Richie Wraggs
Richie Wraggs was a comic strip character in the British comic Jackpot. He appeared with his black cat, Lucky. Wraggs had similarities to IPC's 'Bumpkin Billionaires Comic Strip' and was drawn by the same artist, Mike Lacey. Starting from Jackpot Comics' first issue, dated 5 May 1979, he appeared weekly for almost three years until issue #140 was released on 30 January 1982. He was featured on the cover of many early issues. His character remained in the comic strip until the penultimate issue. Richie Wraggs and Lucky's last full cover appearance was on issue 67. They also appeared as a small image on the left-hand side of the 1982 Summer Special, including all of the Jackpot's stars. In the first issue, Richie was kicked out of the village school in "Little Drudgebury" by the teacher after bringing a smelly cheese into class. He left with the words, "C'mon Lucky - we'll seek our fortune in the big wide world." Often, he would be rewarded in each issue with a £5 note or a large ...
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