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This page shows the "splash pages" from the first page of all 52 Herbie stories. There are five stories from Forbidden Worlds + 46 stories from 23 Herbie comics + 3 non-Hughes/Whitney stories from the 1990s + a cameo appearance in Unknown Worlds #20 in 1962.

Not included: 3 two-page text stories in the Herbie #1 to #3; a two-page story in Herbie #13 ("The Hard Day of Murgatroyd Minch!") about a skinny fan who wants to be just like the Fat Fury. There are notes about the subjects of the stories (such as Herbie being virtuous, in love, or playing sports), villains, and notable character appearances. All Herbie stories have been cataloged with all sorts of details, which are now included on this page (story summary and notes).

Index terms: splash pages, story titles, Richard E. Hughes, Shane O'Shea, Ogden Whitney, stories, synopsis, summary, notes

Themes: Chontuk and GloobleListed in Forbidden Worlds #114 as an all-time favorite of the editors (the "editors" consisted of just Richard E. Hughes).

Source: Forbidden Worlds #73 (1958-12)

Updated: 2008-11-27

Themes Cover Scan

Themes: Chontuk and Glooble Listed in Forbidden Worlds #114 as an all-time favorite of the editors (the "editors" consisted of just Richard E.

Themes: School; The Unknown; Witch, Ghost, Creep, Frankenstein

Source: Forbidden Worlds #94 (1961-03)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes Cover Scan

Themes: School ; The Unknown ; Witch, Ghost, Creep, Frankenstein

Themes: Out of Character AppearanceSplash page features drawings of Ogden Whitney (thought to be accurate) and Shane O'Shea (not accurate, because Richard E. Hughes secretly wrote under several pen names, although Hughes did smoke a pipe)

Source: Unknown Worlds #20 (1962-12)

Updated: 2012-04-23

Themes Cover Scan

Themes: Out of Character Appearance Splash page features drawings of Ogden Whitney (thought to be accurate) and Shane O'Shea (not accurate, because Richard E.

Themes: Help Mom; Space Adventure; Frenchy Horowitz Listed in Forbidden Worlds #114 as an all-time favorite of the editors.

Source: Forbidden Worlds #110 (1963-03)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes Cover Scan

Themes: Help Mom ; Space Adventure ; Frenchy Horowitz Listed in Forbidden Worlds #114 as an all-time favorite of the editors.

Themes: Patriotic; Karod

Source: Forbidden Worlds #114 (1963-09)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes Cover Scan

Themes: Patriotic ; Karod

Themes: Help Dad; Satan, Frankenstein, Dracula

Source: Forbidden Worlds #116 (1963-11)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes Cover Scan

Themes: Help Dad ; Satan, Frankenstein, Dracula

Themes: Patriotic, Time Travel

Source: Herbie #1a (1964-04)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Patriotic , Time Travel

Themes: Patriotic; Fidel Castro

Source: Herbie #1b (1964-04)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Patriotic ; Fidel Castro

Themes: Lollipops; Man in the Cloak

Source: Herbie #2a (1964-06)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Lollipops ; Man in the Cloak

Themes: Time Travel; Love

Source: Herbie #2b (1964-06)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Time Travel ; Love

Themes: Patriotic; The Unknown; Loch Ness Monster

Source: Herbie #3a (1964-08)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Patriotic ; The Unknown ; Loch Ness Monster

Themes: Dad's Ideas; Tinkelberry and Obsendorfer

Source: Herbie #3b (1964-08)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Dad's Ideas ; Tinkelberry and Obsendorfer

Themes: Time Travel; Indian Chief; Wyatt Earp

Source: Herbie #4a (1964-09)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Time Travel ; Indian Chief ; Wyatt Earp

Themes: Professor Flipdome

Source: Herbie #4b (1964-09)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Professor Flipdome

Themes: School; Patriotic; Lastoza

Source: Herbie #5a (1964-10)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: School ; Patriotic ; Lastoza

Themes: Herbie Helps; Man with Big Red Nose

Source: Herbie #5b (1964-10)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Herbie Helps ; Man with Big Red Nose

Themes: School; Time Travel; Trelawney Hambone; Love; Ticklepuss

Source: Herbie #6a (1964-12)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: School ; Time Travel ; Trelawney Hambone ; Love ; Ticklepuss

Themes: Dad's Ideas; Space Adventure; Dr. Dimwit

Source: Herbie #6b (1964-12)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Dad's Ideas ; Space Adventure ; Dr.

Themes: School; Baseball

Source: Herbie #7a (1965-02)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: School ; Baseball

Themes: The Unknown; Joe Gidgy, Hortense, McWitch, Eric the Red; Captain Skullbones

Source: Herbie #7b (1965-02)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: The Unknown ; Joe Gidgy, Hortense, McWitch, Eric the Red ; Captain Skullbones

Themes: Fat Fury; Mr. Horrible; Patriotic; Hero School

Source: Herbie #8a (1965-03)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Fat Fury; Mr.

