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Popeye Volume 1: Olive Oyl and Her Sweety

An irresistible alchemy of screwball comedy, tender romance, and rags-to-riches fantasy, Elsie Crisler Segar's newspaper comic strip captivated readers of the Roaring Twenties and beyond. And Popeye, the sailor man, was the unlikely star of the show. Fantagraphics is thrilled to bring Segar's whimsical world back into print, reviving the origins of the beloved spinach-eating American icon for a whole new readership. The E.C. Segar Popeye Sundays series collects the complete Popeye Sunday stories in four gorgeous full-color volumes, each packaged in a deluxe die-cut vertical slipcase.

The Art of Popeye Artists and Comic Strippers’: Versions of the Spinach-Eating Superhero

This hardcover collection celebrates the incredible art of Popeye illustrated by scores of artists over the years with a special focus on Popeye's Cartoon Club by King Features Syndicate.

Also included are highlights from The National Cartoonists Society's celebration of Popeye's 90th year, and a collection of rare cover illustrations by popular counter-culture artists done for IDW comics.

The Art and History of Popeye

Hermes Press is celebrating the art of Popeye, the longest-living pop culture comic strip character. The Art of Popeye: A Masterwork of the Medium by R.C. Harvey is a must for fans. Popeye was created by Elzie Segar, the character comes and goes like a wave that hits the shore. 2021 is one of those years, another book titled The Art of Popeye Artists and Comic Strippers': Versions of the Spinach-Eating Superhero edited by comic book archivist Craig Yoe comes out this year from Clover Press.

Creepy Hyperreal Popeye

Folks this is what happens when you eat too much spinach. I will attest to many years of reading Popeye that your body will contort…

Wisdom From Popeye

Some folks like a last meal or a cigarette before getting executed. Popeye has different ideas.  Spinach is not the only thing on Popeye’s mind.

Popysseus

R. Sikoryak notorious illustrator of Masterpiece Comics (Drawn & Quarterly) gives us Popysseus.

Superman and Popeye

Did Popeye ever meet Superman? They never met but Captain Horatio Strong did challenge Superman. The knockoff Popeye character went head to head with Superman…

Popeye Candy Cigarettes

There is a common misconception perpetuated by some that Popeye candy cigarettes could encourage children to start smoking. I have a fondness for the nostalgic packaging of Popeye candy sticks.