Herbie Archives #1

(August 2008)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Introduction: "You Want I Should Bop You With This Here Introduction?" (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Scott Shaw

Letters

typeset

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

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

Herbie's Quiet Saturday Afternoon! (Table of Contents: 4)

Herbie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes ?

Pencils

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Inks

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

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

• from Forbidden Worlds (American Comics Group, 1951 series) #73 (December 1958)

Herbie and the Spirits! (Table of Contents: 5)

Herbie / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes

Pencils

Ogden Whitney

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Herbie Popnecker; Mrs. Popnecker; Pincus Popnecker; Frankenstein

Synopsis

Herbie is the new kid in school. He proves his bravery by going to a haunted house. Supernatural beings (a witch, a ghost, a creep, and Frankenstein) cause havoc, but prove to be no match for Herbie, his lollipops, or his magic.

Reprints

• from Forbidden Worlds (American Comics Group, 1951 series) #94 (March-April 1961)

1,000 Years Ago... In 1962! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes

Pencils

Ogden Whitney

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Joe Kerr [XW-4362]; Margie Adams; Herbie Popnecker (cameo); RBQ-40-A

Synopsis

A scientist decides to travel back in time to 1962 and destroy Earth's population in an effort to cure overpopulation in 2962.

Reprints

• from Unknown Worlds (American Comics Group, 1960 series) #20 (December 1962-January 1963)

Herbie and the Sneddiger's Salad Oil (Table of Contents: 7)

Herbie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes

Pencils

Ogden Whitney

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural; science fiction

Characters

Herbie Popnecker; Mrs. Popnecker; Frankenstein; Lionosaurs

Synopsis

Aliens from space have stolen Earth's entire supply of Sneddiger's Salad Oil, and Herbie's mother needs a bottle.

Reprints

• from Forbidden Worlds (American Comics Group, 1951 series) #110 (March-April 1963)

Forbidden Worlds Presents Herbie (Table of Contents: 8)

Herbie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ogden Whitney

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Herbie Popnecker

Reprints

• from Forbidden Worlds (American Comics Group, 1951 series) #114 (September 1963)

A Little Fat Nothing Named Herbie! (Table of Contents: 9)

Herbie / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes

Pencils

Ogden Whitney

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Herbie Popnecker; Pincus Popnecker; Mrs. Popnecker; John F. Kennedy; Jackie Kennedy; Adlai Stevenson

Synopsis

JFK and Adlai Stevenson need Herbie's help in Africa. Jackie Kennedy swoons as Herbie visits the White House. In the African province of Meranga, Herbie faces the god, Karod, who Herbie defeats by summoning the animals of the jungle.

Reprints

• from Forbidden Worlds (American Comics Group, 1951 series) #114 (September 1963)

How to Stay Healthy! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Forbidden Worlds Presents Herbie (Table of Contents: 11)

Herbie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ogden Whitney

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Herbie Popnecker; Miss Baylor

Reprints

• from Forbidden Worlds (American Comics Group, 1951 series) #116 (November-December 1963)

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

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

Herbie Goes to the Devil! (Table of Contents: 13)

Herbie / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes

Pencils

Ogden Whitney

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Herbie Popnecker; Pincus Popnecker; Mrs. Popnecker; Satan; Miss Baylor; Frankenstein; Dracula

Synopsis

Satan is getting fewer souls every year so he boasts that he will deliver a randomly chosen one: Herbie's. Herbie agrees to a deal with the Devil to help his dad, and after consultation on contracts, Herbie reluctantly agrees to go to Hades. Hades would never be the same!

Reprints

• from Forbidden Worlds (American Comics Group, 1951 series) #116 (November-December 1963)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Herbie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Inks

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What do you mean, impossible? That's Herbie!

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Herbie Popnecker; George Washington

Reprints

• from Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #1 (April-May 1964)

"Herbie and the Dragon's Tears!" (Table of Contents: 16)

Herbie / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes

Pencils

Ogden Whitney

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Hamilton

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Herbie Popnecker; Pincus Popnecker; Mrs. Popnecker; President Lyndon Johnson; Ladybird Johnson; Nikita Khrushchev; Abraham Lincoln; George Washington; King Arthur; Merlin; Sir Lancelot; Guinevere; Jimmy Durante

Synopsis

President Johnson needs Herbie's help to beat Russia into space. Herbie goes back in time to Medieval England. He gets into a magic contest with Merlin the Magician before pursuing his real goal of bringing back the base for a miraculous rocket fuel: dragon's tears.

Reprints

• from Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #1 (April-May 1964)

Herbie Beards Castro! (Table of Contents: 17)

Herbie / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes

Pencils

Ogden Whitney

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Hamilton

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Herbie Popnecker; Pincus Popnecker; Mrs. Popnecker; Sonny Liston; Fidel Castro; Satan

Synopsis

Herbie's family goes to Florida to see Sonny Liston box. Herbie ends up boxing Liston to help win money for the ransom of the kidnapped head of the Cuban underground. Ultimately, Herbie has to go to Cuba to rescue the prisoner personally.

