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The New Fantastic Four HERBIE first appeared in 1978 as part of the team’s second animated series

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HERBIE first appeared in 1978 as part of the team’s second animated series, The New Fantastic Four .

HerBIE has been part of our earliest looks at the film from the very beginning, from the moment the cast was confirmed.

The robot was originally designed by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby to replace Johnny in the show.

HERBIE will be the replacement for Johnny in the new Fantastic Four series.

The robot was introduced by Reed Richards in the comics as Johnny was "out of town" when the team signed contracts for the series.

HerBIE is an unintentional turncoat, having been secretly taken over by the living robot Dr. Sun .