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Herbie (Comic Book)

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Describe Herbie here.Describe smeschribe.Herbie Popnecker is a short, ugly, potbellied teen with a really bad fashion sense and an unhealthy addiction to lollipops, despised by his miserly father and babied by his mom. But unknown to them, he's also a superhero with extraordinary strength (as in, Superman-level strong), indestructible, capable of flight, a master of hypnotism and disguise, a world-famous celebrity and every woman's dream. He is armed with an apparently unlimited reserve of magical lollipops that allow him to do basically whatever he wants or needs. As a comedic hero from the Golden Age of comics, he cannot be defeated and his enemies are mostly ineffectual buffoons and/or public domain characters.So, how's that for a resume?As a comic book character, Herbie first appeared in the story "Herbie's Quiet Saturday Afternoon", published in Forbidden Worlds #73 by American Comics Group. The deadpan absurdist humor was well-received by readers, and a new "Herbie" story eventually appeared in issue #94. Readers kept asking for more Herbie stories, and soon he was appearing in every other issue, with his name prominently featured on the cover. By May 1964, ACG launched a dedicated title called Herbie, and it ran for twenty-three issues until American Comics Group closed shop.Herbie is also often known as "The Fat Fury", a nickname he first acquired in Forbidden Worlds #116. He uses it as his superhero monicker in Herbie #8, though he has more adventures out of costume than in it.In 1992, Dark Horse Comics attempted to revitalize Herbie with a 12-issue limited series; the first issue featured a new Herbie story by John Byrne, while issue #2 reprinted three stories from the original series, colored by James Brown. Though Dark Horse stopped the series after that, Herbie continued to make sporadic appearances, including Flaming Carrot Comics #31 and a series of reprints.Not to be confused with Disney's sentient Volkswagen or the Fantastic Four's robot buddy.
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Secret Identity
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Secret Identity: Utterly parodied. Herbie's masquerade as the Fat Fury has him wear long underwear and a toilet plunger on his head, yet the Fat Fury has no powers or abilities that he himself doesn't, and Herbie is already known across all of time and space as a fearsome hero, so dressing up has no point whatsoever. Herbie has a greater-than-equal number of stories where he doesn't become the Fat Fury and still saves the day.
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Instant Expert
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Instant Expert: Herbie can learn a new skill after seeing someone do it. He was able to cast a magic spell after seeing a witch try it on him once.
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Hates My Secret Identity
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Hates My Secret Identity: Herbie's father sings the praises of The Fat Fury, and wishes his son would be just as noteworthy instead of a "little fat nothing".
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Breaking the Fourth Wall
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: Herbie will occasionally address the reader to introduce his latest story.
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Nigh-Invulnerability
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Nigh-Invulnerability: Herbie is so resistant to damage that he sometimes doesn't even notice that he's being attacked. This tends to end poorly for any villain who can actually get Herbie's attention...
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Terse Talker
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Terse Talker: Of the "why say lot word when few word do trick" variety.
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Ironic Name
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Ironic Name: "Pincus" is a variation on the Hebrew name Phineas, meaning "an oracle". Pincus Popnecker himself is a clueless moron who gambles the family's money on business ventures that he always predicts, incorrectly, will be successful, and never seems to understand how his son is the one to bail them out of financial troubles.
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Generation Xerox
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Generation Xerox: Herbie looks identical to his grandpa, powers and all; it's later revealed that his father also looked like that in his teens, but somehow grew up to be a normal-looking man. Another story has Herbie travel back in time to Plymouth Rock, where he meets his great-great-great-grandfather Myles Standish, who looks like Herbie with a beard and mustache.
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Limited Wardrobe
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Limited Wardrobe: Aside from his Fat Fury costume, Herbie almost always wears the same ensemble — a white dress shirt, blue slacks, and a short black tie.
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The Dreaded
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The Dreaded: Troublemakers of all kinds will often panic at the mere sight of Herbie; this includes (but is not limited to) wild animals, witches, monsters, dragons, alien beasts, and angry comets. Herbie's reputation is so widespread that even antagonists from the past and the future are terrified of him.