Themes: Time Travel; Patriotic

Source: Herbie #8b (1965-03)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Time Travel ; Patriotic

Themes: Professor Flipdome; Football; Swami O'Toole

Source: Herbie #9a (1965-04)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Professor Flipdome; Football ; Swami O'Toole

Themes: Patriotic; Time Travel; Sheriff of Nottingham; Witch from Hades

Source: Herbie #9b (1965-04)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Patriotic ; Time Travel ; Sheriff of Nottingham ; Witch from Hades

Themes: Dad's Ideas; Fat Fury; Black Whack

Source: Herbie #10a (1965-06)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Dad's Ideas ; Fat Fury; Black Whack

Themes: Dad's Ideas; Love; Ticklepuss; Mayor

Source: Herbie #10b (1965-06)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Dad's Ideas ; Love ; Ticklepuss ; Mayor

Themes: Patriotic; Lovely Horowitz, Mr. Periwinkle; Secret Agent X-413½

Source: Herbie #11a (1965-08)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Patriotic ; Lovely Horowitz, Mr.

Themes: Lollipops; Time Travel

Source: Herbie #11b (1965-08)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Lollipops ; Time Travel

Themes: Fat Fury; Gorilla, Mr. Molecule

Source: Herbie #12a (1965-09)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Fat Fury; Gorilla, Mr.

Themes: Dad's Ideas; Fat; Fat Thief

Source: Herbie #12b (1965-09)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Dad's Ideas ; Fat ; Fat Thief

Themes: Dad's Ideas; Time Travel; Black Bottomley

Source: Herbie #13a (1965-10)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Dad's Ideas ; Time Travel ; Black Bottomley

Themes: Help Mom; Penguin

Source: Herbie #13b (1965-10)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Help Mom ; Penguin

Themes: Fat Fury; Roderick Bump

Source: Herbie #14a (1965-12)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Fat Fury; Roderick Bump

Themes: Help Santa

Source: Herbie #14b (1965-12)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Help Santa

Themes: School, Love, Patriotic; Pud Bimbo, Schlemiehl-Eating Dinosaur; Boxing, Swimming, Running, Jumping

Source: Herbie #15a (1966-02)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: School , Love , Patriotic ; Pud Bimbo, Schlemiehl-Eating Dinosaur ; Boxing, Swimming, Running, Jumping

Themes: Time Travel; The Unknown; Director of the Unknown

Source: Herbie #15b (1966-02)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Time Travel ; The Unknown ; Director of the Unknown

Themes: Patriotic; Fat Fury; Foo-Manchoo

Source: Herbie #16a (1966-03)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Patriotic ; Fat Fury; Foo-Manchoo

Themes: Love; Lollipops

Source: Herbie #16b (1966-03)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Love ; Lollipops

Themes: Help Mom; Time Travel

Source: Herbie #17a (1966-04)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Help Mom ; Time Travel

Themes: The UnknownReprint of Forbidden Worlds No. 94 (1961)

Source: Herbie #17b (1966-04)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: The Unknown Reprint of Forbidden Worlds No.

Themes: Patriotic; Lollipops; Fat Fury; Question Mark

Source: Herbie #18a (1966-06)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Patriotic ; Lollipops ; Fat Fury; Question Mark

Themes: Patriotic; Help Dad; Fat; Pigturtles, Hissians

Source: Herbie #18b (1966-06)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Patriotic ; Help Dad ; Fat ; Pigturtles, Hissians

Themes: Dad's Ideas; Space Adventure; Black Bumby, Gimpflheimerian King

Source: Herbie #19a (1966-08)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Dad's Ideas ; Space Adventure ; Black Bumby, Gimpflheimerian King

Themes: Help Dad; Time Travel

Source: Herbie #19b (1966-08)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Help Dad ; Time Travel

Themes: Fat Fury; The Unknown; Dracula, Witch, Grim Reaper

Source: Herbie #20a (1966-09)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Fat Fury; The Unknown ; Dracula, Witch, Grim Reaper

Themes: School; Satan; Professor Flipdome

Source: Herbie #20b (1966-09)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: School ; Satan ; Professor Flipdome

Themes: School; Football, Help Dad; Murgatroyd Wimpus

Source: Herbie #21a (1966-10)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: School ; Football , Help Dad ; Murgatroyd Wimpus

Themes: Dad's Ideas; Time Travel; The Unknown

Source: Herbie #21b (1966-10)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Dad's Ideas ; Time Travel ; The Unknown

Themes: Fat Fury; Magical Moe; Lollipops; Magic School

Source: Herbie #22a (1966-12)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Fat Fury; Magical Moe ; Lollipops ; Magic School

Themes: Patriotic; Love; Noodleman, Square-Head, Sheik

Source: Herbie #22b (1966-12)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Patriotic ; Love ; Noodleman, Square-Head, Sheik

Themes: Time Travel; LollipopsCompare the Whitney bear on this splash page to the Kurt Schaffenberger bear on the cover.

Source: Herbie #23a (1967-02)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Time Travel ; Lollipops Compare the Whitney bear on this splash page to the Kurt Schaffenberger bear on the cover.

Reprint of Forbidden Worlds No. 73 (December 1958)

Source: Herbie #23b (1967-02)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Reprint of Forbidden Worlds No.

Themes: Help Dad

Source: Dark Horse Herbie #1 (1992)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: Help Dad

Themes: School; Time Travel

Source: Flaming Carrot #31 (1994)

Updated: 2004-11-22

Themes: School ; Time Travel

Themes: Dad's Ideas; Hockey

Source: ACG Return of Herbie #1 (1996)

Updated: 2008-09-11

Themes: Dad's Ideas ; Hockey