Herbie (A+)

This black-and-white series reprints the early adventures of Ogden Whitney’s comics oddity, Herbie. The balloon-shaped title character appears to be a somewhat apathetic, lollipop-obsessed loser. In truth, he’s a somewhat apathetic, lollipop-obsessed super-hero (“The Fat Fury!”) who can perform a variety of superhuman tasks.

He has no ego so he is not disturbed by his father, who continually insults him because of his weight. In an effort to fight crime, Herbie takes up the identity of the costumed hero, the Fat Fury. It is a terribly funny costume made up of long underwear, a ski mask, a towel, and a plunger. As the Fat Fury, Herbie battles the forces of evil, all the while sucking on his ever-present lollipop.

A+ Comics premiered “Herbie” in 1990.

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#1

Jan 1991

Cover: $2.50

W: Richard E. Hughes · A: Ogden Whitney

Reprints (including part of Herbie #8); Reprints from Herbie (ACG) #8, 11, 17; B&W

7 copies from $1.92
#2

Mar 1991

Cover: $2.50

W: Richard E. Hughes, Nicola Cuti, Brad Everson · A: Ogden Whitney, John Byrne, Lloyd Cynwald

Reprints; Reprints from Forbidden Worlds #73, Herbie (ACG) #8, 17; B&W

1 copy for $2.98
#3

Mar 1991

Cover: $2.50

W: Richard E. Hughes · A: Ogden Whitney

Reprints; Reprints from Forbidden Worlds #41, Herbie (ACG) #13, 14; B&W

4 copies from $1.50
#4

Cover: $2.50

W: Richard E. Hughes, Nicola Cuti, Dennis O’Neil · A: Ogden Whitney, John Byrne, Jon D’Agostino, Grass Green

Reprints; Reprints from E-Man #10, Herbie (ACG) #4, 19, Adventures into the Unknown #170; B&W

5 copies from $1.64
#5

Jul 1991

Cover: $2.50

W: Richard E. Hughes, Gary Friedrich, Nicola Cuti · A: Ogden Whitney, Bill DuBay, John Byrne

Reprints; Reprints from E-Man #9, Herbie (ACG) #4, 9, 20; B&W

2 copies from $8.20
#6

Cover: $2.50

W: Richard E. Hughes, Gary Friedrich, Don Arr, Otto Binder · A: Ogden Whitney, Grass Green, C.C. Beck

Reprints; Reprints from Herbie (ACG) #6, 19, Fatman the Human Flying Saucer #1; B&W

2 copies from $2.47