Forbidden Worlds #73

(December 1958)

Herbie's Quiet Saturday Afternoon! (Table of Contents: 1)

Herbie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes ?

Pencils

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Inks

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; superhero

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.

Reprints

• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #48
• in Forbidden Worlds (Thorpe & Porter, 1950 ? series) #4
• in Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #23 (February 1967) [with commentary]
which is reprinted
• in Herbie (A-Plus Comics, 1990 series) #2 (March 1991)
• in Herbie Archives (Dark Horse, 2008 series) #1 (August 2008)

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: 2)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Forte (signed)

Inks

John Forte (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Ben Adams; Mr. Vishnu

Reprints

• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #59
• in Forbidden Worlds (Thorpe & Porter, 1950 ? series) #4
• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #175 ([circa 1977 - 1978]), #212 ([circa 1983 - 1984])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

From Your Editor- To You! / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Ernie Spence, Jim Burnell, David Taylor, Timothy Jette, Arthur Gingrande, Ronny Kimbes, Linda Spivey, Frank Mattson, Gary Mickel, Charles Bennett, A. G. Madges, Harvey Kinder, Keith Satin, and Larry Shaw.

Thanksgiving Day! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Emil Gershwin

Inks

Emil Gershwin

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Harry Q. Wilson; Bobbie Wilson; Ellen Wilson; Grandpa Wilson

Reprints

• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #75
• in Forbidden Worlds (Thorpe & Porter, 1950 ? series) #4
• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #16 (1967 ?), #119 ([circa 1976 - 1977]), #151 ([circa 1980 - 1981])

The Riddle of Robert O'Malley (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Robert O'Malley; Stubb; Juanita

Reprints

• in Unknown Worlds (American Comics Group, 1960 series) #31 (April-May 1964) [retitled]
• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #157 ([circa 1976 - 1977]), #195 ([circa 1982 - 1983])