Richie Rich (character)

Richie Rich
Richie Rich
	The cover of Richie Rich #73. The cover of Richie Rich #73 drawn by Warren Kremer.
Publication information
Publisher	Harvey Comics
First appearance	Little Dot #1, September 1953
In-story information
Full name	Richard Rich Jr.
Team affiliations	Rich Industries

Richard "Richie" Rich, Jr. is a fictional character that debuted in Harvey Comics' Little Dot #1, cover-dated September 1953. The first Richie Rich comic appeared in November 1960.

Character

Richie is the only child of fantastically wealthy parents and is the world's richest kid. He lives and works in an expensive mansion and owns at least two of everything money could buy. He appears to be around 7-10 years old, wears a waistcoat with a white shirt with an Eton collar, which is obscured by a giant red bow tie, and blue shorts. He occasionally attends school in his hometown of Richville. Despite any negative stereotypes associated with his incredible wealth, Richie is portrayed as kind and charitable.

Artists and writers

Richie Rich's most famous illustrator is Warren Kremer. Other illustrators included Ernie Colon, Sid Couchey, Dom Sileo, Ben Brown, Steve Muffatti and Joe Dennett.

Writers for the Richie Rich comic books and syndicated comic strip include Lennie Herman, Stan Kay, and Ralph Newman.

Animated TV series

Beginning in 1980, Richie Rich appeared in his own Saturday morning cartoon show, Richie Rich. He was voiced by Sparky Marcus. The show aired on The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show from 1980–82 and The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show from 1982–84. In the animated version, Richie and his pals are somewhat older, around 12 years old. In the cartoon, Richie wears a red sweater with the letter "R" in front.
In 1996, the second and most recent Richie Rich animated television series aired in non-network syndication, starring Katie Leigh as the voice of the titular character. The series ran for 13 episodes and portrayed Richie in his "classic" tuxedo outfit.
In a crossover on The Simpsons Richie Rich takes the place of his friend Bart Simpson in a clip from the (fictional) episode "Disorder in the Court". In another episode Bart and Lisa read a Richie Rich comic book and, noticing the facial similarity between Rich and Casper, speculate that maybe Richie became disenchanted with his wealth and killed himself.

Movies

Richie Rich, a live action film adaptation was released in 1994, with Macaulay Culkin as the titular character. It was produced by Silver Pictures Davis Entertainment and released by Warner Bros. under its Family Entertainment label.

A live-action sequel, Richie Rich's Christmas Wish, followed in 1998. This film starred David Gallagher as Richie Rich.

Other characters from the Richie Rich world

Mr. Richard Rich Sr.: Richie's father; an industrialist (first appearance Little Dot #3)
Mrs. Regina Rich: Richie's mother (first appearance Little Dot #1)
Gloria Glad: Richie's girlfriend, notorious for her regular refusal of the many luxurious gifts Richie has offered
Reginald "Reggie" Van Dough Jr.: Richie's mean prankster cousin (first appearance Little Dot #2) (portrayed by Jake Richardson on TV).
Reginald Van Dough Sr.: Reggie's father, who is often angered with Reggie's pranks, and often punishes him for them.
Vanessa Van Dough: Reggie's mother (It was never determined if Vanessa was related to Richie's mother or his father.)
Penny Van Dough: Reggie's baby sister.
Mr. Woody: the incompetent Rich estate carpenter
Mayda Munny: Richie's snobby want-to-be-girlfriend
Herbert Arthur Runcible Cadbury: the Riches' butler
Nurse Jenny: the Rich family nurse; was Richie's nanny when he was a baby
Dollar, the Dog: the Rich family dog, a "Dollarmatian" (like a Dalmatian, but with dollar signs instead of spots)
Irona: the Riches' robot maid and Richie's bodyguard
Bascomb: the Riches' chauffeur
Chef Pierre: the Riches' chef extraordinaire
Professor Keenbean: the head of the Rich research and development department and Richie's personal tutor
Mr. Cheepers: Mr. Rich's accountant
Freckles and Pee-Wee Friendly: Richie's friends (first appearance Little Dot #2)
Professor Mindblow: a worker at the research and development department
Aunt Noovo Rich: Richie's equally wealthy but very eccentric aunt; Mr. Rich's sister. (a pun on the French term nouveau riche)
The Onion: a recurring villain with horrible onion-powered breath capable of knocking victims unconscious with a trademark "hashoo!"
Dr. Blemish: a recurring villain, an evil genius scientist and arch-nemesis of Prof. Keenbean

Characters who make occasional appearances in the series

Comic book titles

Richie Rich
Richie Rich Adventure Digest
Richie Rich and...
Richie Rich and Billy Bellhops
Richie Rich and Cadbury
Richie Rich and Casper
Richie Rich and Casper in 3-D
Richie Rich and Dollar
Richie Rich and Little Dot
Richie Rich and Gloria
Richie Rich and His Girlfriends
Richie Rich and Jackie Jokers
Richie Rich and New Kids on the Block
Richie Rich and Professor Keenbean
Richie Rich and Reggie
Richie Rich and Timmy Time
Richie Rich Bank Books
Richie Rich Best of the Years Digest
Richie Rich Big Book
Richie Rich Big Bucks
Richie Rich Billions
Richie Rich Cash
Richie Rich Cash Money
Richie Rich, Casper, and Wendy
Richie Rich Diamonds
Richie Rich Digest
Richie Rich Digest Stories
Richie Rich Digest Winners
Richie Rich Dollars and Cents
Richie Rich Fortunes
Richie Rich Gems
Richie Rich Giant Size
Richie Rich Gold and Silver
Richie Rich Gold Nuggets Digest
Richie Rich Holiday Digest
Richie Rich Inventions
Richie Rich Jackpots
Richie Rich Million Dollar Digest
Richie Rich Millions
Richie Rich Money World
Richie Rich Money World Digest
Richie Rich Movie Adaptation
Richie Rich Profits
Richie Rich Relics
Richie Rich Riches
Richie Rich Success Stories
Richie Rich Summer Bonanza
Richie Rich Treasure Chest Digest
Richie Rich Vacation Digest
Richie Rich Vacation Digest Magazine
Richie Rich Vacation Digest '93 Magazine
Richie Rich Vault of Mystery
Richie Rich Zillionz
SupeRichie

Similar characters in comics

Rollo (in Nancy)
Wilbur Van Snobbe (in Little Lulu)
Lord Snooty

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