Herbert Smith is a mechanic and garage owner.
Physical appearance[]
Herbert is an elderly man with white hair. He wears a blue hat and matching overalls over a long sleeve red shirt.
Personality[]
He's a boastful man, stating he's the best mechanic ever since he graduated from auto repair school. He really wants to be nice and help, but was upset about the constant string of events with cars going missing everytime they're placed in the garage, because of the rumors about his great-grandfather's ghost being supposedly behind it.
History[]
Scooby Doo... Where Are You! (Charlton Comics)[]
He immediately got active when he saw the Mystery Machine arrive at his station as the gang had an engine problem, which turned out to be the generator. He really wanted to help, but was upset about a problem his business was having, that being a constant cycle of bringing in a car to the garage, locking the place up, and then it disappearing the next morning. All of it was theories of his Great Grandfather, Mean Blacksmith Smith, as he wanted to get even with cars ever since his business went down the automobile was invented.
He did get some hopes up when Fred replied that they'll help with the case, and had his assistant Waldo, lend the van in for tonight.
Later that night, be locked up the place and left for home. He didn't return again at any point and it was unknown how he reacted when his assistant was responsible in using his Great Grandfather's rumor as a cover story for his thefts.
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Trivia[]
- Herbert's character model was recycled from one of the employees of Flatbottom's Bombs in the story, The Skeleton Speaks!.