
- The Mystery Theft! Part 1 · 5 pages
Richie investigates a strange case of jewels suddenly disappearing off the necks of guests at a party.
- The Mystery Theft - Part 2: The Mystery Solved! · 5 pages
The crooks supposedly use a special gas that freezes guests at a party so that they can pilfer jewels from their necks without the guests noticing.
- Dollar's Exercise · 5 pages
Dollar is desperate for exercise after realizing he is overweight, without realizing that the bathroom scale is malfunctioning and a new one is ordered.
- Untitled · 1 pages
Lotta is interested in tossing a log like a Scotsman does, but she ends up tossing it while the Scotsman is still holding on to it.
- The Cutter · 5 pages
- Look Good, Feel Good! · 4 pages
Nurse Jenny has done a pretty good job keeping people healthy that she wants to try another career. She decides to take a stab at making landscapes more beautiful.
- Untitled · 1 pages
Richie is eager to see his father's new twin towers, which is easily recognizable because both towers are shaped like dollar signs.
- Uncle Rush's Search · 5 pages
Uncle Rush searches high and low for his lost wallet, only to learn it was in his jacket pocket all along.
- The Oddball Couple · Jackie Jokers TV Special · 5 pages
Parody of the TV sitcom "The Odd Couple", based on the Neil Simon play.
- High Midnight · 5 pages
The Riches are well-prepared for the return of two fugitive brothers who plots to rob the mansion at midnight - but the Riches were so prepared, the crooks were caught prematurely.
- Cadbury of the Mounted · Cadbury the Perfect Butler · 5 pages
While in the Yukon territory in Canada, Cadbury tells Richie about his experience as an officer for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- Irona's Love-Sickness · 5 pages
Irona develops a crush on a vacuum cleaner.
- Diamond Prizes Go Up! · 5 pages
A professor distracts the Riches' attention away from his wife who is secretly stealing gems using an anti-gravity formula.
- Faster than a Speeding Bullet! · 5 pages
Reggie shows off his dog which runs so fast he could beat Dollar in a race. But when the race is underway, Dollar wins by a nose!
- Well-Spent! · 5 pages
Richie faces a challenge to spend one million dollars in just one hour in order for a fund by Richie's great-great uncle Flip to be donated to charity, otherwise the fund would be frozen for another century.
Characters
Reprinted in
Richie Rich Digest Magazine (1986), Richie Rich Adventure Digest Magazine (1992), Richie Rich Big Bucks (1991), Richie Rich Giant Size (1992)