Reprints

• from Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #1 (April-May 1964)

"We're Talking to You!" (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Herbie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ogden Whitney

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mystery Man Captured By Police

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Herbie Popnecker

Reprints

• from Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #2 (June-July 1964)

Herbie and the Purloined Pops! (Table of Contents: 20)

Herbie / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes

Pencils

Ogden Whitney

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Hamilton

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Herbie Popnecker; Senator McClellan; Senator Javits; The Man in the Cloak

Synopsis

The Man in the Cloak is stealing all the lollipops so Herbie investigates. Closing in on the gangster, Herbie is mistaken for the villain and is questioned by a Senate committee that sends him to jail. To set things straight, Herbie breaks out of jail, tracks down, and stares down the real criminal into confessing.

Reprints

• from Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #2 (June-July 1964)

"What You Need Is a Girl, Herbie!" (Table of Contents: 21)

Herbie / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes

Pencils

Ogden Whitney

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Hamilton

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Herbie Popnecker; Cinderella; Marie Antoinette; George Washington; Louella; Alexander

Synopsis

Herbie decides to get a girlfriend. A beauty uses Herbie to make her boyfriend jealous. Herbie wants to impress her and goes back in time to get her a pet dinosaur, Cinderella's glass slippers, and Marie Antoinette's jewels, only to find out that he is unwanted. Fortunately, there's always lollipops.

Reprints

• from Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #2 (June-July 1964)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Herbie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Inks

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

H-help! W-what are you going to do to us, Herbie?

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Herbie Popnecker

Reprints

• from Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #3 (August 1964)

Herbie and the Loch Ness Monster! (Table of Contents: 23)

Herbie / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes

Pencils

Ogden Whitney

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Hamilton

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Herbie Popnecker; Pincus Popnecker; Mrs. Popnecker; Grandpa; Winston Churchill; Loch Ness Monster; Queen Elizabeth II

Synopsis

While visiting his grandfather (who is an older version of Herbie), Herbie hears a radio news report of a rampage by the Loch Ness Monster. Herbie walks across the Atlantic Ocean floor to meet Churchill and offer his help. Herbie visits the Unknown to find the monster's weaknesses, only to find that it's won the championship for tough monsters for 400 years. Still, it's no contest and Queen Elizabeth knights Herbie the Duke of Popnecker.

Reprints

• from Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #3 (August 1964)

"Popnecker Saves the Poorhouse"! (Table of Contents: 24)

Herbie / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes

Pencils

Ogden Whitney

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Hamilton

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Herbie Popnecker; Pincus Popnecker; Mrs. Popnecker; President Lyndon Johnson; Cary Grant; Doris Day

Synopsis

Herbie's father collects a fortune for the poorhouse only to have it stolen by scoundrels. Herbie saves the day.

Reprints

• from Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #3 (August 1964)

[Big Fat Mess at the Okay Corral!] (Table of Contents: 25)

Herbie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Inks

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Herbie Popnecker; Marshal Wyatt Earp

Reprints

• from Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #4 (September 1964)

"Big Fat Mess at the Okay Corral!" (Table of Contents: 26)

Herbie / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes

Pencils

Ogden Whitney

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Hamilton

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

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.

Reprints

• from Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #4 (September 1964)

Professor Flipdome's Screwy Machine! (Table of Contents: 27)

Herbie / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes

Pencils

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Inks

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Hamilton

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

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.

Reprints

• from Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #4 (September 1964)

Indexer Notes

There is no box of credits on the splash page, but the frame is signed by Ogden Whitney.

[Get Your Splints Now --- Herbie'll Fracture You!] (Table of Contents: 28)

Herbie / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Inks

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Herbie Popnecker

Reprints

• from Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #5 (October-November 1964)

Sahib Herbie! (Table of Contents: 29)

Herbie / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes

Pencils

Ogden Whitney

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Hamilton

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Herbie; U Thant (UN Secretary General); Chairman Mao Tse-Tung of China

Synopsis

At school, Herbie is assigned to report on his biggest adventure. He is then called to the United Nations by Secretary-General U Thant to stop a Communist threat to India through the Principality of Hanki-Panki. Herbie catches a rocket to China, drops worms (left over from fishing) into Mao's mouth, and uses his many abilities (including his legendary allure to women) to stop communism from getting a foothold. When he returns to his class, Herbie reports that he is too fat to have adventures.

Reprints

• from Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #5 (October-November 1964)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30) (Expand) /

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

Herbie, Boy "Beetle!" (Table of Contents: 31)

Herbie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes

Pencils

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Inks

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Hamilton

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Herbie Popnecker [Eibreh Rekcenpop]; Pincus Popnecker; The Beatles [as the Beetles][Ringo Starr; George Harrison; Paul McCartney; John Lennon] (cameo); Frank Sinatra; Dean Martin

Synopsis

Popcorn is making movie-goers whistle from their ears. Herbie's investigation leads him to a Beetles concert, and Herbie becomes a rock star (Eibreh Rekcenpop), who even Herbie's mother thinks is divine. Herbie finds out that a jealous man with a red nose is breaking up performances with Martin and Sinatra with special popcorn.

Reprints

• from Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #5 (October-November 1964)

Indexer Notes

There is no box of credits on the splash page, but the frame is signed by Ogden Whitney.

Richard E. Hughes 1909-1974 (Table of Contents: 32)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Scott Shaw

Pencils

Ogden Whitney

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

biography

Ogden Whitney 1918-197? (Table of Contents: 33)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Scott Shaw

Pencils

Ogden Whitney

Inks

Ogden Whitney

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

biography