Forbidden Worlds #73

(December 1958)

Herbie's Quiet Saturday Afternoon! (Table of Contents)

Herbie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Richard Hughes?

Pencils:

Ogden Whitney

Inks:

Ogden Whitney

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero; Humor

Characters:

Herbie Popnecker; Pincus Popnecker; Mrs. Popnecker; Senator Stevens

Synopsis:

Herbie's father thinks his son will never amount to anything or do anything. Herbie goes to the zoo where he takes on a tiger. Then, he saves Senator Stevens who is lost at sea. Finally, he stops an alien invasion.

Reprinted:

• in Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #23 (February 1967)
• in Herbie (A-Plus Comics, 1991 series) #2 (Feburary 1991) [as annotated in Herbie #23]
• in Herbie Archives (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1

Indexer Notes

This story is the first appearance of Herbie and features his peculiar way of flying and his ability to talk to animals and aliens. Herbie looks and talks differently in this pre-Herbie-series story. Herbie's pants are a slightly different blue than the rest of the Herbie stories.

Magic Maker (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Forte

Inks:

John Forte

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Thanksgiving Day (Table of Contents)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Emil Gershwin

Inks:

Emil Gershwin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

The Riddle of Robert O'Malley (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Reprinted:

• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #195

Indexer Notes

Cover story.