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Herbie Popnecker Examples:
Recurring Gags:
Herbie's Lack of Emotion, Calm, Deadpan

Created: 2004-10-05 Updated: 2012-06-18
Stories: 22 Examples: 29 Links: 6

Related:

Hypnotic Eyes (27 examples)
Virtuous (39 examples)

While one could call Herbie calm, cool, and collected, one could also call him comically detached or clinically autistic, but he shows genuine empathy for others.

Index terms: unemotional, fearless, detached, poker faced, bland, emotionless, Richard E. Hughes, Ogden Whitney

When Herbie was introduced in Forbidden Worlds #73, he showed emotion, but his character grew out of it by the Herbie series. In his first three appearances in Forbidden Worlds, he had eyebrows; they were gone in FW #114, but maybe just behind his glasses.

Source: Forbidden Worlds #73 p.8 (1958-12)

Updated: 2005-02-02

When Herbie was introduced in Forbidden Worlds #73 , he showed emotion, but his character grew out of it by the Herbie series.

By the end of his Forbidden Worlds appearances (#116), Herbie had lost apparent emotion. Here, he is confronted by the Devil.

Source: Forbidden Worlds #116 p.3 (1963-11)

Updated: 2004-10-05

By the end of his Forbidden Worlds appearances ( #116 ), Herbie had lost apparent emotion.

In the first Herbie comic issue, Herbie drives Sonny Liston crazy with his lack of enthusiasm.

Source: Herbie #1b p.3 (1964-04)

Updated: 2005-03-14

In the first Herbie comic issue, Herbie drives Sonny Liston crazy with his lack of enthusiasm.

"??!!??", but the face does not change

Source: Herbie #1b p.11 (1964-04)

Updated: 2005-03-14

"??!!??", but the face does not change

A flash of insight is not visible on Herbie's face.

Source: Herbie #2b p.3 (1964-06)

Updated: 2004-11-12

A flash of insight is not visible on Herbie's face.

Herbie's parents react to the loss of "all that beautiful money" with the all their emotion, but Herbie...

Source: Herbie #3b p.4 (1964-08)

Updated: 2005-02-04

Herbie's parents react to the loss of "all that beautiful money" with the all their emotion, but Herbie...

Herbie at the movies while the crowd laughs hysterically

Source: Herbie #5b p.1 (1964-10)

Updated: 2004-10-04

Herbie at the movies while the crowd laughs hysterically

Prime Example: Herbie at the movies when there's not a dry eye in the house

Source: Herbie #5b p.2 (1964-10)

Updated: 2004-10-04

Prime Example : Herbie at the movies when there's not a dry eye in the house

Herbie as the Fat Fury blows his top

Source: Herbie #8a p.12 (1965-03)

Updated: 2004-10-04

Herbie as the Fat Fury blows his top

Bullets. Don't like. Getting annoyed.

Source: Herbie #9a p.10 (1965-04)

Updated: 2008-12-02

Bullets .

In #9b, Herbie faints when faced with the possibility of harming his beloved Dad. His family is his soft spot.

Source: Herbie #9b p.11 (1965-04)

Updated: 2004-11-11

In #9b , Herbie faints when faced with the possibility of harming his beloved Dad.

Well, that gets a response! Note the eyebrows.

Source: Herbie #10a p.6 (1965-06)

Updated: 2004-11-11

Well, that gets a response!

Herbie can be flustered from modesty.

Source: Herbie #10b p.2 (1965-06)

Updated: 2008-09-14

Herbie can be flustered from modesty.

In #11a, the smell of hard-to-get cinnamon lollipop gets a rise out of Herbie's hair, but not his face.

Source: Herbie #11a p.5 (1965-08)

Updated: 2004-11-11

In #11a , the smell of hard-to-get cinnamon lollipop gets a rise out of Herbie's hair, but not his face.

Herbie does say AH-HHHHH! though.

Source: Herbie #11a p.6 (1965-08)

Updated: 2012-06-18

Herbie does say AH-HHHHH!

More of the same.

Source: Herbie #11a p.10 (1965-08)

Updated: 2004-11-11

More of the same.

Don't WANNA. Besides... made me mad! (exclamation!)

Source: Herbie #11a p.14 (1965-08)

Updated: 2011-12-28

Don't WANNA .

Had it. Enough is enough.

Source: Herbie #12b p.8 (1965-09)

Updated: 2011-12-28

Had it.

Herbie as Fat Fury with other super heroes. Nemesis is "MAD!" and Magicman is "FURIOUS!", while Herbie is "SLIGHTLY ANNOYED."

Source: Herbie #14a p.11 (1965-12)

Updated: 2004-10-04

Herbie as Fat Fury with other super heroes.

Mad now.

Source: Herbie #15a p.15 (1966-02)

Updated: 2011-12-28

Mad now.

Mad now.

Source: Herbie #16a p.13 (1966-03)

Updated: 2011-12-28

Mad now.

Herbie can get flustered in matters of love.

Source: Herbie #16b p.2 (1966-03)

Updated: 2008-09-14

Herbie can get flustered in matters of love.

A response to lollipops less than in #11a.

Source: Herbie #16b p.8 (1966-03)

Updated: 2008-09-14

A response to lollipops less than in #11a .

Mad now.

Source: Herbie #18a p.11 (1966-06)

Updated: 2012-02-22

Mad now.

The Fat Fury in a bit of a risqué situation, certainly undignified

Source: Herbie #20a p.13 (1966-09)

Updated: 2004-10-04

The Fat Fury in a bit of a risqué situation, certainly undignified

In later issues, Herbie seemed to become concerned with appearances (maybe "concerned" is too strong)

Source: Herbie #22a p.2 (1966-12)

Updated: 2004-10-04

In later issues, Herbie seemed to become concerned with appearances (maybe "concerned" is too strong)

Mad now.

Source: Herbie #23a p.7 (1967-02)

Updated: 2011-12-28

Mad now.

More indignation from Herbie in the final issue (maybe a metaphor for the demise of the series)

Source: Herbie #23a p.15 (1967-02)

Updated: 2004-10-04

More indignation from Herbie in the final issue (maybe a metaphor for the demise of the series)

Counter-Example: In "The Most Beautiful Mom in the World!" (1992), Herbie appeared startled and worried, and he did not even look too much like Herbie throughout the comic.

Source: Dark Horse Herbie #1 (1992)

Updated: 2008-09-11

Counter-Example : In "The Most Beautiful Mom in the World!" (1992), Herbie appeared startled and worried, and he did not even look too much like Herbie throughout the comic.

In Flaming Carrot #31, Herbie is appropriately deadpan, even facing a psychopath.

Source: Flaming Carrot #31 p.8 (1994)

Updated: 2008-09-11

In Flaming Carrot #31 , Herbie is appropriately deadpan, even facing a psychopath.

Counter-Example: In "Pass the Puck Herbie" (1996), Herbie not only showed emotion, but fear. This is not like Herbie! Ahem. Not like Herbie. Ahem. UH-UH.

Source: ACG Return of Herbie #1 p.4 (1996)

Updated: 2008-09-11

Counter-Example : In "Pass the Puck Herbie" (1996), Herbie not only showed emotion, but fear.