Richie Rich & Casper #42

Harvey's beloved duo — Richie Rich, the Poor Little Rich Boy, and Casper, the Friendly Ghost — team up once again in this January 1982 issue, promising readers twice the fun. The cover delivers an eye-catching threat: a massive blue monster has burst up through the earth, looming over a startled Richie while a wide-eyed Casper floats just behind, blissfully unaware of the danger at his back — a gag cheekily spelled out in the cover's own caption, "Look behind you, Casper! It's the monster that loves money!" With Richie asking why the ground is shaking and a creature that has a taste for wealth on the loose, this Harvey World title serves up the kind of cheerful, kid-friendly suspense that made these team-up books such a delight in the early 1980s.