He's more than just an acronym, heck, he's more than just a robot! He's H.E.R.B.I.E.! The Fantastic Four's eager, little helper that can! What kind of adventures await the curious little doodad when the family isn't looking?
Stockman says;
"H.E.R.B.I.E (or Humanoid Experimental Robot B-Type Integrated Electronics) is a robot created by Reed Richards to help out[...]
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And there is a sudden run on Fantastic Four comic books on eBay, especially for Fantastic Four #209 from 1979, which featured the first appearance in print of the Fantastic Four robot H.E.R.B.I.E.
Fantastic Four #209, First Appearance Of H.E.R.B.I.E on eBay
H.E.R.B.I.E was initially conceived for the cartoon series The New Fantastic Four in 1978 when[...]