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Underground Travel

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Herbie can "fly" through the Earth, invariably ending up in Hades. He never flies all the way through to the other side, ending up in China. Flying through the Earth, we sometimes see geological layers like ones sometimes depicted in time-travel.

Index terms: mole, dig, bore, earth, underground, Hades, Devil, Professor Flipdome, Richard E. Hughes, Ogden Whitney

In Forbidden Worlds #116, Herbie signs a contract with the Devil and has to show up for his end of the deal.
Source: Forbidden Worlds #116 p.9 (1963-11)
Updated: 2004-11-06
In Forbidden Worlds #116 , Herbie signs a contract with the Devil and has to show up for his end of the deal.
In Herbie #1b, Herbie is just passing through the earth, but is not welcomed by the Devil.
Source: Herbie #1b p.11 (1964-04)
Updated: 2004-11-06
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In Herbie #1b , Herbie is just passing through the earth , but is not welcomed by the Devil.
In #7a, Herbie digs his way down (to Hades, in case you could not tell)...
Source: Herbie #7a p.11 (1965-02)
Updated: 2004-11-06
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In #7a , Herbie digs his way down (to Hades, in case you could not tell)...
...and then digs his way out.
Source: Herbie #7a p.12 (1965-02)
Updated: 2004-11-06
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...and then digs his way out.
In #20a, Herbie gives a tow to help Professor Flipdome's "Squirm-Worm" dig down, unfortunately to Hades.
Source: Herbie #20b p.6 (1966-09)
Updated: 2004-11-06
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In #20a , Herbie gives a tow to help Professor Flipdome's "Squirm-Worm" dig down, unfortunately to Hades.