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JA-RU celebrated 50 years in business in 2011.

What toys, games, dolls, puzzles or other merchandise did JA-RU Inc. make for Harvey Comics? Below are the items that have been exhibited on the Harvey Mercheum website to date:

Summary of JA-RU exhibits:
Exhibit #	Product Name	Size	COO	Product #	UPC	UPC Should Be
14.07	Richie Rich Video Set	6×9	China	2706	075656500006	075656027060
14.23	Richie Rich Rich Kid Set	6×10	China	2711	075656500006	075656027114
14.24	Richie Rich Money Stamper	6×10	Hong Kong	2710	075656500006	075656027107
14.25	Richie Rich Big Spender	6×12	Hong Kong	2716	075656700000	075656027169
15.09	Richie Rich Travel Set	6×12	China	2718	075656500006	075656027183
16.20	Casper Pin Ball Game	6×12	China	2941	075656500006	075656029415
16.22	Casper Dart Game	6×12	Hong Kong	2940	075656500006	075656029408
16.23	Casper Stamp Set	6×10	China	2936	075656400009	075656029361
17.17	Richie Rich Million Dollars	6×10	China	2712	075656500006	075656027121
17.18	Richie Rich Money Maker	6×9	China	2705	075656500006	075656027053
17.19	Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles, Ghostly Trio variant	6×9	Hong Kong	2930	075656400009	075656029309
17.20	Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles, Nightmare variant	6×9	Hong Kong	2930	075656400009	075656029309
17.22	Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles, Spooky in chair variant	6×9	Hong Kong	2930	075656400009	075656029309
17.24	Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles, Spooky with boat variant	6×9	China	2930	075656091405	075656029309

Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles, Spooky with boat variant

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Jonathan SternfeldAugust 17, 2018

Front view of Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles, Spooky with boat variant. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.

Exhibit #	17.24
Product Name	Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles
Product Number	2930
UPC	075656091405
Manufacturer	JA-RU Inc.
Country of Origin	China
Copyright	1988
Copyright Holder	Harvey Publications, Inc.
Age Statement	AGE 4 & UP, SMALL PARTS
Item Type	Rack Toy
Outer Packaging	Blister Pack
Characters Depicted	Casper the Friendly Ghost, Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost
Contributor	The Harvey Mercheum Permanent Collection

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Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles, Spooky in chair variant

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Jonathan SternfeldAugust 17, 2018

Front view of Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles, Spooky in chair variant. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.

Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles, Spooky in chair variant back view

Back view of Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles, Spooky in chair variant. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.

Exhibit #	17.22
Product Name	Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles
Product Number	2930
UPC	075656400009
Manufacturer	JA-RU Inc.
Country of Origin	Hong Kong
Copyright	1988
Copyright Holder	Harvey Publications, Inc.
Age Statement	AGE 4 & UP, SMALL PARTS
Item Type	Rack Toy
Outer Packaging	Blister Pack
Characters Depicted	Casper the Friendly Ghost, Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost
Contributor	The Harvey Mercheum Permanent Collection

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Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles, Nightmare variant

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Jonathan SternfeldAugust 17, 2018

Front view of Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles, Nightmare variant. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.

Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles, Nightmare variant back view

Back view of Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles, Nightmare variant. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.

Exhibit #	17.20
Product Name	Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles
Product Number	2930
UPC	075656400009
Manufacturer	JA-RU Inc.
Country of Origin	Hong Kong
Copyright	1988
Copyright Holder	Harvey Publications, Inc.
Age Statement	AGE 4 & UP, SMALL PARTS
Item Type	Rack Toy
Outer Packaging	Blister Pack
Characters Depicted	Casper the Friendly Ghost, Nightmare the Galloping Ghost
Contributor	The Harvey Mercheum Permanent Collection

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Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles, Ghostly Trio variant

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Jonathan SternfeldAugust 17, 2018

Front view of Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles, Ghostly Trio variant. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.

Exhibit #	17.19
Product Name	Casper 4 Jigsaw Puzzles
Product Number	2930
UPC	075656400009
Manufacturer	JA-RU Inc.
Country of Origin	Hong Kong
Copyright	1988
Copyright Holder	Harvey Publications, Inc.
Age Statement	AGE 4 & UP, SMALL PARTS
Item Type	Rack Toy
Outer Packaging	Blister Pack
Characters Depicted	Casper the Friendly Ghost, The Ghostly Trio
Contributor	The Harvey Mercheum Permanent Collection

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Richie Rich Money Maker

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Jonathan SternfeldAugust 17, 2018

Front view of Richie Rich Money Maker. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.

Back view of Richie Rich Money Maker. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.

