Herbie #12
(September 1965)

American Comics Group, 1964 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly February, March, August, September; bi-monthly April-May, June-July, October-November, December-January
On-sale Date
1965-07-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Best Syndicated Features Inc.
Brand
American Comics Group ACG
Editing
Richard Hughes (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Herbie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Inks
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Herbie Popnecker (as Fat Fury)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Fat Fury and gorilla in tunnel of love

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Good Gosh, the Gorilla! (Table of Contents: 1)

Herbie / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes (credited as Shane O'Shea)
Pencils
Ogden Whitney
Inks
Ogden Whitney
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton
Genre
humor; satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Herbie Popnecker; Mrs. Popnecker; Chick Beeple; Fat Fury; Mr. Molecule
Synopsis
Chick Beeple's circus is being attacked by a gorilla. Herbie wants to repay an old favor and the Fat Fury is soon there to help.
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Indexer Notes

Shows flashback to Herbie as a baby being given a lollipop pacifier.

Pincus Popnecker, Private Eye! (Table of Contents: 2)

Herbie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Roesberg
Pencils
Ogden Whitney
Inks
Ogden Whitney
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton
Genre
humor; satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Herbie Popnecker; Pincus Popnecker; Mrs. Popnecker
Synopsis
Someone's stealing all the fat in town and Herbie's dad becomes a private eye to solve the crime and get the reward.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art: Ogden (himself) Whitney.
Story: adapted from the first prize fan story submitted Richard Roesberg of New Jersey.
In the Here's Herbie! section, the top three prize winners are listed,
along with the next five winners of a year's subscription.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Herbie
  2. 1. Good Gosh, the Gorilla!
    Herbie
  3. 2. Pincus Popnecker, Private Eye!
    Herbie
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