Tag: Popeye

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.

Popeye is 90 Years Old

Popeye will be turning 90 years old in 2019.

King Features Syndicate: One Hundred Years of King Features Syndicate

Who can forget characters like: Krazy Kat! Popeye! Flash Gordon! Beetle Bailey! Blondie! Prince Valiant! Hagar the Horrible! Barney Google and Snuffy Smith! Baby Blues! Mutt & Jeff! Zits! Juliet Jones! Buz Sawyer! Steve Canyon! Bizarro! Hi & Lois! Maggie & Jiggs! Johnny Hazard! It has already been 100 years since King Features Syndicate unleashed […]

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 in weird ways. Popeye has been peddling sugar cigarettes all these years to get your kids hooked on sugar and cigarettes. On the other side of the coin he sells […]

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. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I […]

Popysseus

R. Sikoryak notorious illustrator of Masterpiece Comics (Drawn & Quarterly) gives us Popysseus. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I read every message personally and, with your permission, may feature your thoughts […]

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 in 1973. Superman encounters Captain Strong, a sailor who becomes super-powerful by eating seaweed grown from alien spores. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or […]

Popeye: The Great Comic Book Tales of Bud Sagendorf

Popeye has had a few creators in the past 80 years, perhaps Bud Sagendorf is the least known but he refined the character and stayed true to E.C. Segar’s early strip. He gave Popeye his classic look and a better paced strip unlike Segar who dragged his stories. Popeye: The Great Comic Book Tales of […]

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.