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Distaff Counterpart
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Distaff Counterpart: Tinklepuss the cavewoman is essentially a gender-swapped Herbie in a loincloth. She has a pterodactyl for a pet and is Herbie's equal in strength.
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Mad Scientist
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Mad Scientist: Professor Flipdome is a friend of Herbie; his wacky inventions invariably cause problems that Herbie has to take care of.
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The Slacker
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The Slacker: Herbie will take action if asked to do so, but given a choice, his favorite activity is to do nothing.
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Power-Up Food
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Power-Up Food: Lollipops confer powers to whoever eats, licks, or sucks on them. Somewhat subverted in that Herbie exhibits super-powers even without using lollipops.
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Acrofatic
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Acrofatic: Herbie is awfully fast for one so bulky.
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The Guards Must Be Crazy
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The Guards Must Be Crazy: In "Don't Mess Around with the Fat Fury!", American soldiers guarding various military installations repeatedly fail to notice anything suspicious about a Chinese spy — who wears a propeller belt, has large buck teeth, bright yellow skin, and two heads.
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Hypnotic Eyes
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Hypnotic Eyes: Herbie's gaze has several different effects, depending on the person: as a bare minimum, it makes almost everyone uncomfortable or scared. If Herbie so desires, he can literally hypnotize others using a lollipop as a pendulum.
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The Beastmaster
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The Beastmaster: Herbie can get animals to do his bidding simply by asking them.
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Formerly Fat
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Formerly Fat: One story reveals Herbie's father used to look just like him. He had himself literally "stretched" out to gain his new appearance.
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Utility Belt
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Utility Belt: Herbie regularly carries extra lollipops on his belt.
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Kavorka Man
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Kavorka Man: All the ladies love Herbie Popnecker, though he is mostly unperturbed by their attentions.
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Disproportionate Retribution
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Disproportionate Retribution: When an alien invader destroys Herbie's lollipop, he retaliates by disintegrating the aliens and their flying saucer.
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Super-Speed
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Super-Speed: Herbie has a rare lethargic version of Super Speed. While he is never shown moving faster than a lazy stride, he can use it to travel across galaxies without effort. This differs from Teleportation as other characters can see him coming (and run away, if they're smart).
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Support Your Parents
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Support Your Parents: Although his father frequently insults him as "a fat nothing," Herbie won't hesitate to secretly help his father out of whatever dilemma he's gotten into.
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IntercontinuityCrossover
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Intercontinuity Crossover: Herbie #14 features a crossover between the Fat Fury and American Comics' other costumed superheroes, Nemesis and Magicman.
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Improbable Weapon User
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Improbable Weapon User: Herbie uses lollipops to bop whatever nuisance he faces.
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In-Series Nickname
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In-Series Nickname: Herbie's parents call each other "dad" and "mom".
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Phrase Catcher
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Phrase Catcher: Herbie attracts many comments about his weight, with Dad and many others referring to him as a "little fat nothing" or a "fat water rat" ("and all over red", in the case of the Fat Fury).
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Time Machine
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Time Machine: Subverted; when Herbie travels through time, he often flies in his family's grandfather clock. Note that it's an ordinary clock, as Herbie can travel through time without it thanks to his lollipops.
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Interspecies Romance
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Interspecies Romance: Hepzibah Higgins, Herbie's Abhorrent Admirer, ends up marrying a gorilla.
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Compound-Interest Time Travel Gambit
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Compound-Interest Time Travel Gambit: Done in one story, where Herbie helps his father leverage a $2.02 debt from the seventeenth century into a $6 million windfall in the present day.
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Abhorrent Admirer
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Abhorrent Admirer: Tinklepuss the cavewoman and Hepzibah Higgins. Also, Herbie seems to think of all women like this a bit, but he particularly despises fat or ugly ones.
