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Issue Details

Issue #198
Published January 1981
Cover Price 0.40 USD
Pages 36
Editing Sid Jacobson

Cover Details

Characters Richie Rich; Bascomb
Genre Children
Pencils Warren Kremer

1 page advertisement

Notes Ad for the new season of Saturday morning cartoons on the ABC network.

1 page Richie Rich advertisement "Father Knows Best"

Characters Richie Rich; Richard Rich
Genre Children
Notes Six panel story/ad to sell newspapers for Grit Publishing Co., Williamsport, PA.

1 page advertisement

Notes Ad for the Richie Rich Cartoon Show on ABC.

5 page Richie Rich story "The Mystery of Butler Island [Part One]"

Characters Richie Rich; Cadbury
Synopsis Cadbury is mistaken for a god by the island inhabitants.
Genre Children; Adventure

1 page public service announcement

Notes Public service announcement from Casper and the Cub Scouts to remember to vote in the November elections.

1 page Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost; Hostess Twinkies advertisement "One Big Boo After Another"

Characters Spooky; Pearl [Poil]
Genre Children
Script Stan Kay
Pencils Warren Kremer
Notes Six panel story/ad for Hostess Twinkies from ITT Continental Baking Company.

5 page Richie Rich story "The Test of Butlerhood [The Mystery of Butler Island Part Two]"

Characters Richie Rich; Cadbury
Synopsis The islanders put Cadbury through a series of tests to prove he is their missing god.
Genre Children; Adventure

1 page advertisement

Notes Ad for a giant doll house from Honor House Prod. Corp., Lynbrook, N.Y.

1 page advertisement

Notes Ad for Richie Rich and Casper paperback books from Tempo Books, Rockville Center, N.Y.

1 page advertisement

Notes Ad for "Sea Monkeys" from Sea-Monkey Aquarium, New York, N.Y.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher)

Notes In-house promo for upcoming Harvey comics.

5 page Richie Rich story "A Mind For Money"

Characters Richie Rich; Aunt Noovo
Synopsis Richie tries to get Aunt Noovo to talk about something other than money.
Genre Children; Humor

1 page Little Dot story "I'm glad you invited me to stay overnight, Dot!"

Characters Little Dot
Synopsis Dot puts a colander over her night light to create dots on the ceiling.
Genre Children; Humor

1 page Cadbury the Perfect Butler story "Science staggers the mind, Pierre!"

Characters Cadbury; Chef Pierre; Dollar
Synopsis Chef Pierre installs a doggie alarm to keep Dollar out of his kitchen.
Genre Children; Humor

5 page Richie Rich story "The Cloud Machine"

Characters Richie Rich; Gloria Glad; Professor Keenbean
Synopsis Professor Keenbean invents a machine that creates clouds that you can ride on.
Genre Children; Humor

Half page advertisement

Notes Ad for Snoopy, Looney Tunes and Popeye Halloween costumes from Collegeville Costumes, Collegeville, PA.

Half page public service announcement

Notes Information on how to join the Bluebird Campfire Girls.

1 page advertisement

Notes Ad for miscellaneous products from Fun Factory, Palisades Park, N.J.

1 page advertisement

Notes Ad for four animal art prints from Art Portfolio, Westport, CT.

1 page advertisement

Notes Ad for free school supplies for sending in box tops from specially marked boxes of Kellogg's breakfast cereals.