Herbie #2

(March 1991)

A+ Comics Presents March 1991 (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

A+ Comics Presents / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Herbie's Quiet Saturday Afternoon! (Table of Contents: 2)

Herbie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes

Pencils

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Letters

Ed Hamilton ?

Editing

Richard Hughes (original editor)

Genre

humour; superhero

Characters

Herbie Popnecker; Pincus Popnecker; Mrs. Popnecker

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

• from Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #23 (February 1967)
which is reprinted
• from Forbidden Worlds (American Comics Group, 1951 series) #73 (December 1958) [with commentary]

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 reprint.

Popnecker the Pilgrim! (Table of Contents: 3)

Herbie / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes [as Shane O'Shea]

Pencils

Ogden Whitney

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Letters

Ed Hamilton ?

Editing

Richard Hughes (original editor)

Genre

humour; superhero

Characters

Herbie Popnecker; Pincus Popnecker; Mrs. Popnecker

Synopsis

Herbie's family owes money dating back to the Mayflower. Herbie travels back in time to set things straight.

Reprints

• from Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #17 (April-May 1966)

Mussel-Man (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan Q? (signed)

Inks

?

Letters

?

Editing

? (Original Editor)

Genre

superhero; humour

Withering Heights (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Nicola Cuti

Pencils

John Byrne

Inks

John Byrne

Letters

John Byrne

Editing

George Wildman (original editor)

Job Number

D-6597

Reprints

• from E-Man (Charlton, 1973 series) #7 (March 1975)

Indexer Notes

(c) ROG 2000, TM, Roger Broughton/SIS Prod. 1990. Credit for art: John Byrne

George Washington's Teeth! (Table of Contents: 6)

Herbie / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes [as Shane O'Shea]

Pencils

Ogden Whitney

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Letters

Ed Hamilton ?

Editing

Richard Hughes (original editor)

Genre

humour; superhero

Characters

Herbie Popnecker; Pincus Popnecker; George Washington; Paul Revere

Synopsis

Herbie goes back in time to settle a dispute about how the US Revolutionary War started.

Reprints

• from Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #8 (March 1965)

Who? (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Herbie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Hard Day of Murgatroyd Minch! (Table of Contents: 8)

Herbie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes ?

Pencils

Ogden Whitney ?

Inks

Ogden Whitney ?

Letters

Ed Hamilton ?

Editing

Richard Hughes (original editor)

Genre

humour; superhero

Characters

Herbie Popnecker

Synopsis

A skinny fan wants to be just like Herbie.

Reprints

• from Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #13 (October-November 1965)

The Space Broomstick (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes [as Brad Everson]

Pencils

Lloyd Cynwald

Inks

Lloyd Cynwald

Letters

?

Editing

Richard Hughes (Original Editor)

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Synopsis

No one can explain the strange abilities of Archie Worple's broomstick.

Reprints

• from Forbidden Worlds (American Comics Group, 1951 series) #132 (November-December 1965)
which is reprinted
• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #108 (May 1959) [retitled]

Leaping Lizards (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Schanes Products & Services / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

A+ Comics Presents / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Frank Frazetta; Frazetta Museum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)