Herbie #4

(September 1964)

"Big Fat Mess at the Okay Corral!" (Table of Contents)

Herbie / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Richard E. Hughes [as Shane O'Shea]

Pencils:

Ogden Whitney

Inks:

Ogden Whitney

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ed Hamilton

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; humor; satire

Characters:

Herbie Popnecker; Mrs. Popnecker; Pincus Popnecker; Marshal Wyatt Earp; Doc Holliday

Synopsis:

Herbie goes back in time to get the shotgun Doc Holliday used in the Battle of the Okay Corral.

Reprinted:

• in Herbie (A-Plus Comics, 1990 series) #4 (April 1990)
• in Herbie (Dark Horse, 1992 series) #2 (February 1992)
• in Herbie Archives (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Traveling back in time, Herbie gets stuck around his house and sees himself as a baby, being adored by his parents; Herbie head looks the same, with bowl haircut, glasses, those eyes, and he is sucking on a lollipop.

Nellie No-Date (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Richard E. Hughes [as Shane O'Shea]

Pencils:

Ogden Whitney

Inks:

Ogden Whitney

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

"Professor Flipdome's Screwy Machine!" (Table of Contents)

Herbie / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Richard E. Hughes

Pencils:

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Inks:

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ed Hamilton

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; humor; satire

Characters:

Herbie Popnecker; Pincus Popnecker; Mrs. Popnecker; Professor Flipdome

Synopsis:

Herbie's neighbor, Professor Flipdome, transports Herbie and his father to Miniturea, where everyone has a miniature twin, even Herbie.

Reprinted:

• in Herbie (A-Plus Comics, 1990 series) #5 (May 1990)
• in Herbie (Dark Horse, 1992 series) #1 (January 1992)
• in Herbie Archives (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1

Indexer Notes

There is no box of credits on the splash page, but the frame is signed by Ogden Whitney.
This is the first story featuring Herbie's eccentric neighbor, Professor Flipdome. He is featured in Herbie #4, #9, and #20, makes a cameo appearance in #15, and is mentioned in #19.