Herbie #14
(December-January 1965-66)

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
1965-10-14
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 the Fat Fury); Magicman; Nemesis
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Magicman, Nemesis, and the Fat Fury

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Gangway for the Three Musketeers! (Table of Contents: 1)

Herbie / comic story / 14 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; Magicman; Nemesis; Fat Fury; Pincus Popnecker; Mrs. Popnecker; Frankenstein; Dracula; Tillie; Hortense
Synopsis
Roderick Bump is an unsuccessful scientist who, after blowing up 327 homes of his parents, goes out to make his living. He creates defective superheroes: Moronman, Garbageman, Halfaman, Monkeyman, Pigman, Pizzaman, and Frogman who unleash a crime wave. Nemesis is called from the Adventures into the Unknown and Magicman from Forbidden Worlds, but they are quickly frozen solid. The Fat Fury comes to the rescue and the superheroes combine forces.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Magicman, Nemesis guest star, but are outclassed by the Fat Fury in this ACG self-spoof

Herbie Claus Is Coming to Town! (Table of Contents: 2)

Herbie / comic story / 12 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; Pincus Popnecker; Mrs. Popnecker; Santa Claus; Cassius Clay; Elizabeth Taylor
Synopsis
Santa is injured but Herbie comes to the rescue and delivers all the presents.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story: Shane O'Shea Claus /
Art: Ogden Whitney Claus.
Rare arctic penguins wave to Herbie on his way to the North Pole.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Herbie
  2. 1. Gangway for the Three Musketeers!
    Herbie
  3. 2. Herbie Claus Is Coming to Town!
    Herbie
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