In 1933, Max and Dave Fleischer’s Fleischer Studios adapted the Thimble Theatre characters into a series of Popeye the Sailor theatrical cartoon shorts for Paramount Pictures. The daily strips are reprints of old Sagendorf stories. The strip continues to appear in first-run installments in its Sunday edition, written and drawn by Hy Eisman. Thimble Theatre was continued after Segar’s death in 1938 by several writers and artists, most notably Segar’s assistant Bud Sagendorf. He first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on JanuPopeye became the strip’s title in later years.Īlthough Segar’s Thimble Theatre strip was in its tenth year when Popeye made his debut, the sailor quickly became the main focus of the strip and Thimble Theatre soon became one of King Features’ most popular properties during the 1930s. Popeye the Sailor Man is a cartoon fictional character, created by Elzie Crisler Segar, who has appeared in comic strips and theatrical and television animated cartoons. Information thanks to the Grand Comic DatabaseĪlso 8 issues Dell Four Color Comics 17,26,43,70,113,127,145,168 #160 and #161 were not published the material prepared for #160 appears in #165. Numbering continues from Popeye (Charlton, 1969 series) #138. Paper Stock: glossy cover newsprint interior Number of Issues Published: 31 (#139 – #171) Numbering continues with Popeye the Sailor (Western, 1978 series) #139. Numbering continues from Popeye (King Features, 1966 series) #92. Number of Issues Published: 45 (#94 – #138) Publication Dates: February 1969 – January 1977 Numbering continues with Popeye (Charlton, 1969 series) #94. Numbering continues from Popeye (Western, 1962 series) #80. Paper Stock: Glossy cover Newsprint interior Number of Issues Published: 12 (#81 – #92) Publication Dates: August 1966 – December 1967 Numbering continues with Popeye (King Features, 1966 series) #81.
Numbering continues from Popeye (Dell, 1948 series) #65.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover newsprint interiorīinding: Saddle-stitched (Squarebound #66 & 67) Number of Issues Published: 15 (#66 – #80) Publication Dates: October 1962 – May 1966 Numbering continues with Popeye (Western, 1962 series) #66. Number of Issues Published: 65 (#1 – #65)ĭimensions: standard Golden Age, then Silver Age US size Publication Dates: February -April 1948 – July-September 1962