Herbie Popnecker
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In Herbie #1, Herbie travels in time for the first time. He grabs one of his purple time lollipops.
Herbie #1a p.5 (1964-04)
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2004-10-19
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![Time Travel : In Herbie #1, Herbie travels in time for the first time. He grabs one of his purple time lollipops . [comic/story/page=1a p.5]](time-travel/01a-05.jpg) |
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...steps into a grandfather clock, and flies into the past. As he travels, he surprises Abraham Lincoln and is greeted by George Washington, crossing the Delaware.
Herbie #1a p.6 (1964-04)
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2004-10-19
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![Time Travel : ...steps into a grandfather clock, and flies into the past. As he travels, he surprises Abraham Lincoln and is greeted by George Washington, crossing the Delaware. [comic/story/page=1a p.6]](time-travel/01a-06.jpg) |
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In Herbie #2b, Herbie's time lollipops are multicolored. As he travels back in time, there is a stratified depiction of passing time.
Herbie #2b p.3 (1964-06)
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2004-10-19
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![Time Travel : In Herbie #2b, Herbie's time lollipops are multicolored. As he travels back in time, there is a stratified depiction of passing time. [comic/story/page=2b p.3]](time-travel/02b-03.jpg) |
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Later in #2b, Herbie travels back to Napoleonic time, and on his way, he comments on the passing events. We see him landing at his destination.
Herbie #2b p.8 (1964-06)
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2004-10-19
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![Time Travel : Later in #2b, Herbie travels back to Napoleonic time, and on his way, he comments on the passing events. We see him landing at his destination. [comic/story/page=2b p.8]](time-travel/02b-08.jpg) |
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In #4a, Herbie picks a red time lollipop and takes off...
Herbie #4a p.4 (1964-09)
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2004-10-19
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![Time Travel : In #4a, Herbie picks a red time lollipop and takes off... [comic/story/page=4a p.4]](time-travel/04a-04.jpg) |
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...and on his way back, he sees himself as a baby.
Herbie #4a p.5 (1964-09)
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2004-10-19
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![Time Travel : ...and on his way back, he sees himself as a baby . [comic/story/page=4a p.5]](time-travel/04a-05.jpg) |
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In #6a, Herbie seems to have a yellow time lollipop in the clock.
Herbie #6a p.5 (1964-12)
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2004-10-19
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![Time Travel : In #6a, Herbie seems to have a yellow time lollipop in the clock. [comic/story/page=6a p.5]](time-travel/06a-05.jpg) |
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In 08b, Herbie tells us, the readers, how he travels in time. All the time lollipops are red! Could he have used all the multicolored ones? Time passing is shown as floating years.
Herbie #8b p.3 (1965-03)
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2004-10-19
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![Time Travel : In 08b, Herbie tells us, the readers, how he travels in time. All the time lollipops are red! Could he have used all the multicolored ones? Time passing is shown as floating years. [comic/story/page=8b p.3]](time-travel/08b-03.jpg) |
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In #9b, we begin the practice of traveling in time in odd numbered comics (the even ones were used for Fat Fury stories). Historical events show time passing.
Herbie #9b p.3 (1965-04)
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2004-10-19
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![Time Travel : In #9b, we begin the practice of traveling in time in odd numbered comics (the even ones were used for Fat Fury stories). Historical events show time passing. [comic/story/page=9b p.3]](time-travel/09b-03.jpg) |
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In #11b, all his lollipops are yellow! The years float by.
Herbie #11b p.2 (1965-08)
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2004-10-19
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![Time Travel : In #11b, all his lollipops are yellow! The years float by. [comic/story/page=11b p.2]](time-travel/11b-02.jpg) |
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In #13a, Herbie answers truthfully about where he is going, causing his mother to wonder about his sanity. The years float by...
Herbie #13a p.4 (1965-10)
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2004-10-19
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![Time Travel : In #13a, Herbie answers truthfully about where he is going, causing his mother to wonder about his sanity. The years float by... [comic/story/page=13a p.4]](time-travel/13a-04.jpg) |
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...Herbie takes a hit! He's going down with smoke streaming from the grandfather clock!
Herbie #13a p.4 (1965-10)
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2005-03-14
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![Time Travel : ...Herbie takes a hit! He's going down with smoke streaming from the grandfather clock! [comic/story/page=13a p.4]](time-travel/13a-04b.jpg) |
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With gold in tow, the years float by, a hundred years per page.
Herbie #13a p.12 (1965-10)
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2008-10-25
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![Time Travel : With gold in tow, the years float by, a hundred years per page. [comic/story/page=13a p.12]](time-travel/13a-12.jpg) |
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In #15b, Herbie is tricked into using a one-way lollipop because it does not require a grandfather clock. Time is shown on a clock with a century scale. Will he get back?
