Richie Rich Inventions #20

In "Superio," Richie’s cleverly named power shovel takes center stage, but it’s not just about machines—it’s about pride, perception, and who truly deserves the spotlight. When the shovel mocks Irona and tries to outshine her in front of a photographer, chaos follows, and the two find themselves in a perilous situation beneath a playhouse. Can Irona’s quick thinking save the day?

In "Superio, Part 2: Even a Power Shovel Can Learn Something Good!", Richie and Irona face a sudden rush of water when a playhouse is swept toward a waterfall—only for Irona to improvise wings and help them escape. Superio, overcome with guilt after realizing his actions caused the crisis, tries to hide by burrowing into a mountain, but Richie and Irona set out to dig him out. When he tunnels through to the other side and tumbles into a bog, Irona pulls him to safety, and he finally asks for forgiveness—granted without hesitation. Later, Richie shares the story of Superio’s remarkable underground journey with his father.

When Richie Rich picks up a seemingly ordinary fly swatter, his father’s sudden alarm sets off a chain of events that turns a simple afternoon on the estate into a high-stakes chase. What starts as a curious demonstration of the swatter’s shocking power quickly draws the attention of two crooks, who snatch it at gunpoint and make a getaway.

In a story from *Richie Rich Inventions #20* (1981), Nurse Jenny finds herself without a role on the Rich estate, where everyone’s health is perfect. To keep her around, Richie devises a plan using a riddle book, turning her daily duties into a game of wits.

When two bumbling crooks steal a dangerously powerful fly-swatter, they kick off a wild high-speed chase through the city, hot on the heels of Richie and his dad. With a few clever gadgets from Mr. Rich’s custom car and the crooks’ own clumsy misuses of the swatter, the chase takes a series of increasingly absurd turns—each one undermining their escape. In the end, the swatter’s destructive potential is deemed too risky, and Mr. Rich decides it never sees the market.