Exhibit #	17.18
Product Name	Richie Rich Money Maker
Product Number	2705
UPC	075656500006
Manufacturer	JA-RU Inc.
Country of Origin	China
Copyright	1988
Copyright Holder	Harvey Publications, Inc.
Age Statement	AGE 4 & UP, SMALL PARTS
Item Type	Rack Toy
Outer Packaging	Blister Pack
Characters Depicted	Richard "Richie" Rich Jr.
Contributor	The Harvey Mercheum Permanent Collection

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Richie Rich Million Dollars

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Jonathan SternfeldAugust 17, 2018

Front view of Richie Rich Million Dollars. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.

Richie Rich Million Dollars back view of backing card

Back view of Richie Rich Million Dollars. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.

JA-RU Richie Rich Million Dollars one bill.

Richie Rich Million Dollars one bill. Scan by Jonathan Sternfeld.

JA-RU Richie Rich Million Dollars ten bill.

Richie Rich Million Dollars ten bill. Scan by Jonathan Sternfeld.

JA-RU Richie Rich Million Dollars twenty bill.

Richie Rich Million Dollars twenty bill. Scan by Jonathan Sternfeld.

JA-RU Richie Rich Million Dollars fifty bill.

Richie Rich Million Dollars fifty bill. Scan by Jonathan Sternfeld.

JA-RU Richie Rich Million Dollars hundred bill.

Richie Rich Million Dollars hundred bill. Scan by Jonathan Sternfeld.

JA-RU Richie Rich Million Dollars thousand bill.

Richie Rich Million Dollars thousand bill. Scan by Jonathan Sternfeld.

JA-RU Richie Rich Million Dollars hundred thousand bill.

Richie Rich Million Dollars hundred thousand bill. Scan by Jonathan Sternfeld.

Exhibit #	17.17
Product Name	Richie Rich Million Dollars
Product Number	2712
UPC	075656500006
Manufacturer	JA-RU Inc.
Country of Origin	China
Copyright	1988
Copyright Holder	Harvey Publications, Inc.
Age Statement	AGE 4 & UP, SMALL PARTS
Item Type	Rack Toy
Outer Packaging	Blister Pack
Characters Depicted	Richard "Richie" Rich Jr.
Contributor	The Harvey Mercheum Permanent Collection

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Casper Stamp Set

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Jonathan SternfeldAugust 17, 2018

Front view of Casper Stamp Set. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.

Casper Stamp Set back view of backing card

Back view of Casper Stamp Set. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.

Exhibit #	16.23
Product Name	Casper Stamp Set
Product Number	2936
UPC	075656400009
Manufacturer	JA-RU Inc.
Country of Origin	China
Copyright	1988
Copyright Holder	Harvey Publications, Inc.
Age Statement	AGE 4 & UP, SMALL PARTS
Item Type	Rack Toy
Outer Packaging	Blister Pack
Characters Depicted	Casper the Friendly Ghost
Contributor	The Harvey Mercheum Permanent Collection

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Casper Dart Game

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Jonathan SternfeldAugust 17, 2018

Front view of Casper Dart Game. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.

Back view of Casper Dart Game. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.

Exhibit #	16.22
Product Name	Casper Dart Game
Product Number	2940
UPC	075656500006
Manufacturer	JA-RU Inc.
Country of Origin	Hong Kong
Copyright	1988
Copyright Holder	Harvey Publications, Inc.
Age Statement	AGE 4 & UP, SMALL PARTS
Item Type	Rack Toy
Outer Packaging	Plastic bag with cardboard hanger
Characters Depicted	Casper the Friendly Ghost, Nightmare the Galloping Ghost
Contributor	The Harvey Mercheum Permanent Collection

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Casper Pin Ball Game

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Jonathan SternfeldAugust 17, 2018

Front view of Casper Pin Ball Game. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.

Exhibit #	16.20
Product Name	Casper Pin Ball Game
Product Number	2941
UPC	075656500006
Manufacturer	JA-RU Inc.
Country of Origin	China
Copyright	1988
Copyright Holder	Harvey Publications, Inc.
Age Statement	AGE 4 & UP, SMALL PARTS
Item Type	Rack Toy
Outer Packaging	Blister Pack
Characters Depicted	Casper the Friendly Ghost, Nightmare the Galloping Ghost, Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost, Wendy the Good Little Witch
Contributor	The Harvey Mercheum Permanent Collection

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Richie Rich Travel Set

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Jonathan SternfeldAugust 16, 2018

Front view of Richie Rich Travel Set. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.

Richie Rich Travel Set back view of backing card.

Back view of Richie Rich Travel Set. Photo by Jonathan Sternfeld.

Exhibit #	15.9
Product Name	Richie Rich Travel Set
Product Number	2718
UPC	075656500006
Manufacturer	JA-RU Inc.
Country of Origin	China
Copyright	1988
Copyright Holder	Harvey Publications, Inc.
Age Statement	AGE 4 & UP, SMALL PARTS
Item Type	Rack Toy
Outer Packaging	Blister Pack
Characters Depicted	Richard "Richie" Rich Jr.
Contributor	The Harvey Mercheum Permanent Collection

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