(March-April 1961)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly July, August, September, October, bi-monthly January-February, March-April, May-June, November-December
- Indicia Publisher:
- Best Syndicated Features, Inc.
- Brand:
- American Comics Group ACG
- Editing:
- Richard Hughes
- Format:
- Standard Silver Age U.S.; Full Color: Glossy cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched
The Conquering Breed!
cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ogden Whitney (signed)
- Inks:
- Ogden Whitney (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
Bottom of cover notes return of Herbie: "He's back again! Herbie Popnecker, the world's strangest boy, tackles the supernatural, in... 'Herbie and the Spirits!'"
Herbie and the Spirits!
Herbie / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Richard Hughes [as Shane O'Shea]
- Pencils:
- Ogden Whitney
- Inks:
- Ogden Whitney
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero; humor
- Characters:
- Herbie Popnecker; Mrs. Popnecker; Pincus Popnecker; Frankenstein
- Synopsis:
- Herbie is the new kid in school. He proves his bravery by going to a haunted house. Supernatural beings (a witch, a ghost, a creep, and Frankenstein) cause havoc, but prove to be no match for Herbie, his lollipops, or his magic.
- Reprints:
-
in Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #17 (April-May 1966) which is reprinted -
in Herbie (A-Plus Comics, 1990 series) #1 (January 1991) - in Herbie Archives (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (August 2008)
-
Indexer Notes
Herbie looks and talks differently in this pre-Herbie series story. In this story, Herbie's pants are brown; in all other original stories, they were blue. The being called Frankenstein is really Frankenstein's Monster, but is called Frankenstein throughout the Herbie stories.
The Roadside Restaurant!
comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Emil Gershwin
- Inks:
- Emil Gershwin
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Reprints:
- from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #77 (October 1956)
-
The Conquering Breed!
comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Richard Hughes [as Bob Standish]
- Pencils:
- John Rosenberger
- Inks:
- John Rosenberger
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
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