Herbie and Friends
Cartoons In Wartime
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press
- Initial publish date
- May 1990
- Category
- World War II, General, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780920474525
- Publish Date
- May 1990
- List Price
- $14.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459713819
- Publish Date
- May 1990
- List Price
- $7.99
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Clearly the favourite character of Canada’s overseas troops during World War II, "Herbie" had a penchant for getting into some of the most bizarre predicaments imaginable. With feet that generally led to trouble and a nose like a disillusioned banana, Herbie provided Canadian soldiers with a daily ration of laughter at a time when humour was often at a premium. No figure before or since boosted so effectively the spirit of Canadians overseas.
As J.D. MacFarlane, Editor of The Maple Leaf, stated so aptly: "War can be funny as hell. Things happen to soldiers that shoudn’t happen to a human – crazy situations that add touches of humour to an otherwise grim business … Herbie helped to win the war with laughs."
