The 40 Years of Comics Project - Day 2412: Herbie #5, November 1964

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Publisher: American Comics Group

Writer: Shane O'Shea

Artist: Ogden Whitney

This absolutely qualifies as one of the strangest comics I've ever read. The premise is that the main character, Herbie, who is not an Asian stereotype despite how much he looks like one, is a quiet, rotund young man who is basically omnipotent. He has thoroughly undefined powers that he seems to get from his lollipops, and although he is often called upon to save the world, he has no real passion about it.

I think that there's a good argument to be made that Herbie is God. But I will need more issues of this insane series to really figure it out. Apparently in the next issue he dons some actual long underwear and tries his hand at superheroics. It is a very, very odd comic.

Onward.

Public Domain Comics! - "Three Eyes Look Earthward!" from Adventures Into the Unknown #119, September 1960

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I thought since most of us (hopefully) are practicing safe distancing from others, and staying home more than usual, that a few interesting comics to read might be fun. I've gone through my collection for all of my public domain stuff, and I'll be posting stories from them for the next little while. I'll try to go daily, but, let's be honest, that's not my strong suit.

Today's story is from Adventures Into the Unknown #119, September 1960, published by American Comics Group. The story was written by Kurato Osaki and illustrated by Ogden Whitney.