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Big Fun
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Big Fun: Subverted. While Herbie is not evil by any means, he's not a very fun guy to be around, either: he's terse, languid to the point of complete apathy, and spends all of his free time lazing in a hammock or easy chair. When faced with a threat, he will likely either resort to immediate violence, or stare it down with mild indifference.
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Invisibility
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Invisibility: In his very first story, Herbie rescues a man lost at sea by turning invisible and then walking on air to where he was.
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Stealing the Credit
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Stealing the Credit: Herbie's dad does not hesitate to take credit when one of his Zany Schemes succeeds, even if (or especially because) Herbie helped to make it work.
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Not Quite Flight
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Not Quite Flight: When Herbie needs to take to the air, he'll use whatever method suits his whim at the moment. If he doesn't simply fly, he might walk on air, or command birds to carry him. And for interstellar distances, he will typically stroll to his destination.
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Flying Brick
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Flying Brick: Part of the Fat Fury's power set.
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Celibate Hero
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Celibate Hero: Herbie has no interest in any of the women he meets.
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Obfuscating Stupidity
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Obfuscating Stupidity: Herbie keeps his super-abilities a secret from his parents because he is afraid they would not be able to handle it.
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Super-Strength
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Super-Strength: Herbie is strong enough to punch through a three-inch-thick brick wall without effort, and can tow a half-dozen submarines through the air using only a piece of rope.
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Red Baron
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Red Baron: Herbie was known as "The Fat Fury" even before he adopted it as a superhero identity.
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Parody
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Parody: Herbie's costumed identity as the Fat Fury is an obvious parody of comic-book superheroes.
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 Herbie (Comic Book)
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Herbie (Comic Book) / int_ae853f28
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_b11ac9f5
type
Abusive Parents
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_b11ac9f5
comment
Abusive Parents: Herbie's father derides him constantly, calling him "a little fat nothing" and similar niceties. Herbie, being an obedient (if passive) son, takes it in stride.
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_b11ac9f5
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_b11ac9f5
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book)
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Herbie (Comic Book) / int_b11ac9f5
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_b58c51d8
type
My Beloved Smother
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_b58c51d8
comment
My Beloved Smother: Herbie's mom is completely undemanding, enabling his lackadaisical lifestyle to his father's eternal consternation. Herbie himself is indifferent to her smothering and is glad to reap the comforts of her affection.
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_b58c51d8
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_b58c51d8
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book)
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Herbie (Comic Book) / int_b58c51d8
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_bfc2ec8a
type
That Makes Me Feel Angry
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_bfc2ec8a
comment
That Makes Me Feel Angry: Herbie's response to feeling emotion is to say so for the audience's benefit ("made me mad", "mad now"), since his face is more or less incapable of registering it.
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_bfc2ec8a
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_bfc2ec8a
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book)
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Herbie (Comic Book) / int_bfc2ec8a
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_c1b2c63f
type
Dull Surprise
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_c1b2c63f
comment
Dull Surprise: Played for laughs. Herbie's face rarely ever changes to indicate that he's perceiving things in front of him, let alone has opinions on them, and his dialogue is written to suggest the flattest monotone imaginable.
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_c1b2c63f
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_c1b2c63f
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book)
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Herbie (Comic Book) / int_c1b2c63f
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_c26e2b1
type
New Powers as the Plot Demands
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_c26e2b1
comment
New Powers as the Plot Demands: Whatever the situation requires, Herbie has a lollipop for it. And even without a lollipop, Herbie is capable of spontaneously exhibiting new powers to save the day.
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_c26e2b1
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_c26e2b1
featureConfidence
1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book)
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Herbie (Comic Book) / int_c26e2b1
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_cf0a35a
type
Resistant to Magic
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_cf0a35a
comment
Resistant to Magic: In "Herbie and the Spirits," Herbie shrugs off the magic spells of a witch and a creep simply by refusal.
