Claim: Herbie, who is described as short, obese, unstylish, and young,  first appeared in Forbidden Worlds #73 on Dec. 1958 and was created by Richard E. Hughes and Ogden Whitney.
Evidence: Herbie Popnecker is a fictional comic book character that first appeared in Forbidden Worlds #73 in December 1958, published by American Comics Group. He was created by Richard E. Hughes (using the pseudonym "Shane O'Shea") and Ogden Whitney. Herbie is an antithetical hero: short, obese, unstylish, and young.