Richie Rich Success Stories #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeRichie Rich Success Stories #1 (November 1964) marks the launch of the fourth-longest-running title in Harvey's Richie Rich publishing empire, a series that would go on for 105 issues through September 1982. Its debut came at a moment when Harvey was methodically expanding Richie's publishing footprint — following Richie Rich (1960), Richie Rich Millions (1961), and Richie Rich Dollars and Cents (1963) — demonstrating just how dominant the character had become at the company. As an anthology-format book, the series gave the Harvey supporting cast — Cadbury, Gloria Glad, Reggie Van Dough, Little Dot, Little Lotta, and their respective families — a dedicated rotating stage alongside Richie himself, deepening the interconnected Harvey universe for young Silver Age readers. The title's longevity and its function as a showcase for the full ensemble reflect the unique breadth of Harvey's child-friendly comedy line during its mid-century peak.
In "null," Richie surprises Gloria with a statue of her at the fountain, a gesture that seems sweet—until it's revealed the statue is actually made of gold, cleverly painted to look like plain concrete.
In "Careful with Money," Richie Rich tries a new approach after Gloria’s constant complaints about his lavish gifts—this time, he buys her the cheapest things he can find. But when his attempt to be frugal leads to an unexpected twist, even the most careful shopper might be caught off guard.
In "null," Jo learns a hard lesson in economics when Mr. Plump shows her how to make a dime stretch—only to take the lesson a little too literally, turning her coin into a foot-long, useless strand. The story captures a playful moment of youthful misunderstanding with a wink toward the value of money.
In "She's a Big Girl Now," young Dot’s lack of appetite worries her mother, who considers a special tonic to help. After falling asleep, Dot dreams she’s given a magical potion that makes her grow enormous—and ravenous—eating everything in sight before the army prepares to stop her. When she wakes, her mother offers the tonic again, but Dot chooses her meal instead.
In "The Champ," Richie Rich tries to boost his cousin Cyril’s confidence by letting him win a few friendly sporting contests—only to wonder if Cyril’s sudden popularity with Gloria might be changing things more than he expected.
In "Twinkletoes," Richie Rich surprises his friend Mickey by buying the retired delivery horse, Twinkletoes, after learning how much she means to him. When Mickey hesitates to enter her in the big horse show, Richie believes in her hidden talents—and so does the crowd when she leaps and gallops her way to victory.
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Harvey Comics launched Success Stories in November 1964 under the same creative umbrella responsible for the broader Richie Rich line: writer-artists Warren Kremer and Sid Couchey, with scripts contributed by Sid Jacobson, among other Harvey regulars. Kremer, who had co-created Richie Rich with publisher Alfred Harvey back in 1953, handled cover duties for much of the series and set its visual tone from the outset. The title joined a rapidly expanding stable of Richie-branded books that Harvey was rolling out to capitalize on the character's surging popularity, each volume thematically distinguished — this one foregrounding the 'success' angle of Richie's wealth in its anthology of comedic vignettes. The series continued uninterrupted until Harvey's 1982 publishing shutdown, outlasting many of its sibling titles.
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- Published November 1964 by Harvey Comics; cover-priced at 25¢ for U.S. copies.
- Launched the fourth-longest-running Richie Rich series, which ran 105 issues through September 1982 before Harvey's initial publishing shutdown.
- Issue #1 story content (per MyComicShop/GCD indexing) includes: an untitled one-pager in which Richie commissions a statue of Gloria for a fountain; an untitled one-pager revealing how Cadbury stands so straight; 'Fully Protected' (Richie burglar-proofs the mansion while his parents are away); 'Careful with Money' (Richie tries to convince Gloria of his thrift); 'Dapper Dave' (two crooks mistake Cadbury for a British criminal); and 'She's a Big Girl Now' (a Dot Polka dream story involving a size-enhancing tonic).
- Characters appearing in #1 span the full Harvey ensemble: Richie Rich, Richard Rich Sr., Regina Rich, Cadbury, Gloria Glad, Reggie Van Dough, Dot Polka (Little Dot), Lotta Plump (Little Lotta), Freckles Friendly, Mrs. Polka, Mr. Plump, and Jerry — none making their debut here, all having originated in earlier Harvey titles.
- Richie Rich was created by Alfred Harvey and Warren Kremer as a back-up feature in Little Dot #1 (September 1953); Lotta Plump (Little Lotta) also debuted in that same issue.
- The primary creative talents behind the series were Warren Kremer (cover artist and penciler), Sid Couchey (interior artist), and Sid Jacobson (writer), the core team that produced Harvey's Richie Rich output throughout the Silver Age.
- Issues #1–55 of the series exist in two simultaneous editions: a U.S. edition at 25¢ and a Canadian edition priced at 35¢ on the cover, both with an otherwise identical indicia.
- Material originating in Richie Rich Success Stories #1 was later reprinted in other Harvey titles, confirming the issue's content was considered reprint-worthy within Harvey's own recycling program for its anthology stories.
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↩ Reprints Sad Sack Comics #38 (1954), Pat Sullivan's Felix the Cat #94 (1958), Little Dot #60 (1960), Little Dot #61 (1960)
Reprinted in Little Dot Dotland #51 (1971), Harvey Collectors Comics #6 (1976), Richie Rich Dollars and Cents #99 (1980), Richie Rich & Jackie Jokers #40 (1980), Richie Rich Diamonds #55 (1981), Richie Rich Zillionz #29 (1981), Richie Rich #249 (1990), Richie Rich Gems #45 (2012)
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