HERBIE POPNECKER'S BACK, FOLKS! AND WHETHER YOURE A SCIENCE LC TION FAM,
OR A PATRIOT FOR THE SUPERNATURAL, YOU'LL
50 HOLD TIGHT AS WE BRING
(OUR STORY OPENS AT AN EMERGENCY MEETIA
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THE. FACTS. THE ATMOSPHERE
(OF OLR PLANET IS GRADUALLY
DISINTEGRATING, BECOMING.
UNBREATHABLE. WE'RE FACED
WITH THE DESTRUCTION OF
EVERY LIVING CREATURE,
[INCLUDING OURSELVES.
THERE'S
ONE THING TO
DO: KEEP OUR
SCIENTISTS
WORKING
DESPERATELY!
GET YOUR KICKS OUT OF A/S LATEST ADVENTURES,
YOU THE AMAZING LOWDOWN ON---THE ELECTRONIC TELE’
THAT
MADEST
ON PLANET EARTH
KNOWN BY HUMANS AS
SNEODIGER'S
‘GPA
BE DISPATCHED.
TUBES.
COULD FERRET OUT AND ANALYZE
THE TIWIEST OBJECT WO MATTER
HOW DISTANT. AND $0 IT HAPPENED.
(GREAT TIDINGS, YOUR.
WE HAVE DISCOVERED,
WHAT WE SEEK} IT IS SITUATED
TET OUR
SALAO OIL! eee
‘AT ONCE
TO LOOT EARTH OF IT
IT CAN BE
FIND SOA MIGHTY ARMADA
DEPARTED
naan ee
Pr FROM THEM WE'VE
GURROUNDED CURCEL TES Wit
AN INVISIBILITY FIELD THE
EARTHLINGS WILL SEE
NEITHER US NOR’
‘OUR ROCKETS!
VITAL ERRAND
IN CITIES AND TOWNS THROUGHOUT AMERICA, THEY MADE
THEIR SECRET LANDINGS IN THE DARK OF NIGHT: FREELY
THEY PASSED THROUGH WINDOWS AND DOORS ON THEIR
NGTHING OF THS WAS KNOWN NEXT MORNING IN
THE HONE OF THE POPNECKER FAMILY, NOT
EVEN OUR 0. PAL HERBIE SUSPECTED WHAT
HAD HAPPENED™
YOUR AUNT LAVINIAS
COMING TO DINNER TONIGHT,
RERBIE~-AND YOU KNOW
HOW SHE IS IF SHE CANT.
HAVE SNEDDIGER'S SALAD
‘OIL-AND WERE dd
OW, ALL RIGHT~-YOU DON'T }
HAI
‘TO GO, ONLY AUNT
LAVINIA WILL BE VERY
DISPLEASED WHEN SHE
HEARS YOU DIDN'T WANT TO,
AND YOUR BIRTHDAYS NEXT
WEEK-~AND SHE ALWayS
SENDS YOU THE BIGGEST
BOX OF LOLLIPOPS:
WHO SAD I Dipw:T )]
WANT TO GOZTM
Poon Havent * ]
achive STOLENMATTER
THING ELSE TO 00 OF FACT, IT'S BEEN STOLEN
TODAY ANYWAY:-- OUT OF EVERY STORE IN
TOWN. JESRIR IG A BIGRRS ES
RTERS-| "Vi e
ROEUE AND T CAN STILL COME | | NO. gor" ] NO CLUES:
UP WITH A BOTTLE OF Ss
‘SNEDDIGER'S GALAD Fag
ibe J
Re OIL:
PLEASE GENTLEMEN
PLEASE! We AINT GOT,
j- EXCEPT
‘SURE ~-GURE~IT'S GOTTA BE HIM-“HE'S THE
CLEVEREST CROOK KNOWN! MY THEORY IS HE
STOLE ALL THE SNEDDIGER'S GALAD OIL.TO
[CORNER THE MARKET AND MAKE MILLIONS.
ExeTORE =F ANYONE GAY EVER FIND,
=< VI
OUT WHERE HE /5/
g ~ (eK Ne
er —
YA-HA-HA! WHO.
OARES TO SUMMON
Ne MineReULPI H-HERBIE
POPNECKER!6-GOSH,
HERBIE---I'M 5-SORRY
WHAT DOI KEEP yOu
FELLAS AROUND FORT
GET THE BOYS AND GO
TOWORK! |
Br HE'S IN TH
WITH HIS WHOLE
GANG! YOU'LL NEED
ALL THE HELP WE
CAN GIVE Yous.H-HOLD IT,
BOYS 17'S
HERBIE
POPNECKER!NO, WE DIDN'T FIND ANY OF THE STOLEN] | WHY,NO-- THATS WHAT LET'S SEE.NOW,IFT WERE
SALAD OlL_ON THE PREMISES-CUBGS BOTILE OF ENEDDIGER'S
'S SOME! COURSE, OFS SALA OIL AND SOMEBODY
G STOLE ME, WHERE WOULD
GO"?
IEGORE KNEW WHAT WAG HAPPEN His
In na gs wee oe
Borne OF ENEDDIGERS,
SALAD ONS
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{CONTINUED ON PAGE AFTER NEXT)‘THAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHTREASON|
SOLONS TO FALL WAS,
EARTHLING WISE
GDY--- TEACH HIM 70.
BUTT INONMY
TERRITORY:
7 GULP! T.
ITS HERBIE
POPNECKER!,THE SCM WERE BUSY:
SO THIS 15 THE AS SOON AS THE RESERVOIRS
MAGICAL LIQUID (OF OUR MACHINES ARE FULL,
WHICH 15 GOING OUR ATMOSPHERE WILL BE.
70 SAVE US! FULLY RESTORED,
OH KING!
THE HUGE BEASTS OF
‘OUR PLANET HAVE BEEN
DRIVEN MAD BYOUR
FAILING ATMOSPHERE!
‘THEY'RE ATTACKING
‘THE CITY WALLS!
(EWS!
TERRIBLE
NEWS!
IT---IT MUST BE SOME
ieFLOP THE LIQNOSAURS BEATA HASTY RETREAT i |
TE CITY Whe SAVED! [TLET'S SEE~-3:25 3:25 ALREADY? 1
= AND ALL'S WELL.THE ) [DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS
HAVE ITZ PLANET BERTRAM SO LATE~-MIND IF I
1S SAVED--- BORROW THIS
BIKE?