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Herbie Popnecker Examples:
Speech Patterns:
Bop You With This Here Lollipop

Created: 2004-10-16 Updated: 2012-05-18
Stories: 25 Examples: 35 Links: 35

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Lollipops (66 examples)
Punching (27 examples)
Strong (12 examples)
Sound-Effects (76 examples)

Herbie often bops his adversaries with special bopping lollipops, which makes bopping a power. But bopping led to his catchphrase rhetorical question "You want I should bop you with this here lollipop?" so maybe it's a gag speech pattern. Bopped bad guys would imitate Herbie's catchphrase, "He bopped me with this here lollipop!"

It's not clear whether bopping requires Herbie's strength -- it might just be technique, combined with the power of the lollipops themselves. Being so effective, there are several sound-effects associated with bopping.

Index terms: hit, lollipop, weapon, sucker punch, bop, bopping, bopped, lollibop, lollibopping, bop you with this here lollipop, catchphrase, Richard E. Hughes, Ogden Whitney

In Forbidden Worlds #110, Herbie first uses his most famous catchphrase. Note that he does not say "this here lollipop" as he talks to a lion.

Source: Forbidden Worlds #110 p.9 (1963-03)

Updated: 2004-11-02

In Forbidden Worlds #110 , Herbie first uses his most famous catchphrase.

Prime Example: Forbidden Worlds #116. Note that he does not say "this here lollipop" as he talks to a tiger.

Source: Forbidden Worlds #114 p.6 (1963-09)

Updated: 2004-10-16

Prime Example : Forbidden Worlds #116 .

Herbie #1a. Note that he does not say "this here lollipop" as he talks to a dragon. BLAM!

Source: Herbie #1a p.9 (1964-04)

Updated: 2004-10-16

Herbie #1a .

Herbie #2b. Not the whole catchphrase, but his first use of "this here lollipop". BAM!

Source: Herbie #2b p.6 (1964-06)

Updated: 2004-10-16

Herbie #2b .

On the cover of #3, Herbie says the entire catchphrase for the first time...

Source: Herbie #3 (1964-08)

Updated: 2004-11-12

On the cover of #3 , Herbie says the entire catchphrase for the first time...

but in the story, he does not say "this here lollipop".

Source: Herbie #3a p.10 (1964-08)

Updated: 2004-10-16

but in the story, he does not say "this here lollipop".

In #4a, the recipient of the bopping says "bopped me with this here lollipop". BOP!

Source: Herbie #4a p.3 (1964-09)

Updated: 2004-10-16

In #4a , the recipient of the bopping says "bopped me with this here lollipop".

Same deal in #4b. BLAM!

Source: Herbie #4b p.7 (1964-09)

Updated: 2004-10-16

Same deal in #4b .

Source: Herbie #5b p.6 (1964-10)

Updated: 2004-11-12

BLAM!

In #6b, the abbreviation "lolli-bop" is used.

Source: Herbie #6b p.8 (1964-12)

Updated: 2004-10-16

In #6b , the abbreviation "lolli-bop" is used.

Lollipops are powerful for bopping! BLAM!

Source: Herbie #7a p.9 (1965-02)

Updated: 2004-11-13

Lollipops are powerful for bopping!

Take note: Strawberry is loaded. WHAM!

Source: Herbie #7a p.11 (1965-02)

Updated: 2004-11-13

Take note: Strawberry is loaded.

In #7a, the classic expression as he threatens the reader at the end of the story. Herbie suggests that he might bop himself with this here lollipop, which actually happens in #21b.

Source: Herbie #7a p.13 (1965-02)

Updated: 2004-10-16

In #7a , the classic expression as he threatens the reader at the end of the story.

In #9a, one of Herbie's doubles sounds like a record that's stuck.

Source: Herbie #9a p.4 (1965-04)

Updated: 2004-10-16

In #9a , one of Herbie's doubles sounds like a record that's stuck.

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

Updated: 2004-10-16

Herbie #9b9

In #11a, two in one blow. BAM! POW!

Source: Herbie #11a p.3 (1965-08)

Updated: 2004-11-11

In #11a , two in one blow.

In #12b, four in one blow. BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM!

Source: Herbie #12b p.9 (1965-09)

Updated: 2004-10-16

In #12b , four in one blow.

In #13a, bopping actually sounds like "BOP!". Note the animation of Herbie's arm.

Source: Herbie #13a p.8 (1965-10)

Updated: 2004-10-16

In #13a , bopping actually sounds like " BOP!

Source: Herbie #14a (1965-12)

Updated: 2004-10-16

BLAM!

Source: Herbie #15a p.10 (1966-02)

Updated: 2004-10-16

BLAM!

Herbie threatens the reader at the end of the story.

Source: Herbie #15a p.17 (1966-02)

Updated: 2004-10-16

Herbie threatens the reader at the end of the story.

In #16a, out of eating lollipops, Herbie eats a special bopping lollipop.

Source: Herbie #16a p.14 (1966-03)

Updated: 2004-10-16

In #16a , out of eating lollipops, Herbie eats a special bopping lollipop.

Herbie threatens the reader at the end of the story.

Source: Herbie #16b p.9 (1966-03)

Updated: 2004-10-16

Herbie threatens the reader at the end of the story.

Source: Herbie #17a p.9 (1966-04)

Updated: 2004-10-16

KER-POW!

In #19b, Herbie retaliates after his shadow kicks him for going too slow. KER-POW!

Source: Herbie #19b p.3 (1966-08)

Updated: 2004-10-16

In #19b , Herbie retaliates after his shadow kicks him for going too slow.

KER-BAM! KER-BAM! KER-BAM!

Source: Herbie #19b p.5 (1966-08)

Updated: 2004-10-16

KER-BAM!

Six in one blow. KER-BLAM!

Source: Herbie #19b p.6 (1966-08)

Updated: 2004-10-16

Six in one blow.

Three in one blow with the super-bopper. WHAM!

Source: Herbie #20b p.6 (1966-09)

Updated: 2004-10-16

Three in one blow with the super-bopper.

Source: Herbie #20b p.10 (1966-09)

Updated: 2004-10-21

Herbie #20b10

Source: Herbie #21a p.8 (1966-10)

Updated: 2004-10-16

WHAM!

Source: Herbie #21a p.12 (1966-10)

Updated: 2004-10-16

Herbie #21a12

In #21b, Herbie makes a threat...

Source: Herbie #21b p.5 (1966-10)

Updated: 2004-10-16

In #21b , Herbie makes a threat...

...and backs it up with action, bopping himself WHAM!...

Source: Herbie #21b p.11 (1966-10)

Updated: 2004-10-16

...and backs it up with action, bopping himself WHAM!

...with some bopping of others in between. BONK! BIFF! SOK!

Source: Herbie #21b p.10 (1966-10)

Updated: 2005-09-21

...with some bopping of others in between.

The last bop - POW! CRASH! Teaches him to mess around with Herbie Popnecker.

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

Updated: 2008-11-24

The last bop - POW!