Richie Rich Money World #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeRichie Rich Money World #1 (September 1972) holds a firm place in Harvey Comics history as the debut of Mayda Munny, the scheming, fabulously wealthy rival for Richie's affections whose comedic antagonism with Gloria Glad would fuel storylines across dozens of titles for the next decade. The issue also arrived as part of a deliberate five-title expansion Harvey launched simultaneously in 1972 — recognizing Richie Rich as its most commercially vital property — a publishing gamble that ultimately helped Richie become, in historian Mark Arnold's words, the most successful feature in American comics during the 1970s. As a giant-sized 52-page debut, Money World #1 showcased the ensemble cast model Harvey had refined over fifteen years: Richie and his family anchoring the book while supporting strips featuring Cadbury, Little Lotta, and Reggie filled out a varied anthology format that gave young readers genuine variety per issue.
In "Richie Rich Meets Killer Kerry, part 1," Richie finds himself unexpectedly captured by an elderly man from the senior citizen home he recently donated to—only to discover the old man still has a taste for mischief and a past as a notorious criminal. When the man tries to pull off one last crime spree, Richie must use his wit and wealth to outsmart a former crook who never quite retired.
In "Killer Kerry, part 2: The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Great!", Richie Rich’s generous donation to a senior citizen home takes a wild turn when one of the residents—once a notorious crook known as Killer Kerry—decides to relive his criminal glory days. But the old gang’s plan quickly unravels as their attempts at crime fall flat, leaving Richie to navigate the chaos and even pay his own ransom.
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By 1972, Harvey Comics recognized that Richie Rich was its most lucrative character and responded by launching five new Richie Rich spin-off titles at once: Richie Rich Bank Book, Richie Rich Diamonds, Richie Rich Jackpots, Richie Rich Money World, and Richie Rich Riches. Money World debuted in September 1972 as a 52-page giant — a format Harvey used for its new series launches to pack in maximum content and establish the tone of an ongoing anthology. The creative talent pool for the line drew on Harvey's established roster of writers (Sid Jacobson, Lennie Herman, Stan Kay, Ralph Newman) and artists (Warren Kremer, Ernie Colón, Sid Couchey, Dom Sileo, and others), though specific per-story credits for the debut issue are not comprehensively documented in publicly available databases. The series ran continuously for exactly a decade, ending with issue #59 in September 1982 when Harvey ceased publishing; the Money World title was then briefly revived from 1991 to 1993 as a digest reprint series running eight issues.
Trivia · 7 facts
- First appearance of Mayda Munny, whose name is a pun on 'made of money'; she is introduced in the story 'Richie Rich Meets Mayda Munny' as a wealthy, snobbish girl with an obsessive crush on Richie who relentlessly tries to displace his girlfriend Gloria Glad.
- One of five new Richie Rich titles Harvey launched simultaneously in 1972 — the others being Richie Rich Bank Book, Richie Rich Diamonds, Richie Rich Jackpots, and Richie Rich Riches — reflecting the publisher's strategic doubling-down on its star character.
- The issue's anthology format includes a two-part 'Killer Kerry' story, a Cadbury solo feature ('How Un-Butlerish!'), Little Lotta and Little Dot one-pagers, a Reggie strip ('The Gold Mine'), and two text articles ('Fist Facts' and 'Shine Silver').
- The Money World series ran for 59 issues from September 1972 through September 1982, when Harvey's first publishing era ended.
- The 'Money World' branding was resurrected from 1991 to 1993 as Richie Rich Money World Digest Magazine, running 8 digest-format issues that reprinted material from the original series.
- Mayda Munny became a recurring antagonist across multiple Richie Rich titles and later appeared in two animated segments in the Hanna-Barbera Richie Rich cartoon series (1982–1983).
- Key creative talent associated with the broader Richie Rich line at this period included penciler/art director Warren Kremer (the character's most famous illustrator), artists Ernie Colón, Sid Couchey, Dom Sileo, and writers including Sid Jacobson and Lennie Herman.
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Reprints
↩ Reprints Richie Rich #27 (1964), The Friendly Ghost, Casper #132 (1969)
Reprinted in Richie Rich Millions #58 (1973), Richie Rich Digest Stories #1 (1977), Richie Rich #252 (1990), Million Dollar Digest #19 (1991)
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