Publishers / Harvey / Richie Rich (1960) / #8
8January 1962
$0.10

Richie Rich #8

Harvey · January 1962 · on sale October 15, 1961

First appearance: Chef Pierre
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Identification plate

Series
Richie Rich (Harvey, 1960 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
January 1962
Key date
January 1962
On-sale date
October 15, 1961
Indicia publisher
Harvey Enterprises Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Chef Pierre - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Richie Rich
1-comic story1
2Mystery of the Catmancomic story5Freckles Friendly, Pee Wee Friendly, Richard Rich Sr., Richie Rich
3Launch Failurecomic story1Little Dot
4-comic story1Little Lotta
5Extra-Special Carecomic story5Chef Pierre First, Regina Rich, Richard Rich Sr., Richie Rich
6-promo (ad from the publisher)0.25
7-promo (ad from the publisher)0.25
8Uncle Piltdowncomic story5
9Duck's Suittext story0.75letters: typesetSeymour Duck
10Brownie's Honortext story0.75letters: typesetKathy Wilson
11Sure Curecomic story5Little Dot

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Richie Rich Dollars and Cents #101965On eBay ›
Richie Rich Gems #231978On eBay ›
Harvey Comics Classics #2
ISBN 978-1-59307-848-5; 1-59307-848-X		2007On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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