tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028911836649669351.post7872336117669507003..comments2024-03-02T16:54:22.813-05:00Comments on The Big Blog of Kids’ Comics!: Ernie Colón's Richie Rich! Mykal Bantahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148489896145024134noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028911836649669351.post-45805868525983426852013-07-12T14:39:55.821-04:002013-07-12T14:39:55.821-04:00Yep, no kidding. Those older Harvey comics (that i...Yep, no kidding. Those older Harvey comics (that issue in particular) go for a sweet price. Try that Dark Horse collection I mentioned. It's wonderful, plus it has a great interview with Colon into the bargain. Mykal Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148489896145024134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028911836649669351.post-79032264584514767182013-07-12T14:26:09.321-04:002013-07-12T14:26:09.321-04:00Thank you so much for the answer! It's funny h...Thank you so much for the answer! It's funny how I remember that story, and some of the art panels, even though I have not seen that comic book in almost 40 years! I gave away my kids comics to some kids when I was a teen. That story stuck in my mind.<br /><br />I was having a conversation with our administrative admin at work (she's 27). For her, it was really hard to comprehend a childhood with one TV in the house, one phone, no cable TV, no video games, no computers. I explained that we went outside, we made up stories involving our toys as main characters, we drew, we did crafts and hobbies, and we read comic books, over and over. And somehow, we never felt like we had deprived childhoods!<br /><br />Does that Harvey Comics classics book REALLY sell for $750 in Amazon.com, or $188 used???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028911836649669351.post-23716074354983171162013-07-12T13:59:11.233-04:002013-07-12T13:59:11.233-04:00Unknown and ZMOQ: The Manta stories you are talkin...Unknown and ZMOQ: The Manta stories you are talking about (<i>Mutiny on the Oceanic</i>, <i>The Manta's Menace</i>, and <i>When Pirates Walk the Plank</i>); all come from <i>Richie Rich Success Stories</i> No. 23, January 1969. These stories were indeed the work of <b>Ernie Colon</b> and are some of the best work he ever did for Harvey. They are certainly my favorite Richie Rich story cycle (among so many). These stories can be found in the wonderful Dark Horse Collection "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Richie-Rich-Little-Harvey-Classics/dp/159307848X/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373651217&sr=1-6&keywords=richie+rich" rel="nofollow">Harvey Comics Classics Volume Two: Richie Rich, the Poor Little Rich Boy</a>." Great, great stuff.Mykal Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148489896145024134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028911836649669351.post-41812405512473640792013-07-12T13:22:26.531-04:002013-07-12T13:22:26.531-04:00I used to have a huge stack of Harvey Comics back ...I used to have a huge stack of Harvey Comics back in the late 60's and early 70's. There was an adventure story of Richie Rich versus Captain Manta, a tall, bald man in a white captain's uniform who hijacked a cruise ship. I remember the artwork looking very much like the stories shown above.<br /><br />Can you help me in identifying which Richie Rich comic had the Captain Manta story? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028911836649669351.post-62959287696456642032013-07-12T13:15:38.025-04:002013-07-12T13:15:38.025-04:00Wow! This looks VERY close to what I'm looking...Wow! This looks VERY close to what I'm looking for. When I was a kid, I had a stack of Richie Rich comics. There was one story, where Richie went up against a tall, bald Captain Manta, who hijacked a cruise ship. The artwork looked very similar to the stories above, so it was probably Ernie Colon. Can someone help to identify the title and issue number for the Captain manta story?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028911836649669351.post-65542707806016965812011-10-27T13:52:34.696-04:002011-10-27T13:52:34.696-04:00KW: I agree. I think Colòn's RR had the most c...KW: I agree. I think Colòn's RR had the most character.<br /><br />Gary: I first rate cartoonist indeed!Mykal Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148489896145024134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028911836649669351.post-24274125839957816002011-10-27T11:13:50.154-04:002011-10-27T11:13:50.154-04:00Larry T: Excellent. Thanks for the link. The more ...Larry T: Excellent. Thanks for the link. The more of Mr. Colòn's work there is to see, the better I like it.Mykal Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148489896145024134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028911836649669351.post-14770047471089661832011-10-27T10:34:33.327-04:002011-10-27T10:34:33.327-04:00The best of Ernie's Richie adventures is easil...The best of Ernie's Richie adventures is easily in Richie Rich Diamonds #4 where Richie encounters a mean and creepy witch named Walla.<br /><br />I scanned my copy of it and posted it in my (now archived) blog.<br /><br /><a href="http://bloglarry.blogspot.com/2007/10/stinking-rich-and-scared-silly.html" rel="nofollow">You can read it here.</a>Larry Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03189215786770308247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028911836649669351.post-50723366202376146922011-10-26T23:55:37.768-04:002011-10-26T23:55:37.768-04:00Some nice work. I never was a fan of Ernie Colon&#...Some nice work. I never was a fan of Ernie Colon's work for Warren and other horror/adventure comic books, but his cartooning is first-rate.Gary Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18211307091319225677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028911836649669351.post-41092714033519126902011-10-26T22:47:09.818-04:002011-10-26T22:47:09.818-04:00I like his flatter-head version of RR. He looks mo...I like his flatter-head version of RR. He looks more adorable.KWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792617397718781026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028911836649669351.post-4895773779178897072011-10-26T14:46:27.598-04:002011-10-26T14:46:27.598-04:00Chuck: I'll have to hop on over to your place,...<b>Chuck:</b> I'll have to hop on over to your place, <a href="http://comicbookcatacombs.blogspot.com/2011/10/inner-sanctum-tales-of-mystery-horror.html" rel="nofollow">The Comic Book Catacombs</a>, and have a look! <br /><br /><b>Bill:</b> I completely agree: Colon is King when it comes to RR!Mykal Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148489896145024134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028911836649669351.post-78251953037934476372011-10-26T14:14:18.275-04:002011-10-26T14:14:18.275-04:00Who cares how many fingers the characters have whe...Who cares how many fingers the characters have when the art is this gorgeous?! Sheesh!<br /><br />As great as Warren Kremer was (and he WAS!), nobody, but nobody, could match Ernie Colon when it came to RR adventure stories!Bill Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231144346597143968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028911836649669351.post-31170609040441433412011-10-26T14:13:45.583-04:002011-10-26T14:13:45.583-04:00Hilarious stuff, Mykal, and weird synchronicity to...Hilarious stuff, Mykal, and weird synchronicity too, since I'm plugging Colón's Inner Sanctum today over at the Catacombs.Chuck Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529750105224374839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028911836649669351.post-36008975524577678272011-10-26T12:04:33.434-04:002011-10-26T12:04:33.434-04:00David: Ernie Colon drew all the the Harvey charact...David: Ernie Colon drew all the the Harvey characters, but his RR stories were the best RR stories ever! <br /><br />Three fingers, well, you really can't draw a Harvey character any other way!Mykal Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148489896145024134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6028911836649669351.post-91176827546686947792011-10-26T11:48:21.440-04:002011-10-26T11:48:21.440-04:00This is the first I've heard of Ernie Colon. H...This is the first I've heard of Ernie Colon. He's great! Though I have to say that I find the 3-fingered hands a bit strange on the relatively realistic adults.David Martingalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359162407101276360noreply@blogger.com