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_cf0a35a
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_cf0a35a
featureConfidence
1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book)
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Herbie (Comic Book) / int_cf0a35a
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_cfeb01b3
type
Title Confusion
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_cfeb01b3
comment
Title Confusion: The comic is often called "Herbie the Fat Fury" by readers, even though the title is simply "Herbie". While "The Fat Fury" is his nickname and was used in the tagline on some covers, it has never been part of the title. Indeed, Herbie's had far more adventures as himself than as the costumed Fat Fury.
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_cfeb01b3
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_cfeb01b3
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 Herbie (Comic Book)
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Herbie (Comic Book) / int_cfeb01b3
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_d308cbb0
type
Character Catchphrase
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_d308cbb0
comment
Character Catchphrase: "You want I should bop you with this here lollipop?"
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_d308cbb0
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_d308cbb0
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 Herbie (Comic Book)
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Herbie (Comic Book) / int_d308cbb0
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_d52d28b6
type
Hypocrite
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_d52d28b6
comment
Hypocrite: Herbie is not fond of fat people or people with glasses.
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_d52d28b6
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_d52d28b6
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book)
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Herbie (Comic Book) / int_d52d28b6
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_e70c5467
type
Dreary Half-Lidded Eyes
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_e70c5467
comment
Dreary Half-Lidded Eyes: Herbie has droopy half-closed eyes, giving him an expression of perpetual sleepiness.
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_e70c5467
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_e70c5467
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book)
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Herbie (Comic Book) / int_e70c5467
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_e9327f58
type
Too Spicy for Yog-Sothoth
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_e9327f58
comment
Too Spicy for Yog-Sothoth: Satan himself is scared of Herbie.
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_e9327f58
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_e9327f58
featureConfidence
1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book)
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Herbie (Comic Book) / int_e9327f58
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_ee2a3bfc
type
Prefers Going Barefoot
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_ee2a3bfc
comment
Prefers Going Barefoot: For some reason, Herbie goes barefoot as the Fat Fury.
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_ee2a3bfc
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_ee2a3bfc
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book)
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Herbie (Comic Book) / int_ee2a3bfc
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_f1356f5e
type
Speaks Fluent Animal
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_f1356f5e
comment
Speaks Fluent Animal: Herbie can talk to animals, and they often respond in fluent English.
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_f1356f5e
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_f1356f5e
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book)
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Herbie (Comic Book) / int_f1356f5e
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_f8b893e5
type
Get-Rich-Quick Scheme
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_f8b893e5
comment
Get-Rich-Quick Scheme: Herbie's dad is prone for jumping into crazy plans to make money. Examples include selling hypnotic bowling balls, making hot-air balloons, and opening a roadside museum.
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_f8b893e5
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_f8b893e5
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book)
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Herbie (Comic Book) / int_f8b893e5
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_fda1a026
type
Bizarre and Improbable Ballistics
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_fda1a026
comment
Bizarre and Improbable Ballistics: In one story, several gangsters try to shoot Herbie, only to have their bullets swerve to avoid him out of fear.
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_fda1a026
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1.0
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_fda1a026
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 Herbie (Comic Book)
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Herbie (Comic Book) / int_fda1a026
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_name
type
ItemName
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_name
comment
 Herbie (Comic Book) / int_name
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Herbie (Comic Book) / int_name
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Herbie (Comic Book)

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 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Acrofatic / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Big Fun / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
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Celibate Hero / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
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Character Title / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Comic Books of the 1960s / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Compound-Interest Time Travel Gambit / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Dreary Half-Lidded Eyes / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Flying Brick / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Formerly Fat / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Gag Series / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Generation Xerox / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Get-Rich-Quick Scheme / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Hates My Secret Identity / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Instant Expert / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Invincible Hero / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Kavorka Man / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Not Quite Flight / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Oral Fixation / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Parody / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Prefers Going Barefoot / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Punch! Punch! Punch! Uh Oh... / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Resistant to Magic / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Speaks Fluent Animal / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Super-Speed / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Support Your Parents / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Terse Talker / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
That Makes Me Feel Angry / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Time Machine / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Too Spicy for Yog-Sothoth / int_8523fee5
 Herbie (Comic Book)
hasFeature
Utility Belt / int_8523fee5