However, pretty much all of the above feats are meaningless in the scope of things. Why, you ask? Because of Herbie’s most powerful 'ability,' of course (ie. almost all manner of creature want nothing to do with him… They actually fear him, in fact.)
Absolutely. He's one of the few characters who never struggled one bit to do anything he needed to do. If something had to be done, he just did it.... And effortlessly at that.
You'd almost need to be high to come up with some of this stuff. lol.
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The only 'weakness' I'd say Herbie might have is that he could potentially run out of lollipops, I guess (as Digi said.) However, he never ran completely out of lollipops throughout his entire series, so that 'weakness' wouldn't really be in character for him at all.
It should also be noted that, while rarely seen, Herbie doesn't 'need' the lollipops to manifest powers - he has used an array of abilities without them (ie. things like magic, strength, speed, durability, the ability to grab energy blasts, his aptly named 'Ultimate Power,' etc.) The suckers just seem like a way for him to focus his powers more than anything. But what kind of consistency do you really expect (where particulars are concerned,) from a comic spawned by the mind of an opiate addict? lol.
Anyhow, like Digi also said: Quite true.
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Last edited by Galan007 on Feb 3rd, 2009 at 01:09 AM
Inspired by Bob Hughes' "Popnecker Papers" in Amazing Heroes #173, I collected examples of Herbie's powers and gags from 2003 to 2008. Just google "Herbie Popnecker: Examples of Recurring Themes". There are over 1500 examples.
Herbie could lose powers if lollipops were missing or if they lost their potency. Google: popnecker examples lollipops
Herbie could be hurt, but only if it was funny: Google: popnecker examples indestructible, and view the last section
Sorry for the google-links, but I'm not allowed to post them.
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