Popeye remains the world's greatest spinach salesman nearly a century after he made his comic-strip debut on the eve of the Great Depression. The sailor man's legend is recounted every March 26, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Popeye, created by Elzie Crisler Segar, made his debut on January 17, 1929 as a part of a comic strip titled Thimble Theatre, and ...

When Randy Milholland’s first-grade teacher asked what he wanted to do when he grew up, he said, “I want to draw Popeye,” the comic hero he loved with from the newspaper and TV. “Maybe you should ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Popeye was created by E.C. Segar in 1929, and has been a constant presence in pop culture since.

Popeye the Sailor Man is pushing 100 these days, but he's still scarfing down spinach and clobbering bullies as readily as he was back in 1929. To celebrate Popeye's enduring pop culture appeal, ...

Forrest “Bud” Sagendorf was E.C. Segar’s young assistant on Popeye in the 1930s. When Segar died in 1938, King Features Syndicate considered Sagendorf too young to take over the comic strip. Instead, ...

“I’m strong to the finish ’cause I eats me spinach.” Popeye sang that lyric in many of the cartoons starring the super-strong Sailor Man. Indeed, he is so synonymous with spinach that he is still used ...

The Alabama Folklife Association has honored the late Ohatchee resident, Tom Sims, who wrote the dialogue for the famous old comic strip character, Popeye the Sailor Man. He was a prolific writer for ...

What if artists ranging from Kelley Jones (Batman, The Sandman) to Sam & Max creator Steve Purcell created their own takes on the legendary comic strip and cartoon character Popeye? The result is ...

I wonder if my Swee’ Pea doll from the “Popeye” comic strip has any value. It has a rubber head and hands and (fabric) clothing. I don’t know how old it is. It was given to me about 20 years ago, and ...