 It has been very widely reported that the character of H.E.R.B.I.E  the robot was created because of concerns that The Human Torch might  lead children to set themselves afire. Comics creator  John Byrne (VI) (qv) did a story on the concept while  writer/artist of the Fantastic Four comic book in the early 1980s,  and Doug Wildey (qv) claimed to have been part of the decision  when interviewed for "Amazing Heroes" comics fan magazine (however,  as a longtime Hanna