Richie Rich Vaults of Mystery #16

Richie Rich Vaults of Mystery #16 finds the little rich kid in decidedly perilous waters — literally — as the cover shows Richie and a young companion clinging to floating debris while their ship explodes and sinks dramatically behind them, with additional survivors scrambling on a nearby raft. A speech bubble warns that "my father's enemies will stop at nothing," and the cover text promises Richie battling the sinister forces of evil in the strange Land of Shirik. For a 30-cent Harvey comic from 1977, this issue delivers a surprisingly grand sense of high-seas adventure and intrigue.