HERBIE, like DC's Harley Quinn, was actually created outside of comics for an animated series. In the robot's case, that's 1978's short-lived show The New Fantastic Four. Created by semi-obscure ...

(Marvel created a previous animated series called Fantastic Four that aired in 1967.) The lineup of the short-lived 1978 cartoon included Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Girl, The Thing, and HERBIE.

The Humanoid Experimental Robot, B-type, Integrated Electronics was created for the 1978 Fantastic Four animated series in place of the Human Torch. And H.E.R.B.I.E. was later integrated into the ...

Who is the Fantastic Four’s robot companion H.E.R.B.I.E.? Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby for the 1978 animated series The New Fantastic Four as a replacement for the Human Torch, H.E.R.B.I.E ...

to produce a brand new animated television series based on Marvel’s popular property, The Fantastic Four. Under the terms of the agreement, Antefilms will commence production immediately on 26 ...