2005.05.11 - Popeye

POPEYE Everything you should know about the most famous sailor in the world :)

The comic strip

Popeye first appeared on January 17, 1929 as a minor character in Segar's newspaper cartoon strip Thimble Theatre, which had been running for years with protagonists Olive Oyl, her brother Castor Oyl, and boyfriend Ham Gravy. The Popeye character became so popular that he was given a larger and larger part in the strip; then the strip was renamed after him.

Segar's strip was quite different from the cartoons that followed. The stories were more complex, with many characters that never appeared in the cartoons (King Blozo for example). Spinach usage was rare and Bluto only made one appearance. The original newspaper strips were collected in multiple volumes by Fantagraphics.

Another regular character in the strip was J. Wellington Wimpy, a moocher and hamburger lover. The character's name was later borrowed for the Wimpy restaurant chain, which was one of the first overseas fast food restaurants featuring hamburgers, which they call Wimpy Burgers.

The strip is also responsible for popularising although not inventing the word 'goon' (meaning a thug or lackey).

After Segar's death in 1938, many different artists were hired to draw the strip, the most notable being Bud Sagendorf beginning in 1958.

Popeye's song

And here are the lyrics of Popeye's famous song:

I'm Popeye the Sailor Man I'm Popeye the Sailor Man I'm strong to the finich Cause I eats me spinach I'm Popeye the Sailor Man

I'm one tough gazookus Which hates all palookas Wot ain't on the up and square I biffs 'em and buffs 'em An' always outroughs 'em An' none of 'em gets nowhere

If anyone dasses to risk me fisk It's "boff" and its "wham", un'erstand So, keep good behavior That's your one life saver With Popeye the Sailor Man.

I'm Popeye the Sailor Man I'm Popeye the Sailor Man I'm strong to the finich Cause I eats me spinach I'm Popeye the Sailor Man

And if it is still not enough, here you'll find more information about Popeye!

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