Herbie #4
In "Big Fat Mess at the Okay Corral!", Herbie’s dad struggles with feeling inadequate after failing to help his son lose weight—until President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey step in, pulling him into a bizarre diplomatic crisis. Written by Shane O'Shea and illustrated by Ogden Whitney, this 1991 A-Plus Comics gem sees Herbie’s father appointed Ambassador to the far-flung nation of Hongadingia, where he’s thrust into a war between the Hissians and the Pigturtles. The cover by Ogden Whitney captures the absurdity perfectly—just as Herbie shrinks after a Hissian bite and his father swells from a Pigturtle encounter, chaos is guaranteed.
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Herbie's father feels like a failure because he can't get Herbie to lose weight. Herbie enlists the help of President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey who call his father to Washington. Herbie's father can't understand why everyone seems to know Herbie: Governor Nelson Rockefeller, President Charles de Gaulle, and Queen Elizabeth. Johnson appoints Herbie's dad Ambassador to Hongadingia, with his first big job to end a war between the Hissians and the Pigturtles. Herbie becomes skinny after he is bit by a Hissian and his father becomes fat after he is bit by a Pigturtle.
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