Forbidden Worlds #73 Values

Publisher: American Comics Group, 1958

About Forbidden Worlds #73

First appearance of Herbie. Ogden Whitney cover and art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: The Riddle of Robert O'Malley!

Pencils: Ogden Whitney (signed)

Inks: Ogden Whitney (signed)

Notes: Banner across top: Stories of Strange Adventure.

STORY DETAILS

(5 Stories)

Title: Herbie's Quiet Saturday Afternoon!

Characters: Herbie Popnecker; Pincus Popnecker; Mrs. Popnecker; Senator Stevens

Synopsis: Herbie's father thinks his son will never amount to anything or do anything. Herbie goes to the zoo where he takes on a tiger. Then, he saves Senator Stevens who is lost at sea. Finally, he stops an alien invasion.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Richard Hughes ?

Pencils: Ogden Whitney (signed)

Inks: Ogden Whitney (signed)

Reprints: Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series) #23 (February 1967)

Notes: This story is the first appearance of Herbie and features his peculiar way of flying and his ability to talk to animals and aliens. Herbie looks and talks differently in this pre-Herbie-series story. Herbie's pants are a slightly different blue than the rest of the Herbie stories.

Pages: 2.000

Script: Richard Hughes

Letters: typeset

Notes: Letters from Ernie Spence, Jim Burnell, David Taylor, Timothy Jette, Arthur Gingrande, Ronny Kimbes, Linda Spivey, Frank Mattson, Gary Mickel, Charles Bennett, A. G. Madges, Harvey Kinder, Keith Satin, and Larry Shaw.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	2	2	5	2	2	1	6	4	3	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	45
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	2	2	5	3	2	1	6	4	3	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	46

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