Herbie #15b p.3 (1966-02)
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2004-10-19
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![Time Travel : In #15b, Herbie is tricked into using a one-way lollipop because it does not require a grandfather clock. Time is shown on a clock with a century scale. Will he get back? [comic/story/page=15b p.3]](time-travel/15b-03.jpg) |
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To get back, he and Napoleon eat rapid aging lollipops until they are 156 years older and back in their time. But now they are very old, so...
Herbie #15b p.7 (1966-02)
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2004-10-19
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![Time Travel : To get back, he and Napoleon eat rapid aging lollipops until they are 156 years older and back in their time. But now they are very old, so... [comic/story/page=15b p.7]](time-travel/15b-07.jpg) |
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...Herbie flies them to the Unknown to get age-restoring lollipops ("age we were beginning of last page").
Herbie #15b p.8 (1966-02)
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2004-10-19
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![Time Travel : ...Herbie flies them to the Unknown to get age-restoring lollipops (" age we were beginning of last page "). [comic/story/page=15b p.8]](time-travel/15b-08.jpg) |
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Although not a time travel story, this shows the passage of time.
Herbie #16b p.2 (1966-03)
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2008-09-14
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![Time Travel : Although not a time travel story, this shows the passage of time. [comic/story/page=16b p.2]](time-travel/16b-02.jpg) |
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In #17a, Herbie has multicolored time lollipops. The passage of time is shown with Herbies dressed for period activities.
Herbie #17a p.2 (1966-04)
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2004-10-19
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![Time Travel : In #17a, Herbie has multicolored time lollipops . The passage of time is shown with Herbies dressed for period activities. [comic/story/page=17a p.2]](time-travel/17a-02.jpg) |
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In #19b, Herbie wonders if his father has learned of his power to travel back in time. He chooses red from a multicolored drawer full...
Herbie #19b p.2 (1966-08)
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2004-10-19
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![Time Travel : In #19b, Herbie wonders if his father has learned of his power to travel back in time. He chooses red from a multicolored drawer full... [comic/story/page=19b p.2]](time-travel/19b-02.jpg) |
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...and the passage of time shows Herbies through the ages.
Herbie #19b p.3 (1966-08)
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2004-10-19
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![Time Travel : ...and the passage of time shows Herbies through the ages. [comic/story/page=19b p.3]](time-travel/19b-03.jpg) |
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At the end of #19b, Herbie sends Cleopatra back to her time by placing a dummy of her beloved in the grandfather clock. Herbie did not use that clock again.
Herbie #19b p.11 (1966-08)
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2005-03-14
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![Time Travel : At the end of #19b, Herbie sends Cleopatra back to her time by placing a dummy of her beloved in the grandfather clock. Herbie did not use that clock again. [comic/story/page=19b p.11]](time-travel/19b-11.jpg) |
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In #21b, Herbie needs a "really good" time lollipop, purple. Instead of his regular grandfather clock, Herbie used the museum's.
Herbie #21b p.5 (1966-10)
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2004-10-19
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![Time Travel : In #21b, Herbie needs a "really good" time lollipop , purple. Instead of his regular grandfather clock, Herbie used the museum's. [comic/story/page=21b p.5]](time-travel/21b-05.jpg) |
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In #23a, Herbie uses a yellow "super special time lollipop" that makes a propeller "sprong" out of his head.
Herbie #23a p.11 (1967-02)
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2004-10-19
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![Time Travel : In #23a, Herbie uses a yellow "super special time lollipop " that makes a propeller " sprong " out of his head. [comic/story/page=23a p.11]](time-travel/23a-11.jpg) |
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More time travel in this final story.
Herbie #23a p.13 (1967-02)
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2008-09-13
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![Time Travel : More time travel in this final story. [comic/story/page=23a p.13]](time-travel/23a-13.jpg) |
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In 1994, Herbie does some time travel in an odd numbered issue of Flaming Carrot (#31). After his dad took apart the grandfather clock, it did not work quite right.
Flaming Carrot #31 p.5 (1994)
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2008-09-11
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![Time Travel : In 1994, Herbie does some time travel in an odd numbered issue of Flaming Carrot (#31). After his dad took apart the grandfather clock, it did not work quite right. [comic/story/page=31 p.5]](time-travel/fc31a-05.jpg) |
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Father Time tells Herbie that Flaming Carrot has one. They join forces and the years fly by until the travelers land abruptly.
Flaming Carrot #31 p.10 (1994)
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2008-09-11
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![Time Travel : Father Time tells Herbie that Flaming Carrot has one. They join forces and the years fly by until the travelers land abruptly. [comic/story/page=31 p.10]](time-travel/fc31a-10.jpg) |
