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Herbie's Look-alikes (and Dislikes)

Created: 2004-10-02 Updated: 2012-05-10
Stories: 21 Examples: 25 Links: 1

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Baby Herbie (8 examples)
Travels Back in Time (27 examples)
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People from both sides of Herbie's family look like him, including his father and grandfather. Random people throughout history bear an uncanny resemblance. Some look-alikes look good to Herbie, but some are ugly to him.

Another category with look-alikes is Herbie as a baby, where one might expect baby Herbie to look like Herbie, but perhaps not as much as he does, glasses and all.

Index terms: family resemblance, identical twin, like father like son, chip off the old block, doppelganger, Richard E. Hughes, Ogden Whitney

In Forbidden Worlds #110, we meet someone who looks a bit like Herbie, and that king looks a bit like him, too.

Source: Forbidden Worlds #110 p.10 (1963-03)

Updated: 2008-11-24

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In Forbidden Worlds #110 , we meet someone who looks a bit like Herbie, and that king looks a bit like him, too.

Herbie hates fat and glasses, on others.

Source: Herbie #2b p.2 (1964-06)

Updated: 2008-11-24

Herbie hates fat and glasses, on others.

We learn that he looks exactly like his grandfather.

Source: Herbie #3a p.3 (1964-08)

Updated: 2005-03-14

We learn that he looks exactly like his grandfather.

Herbie thinks his double in Miniturea is good looking.

Source: Herbie #4b p.6 (1964-09)

Updated: 2004-09-26

Herbie thinks his double in Miniturea is good looking.

UGLY is a word he uses a lot.

Source: Herbie #5a p.8 (1964-10)

Updated: 2004-09-26

UGLY is a word he uses a lot.

When he meets up with Ticklepuss in #6a...

Source: Herbie #6a p.7 (1964-12)

Updated: 2004-10-01

When he meets up with Ticklepuss in #6a ...

...Herbie is not favorably impressed.

Source: Herbie #6a p.8 (1964-12)

Updated: 2004-09-26

...Herbie is not favorably impressed.

In #9a, there were many duplicate Herbies, created by Professor Flipdome's Screwy machine.

Source: Herbie #9a p.3 (1965-04)

Updated: 2004-10-01

In #9a , there were many duplicate Herbies, created by Professor Flipdome's Screwy machine.

Prime Example: Herbie meets Friar Tuck, who looks just like him. No comment on the aesthetics.

Source: Herbie #9b p.5 (1965-04)

Updated: 2004-10-01

Prime Example : Herbie meets Friar Tuck, who looks just like him.

Ticklepuss makes a return appearance in #10b...

Source: Herbie #10b p.6 (1965-06)

Updated: 2004-10-01

Ticklepuss makes a return appearance in #10b ...

...and Herbie imagines that their children will be look-alikes.

Source: Herbie #10b p.7 (1965-06)

Updated: 2008-10-25

...and Herbie imagines that their children will be look-alikes.

Not all females are attracted to Herbie...

Source: Herbie #11b p.7 (1965-08)

Updated: 2004-09-26

Not all females are attracted to Herbie...

...nope, not all

Source: Herbie #12a p.8 (1965-09)

Updated: 2004-09-26

...nope, not all

Herbie likes fat on himself, but not others.

Source: Herbie #13a p.9 (1965-10)

Updated: 2004-09-26

Herbie likes fat on himself, but not others.

UGLY people.

Source: Herbie #14b p.9 (1965-12)

Updated: 2004-09-26

UGLY people.

Herbie's dad once looked like him, and Herbie comments while looking at his father's rival's thought balloon. UGLY.

Source: Herbie #15a p.2 (1966-02)

Updated: 2004-09-26

Herbie's dad once looked like him, and Herbie comments while looking at his father's rival's thought balloon.

Herbie looked at Hepzibah Higgins' thought balloon of their potential joint product. UGLY.

Source: Herbie #16b p.3 (1966-03)

Updated: 2004-10-01

Herbie looked at Hepzibah Higgins' thought balloon of their potential joint product.

Sometimes the distaste was mutual, as with Myles Standish in Pilgrim times.

Source: Herbie #17a p.4 (1966-04)

Updated: 2004-09-26

Sometimes the distaste was mutual, as with Myles Standish in Pilgrim times.

His grandfather was similar, and Herbie thought fat meant handsome.

Source: Herbie #18a p.1 (1966-06)

Updated: 2004-10-01

His grandfather was similar, and Herbie thought fat meant handsome.

No one could tell the difference between the evil robot and the real Fat Fury, and people thought that the Fat Fury had turned to crime. But look carefully. Real Fat Fury handsome. Robot ugly.

Source: Herbie #18a p.11 (1966-06)

Updated: 2004-09-26

No one could tell the difference between the evil robot and the real Fat Fury, and people thought that the Fat Fury had turned to crime.

In Dracula's Wax Museum in #20a, Herbie is not met with approval. Wonder why.

Source: Herbie #20a p.10 (1966-09)

Updated: 2004-09-26

In Dracula's Wax Museum in #20a , Herbie is not met with approval.

Duplicate Herbie at center of the Earth.

Source: Herbie #20b p.10 (1966-09)

Updated: 2008-11-24

Duplicate Herbie at center of the Earth.

Look-alikes were sometimes just a surprise, like Viking Eric Shapiro's future wife.

Source: Herbie #21b p.6 (1966-10)

Updated: 2004-10-01

Look-alikes were sometimes just a surprise, like Viking Eric Shapiro's future wife.

Herbie and Grandpa.

Source: Herbie #22a p.7 (1966-12)

Updated: 2004-10-01

Herbie and Grandpa.

Herbie's final sentiment on look-alikes. UGLY.

Source: Herbie #22a p.11 (1966-12)

Updated: 2004-09-26

Herbie's final sentiment on look-alikes.