Celebrating his 85th Birthday - Popeye
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Mental Floss:
15 Things to Know About Popeye on His 85th Anniversary
On January 17, 1929, Popeye made his first appearance in E.C. Segar's comic strip Thimble Theatre, and the spinach-eating sailor with the oversized forearms and corncob pipe would not only go on to become the strip's most popular character, but also see his star rise to the uppermost levels of comics royalty in the years that followed. Considered by many to be one of the greatest comics�and cartoon�characters of all time, Popeye was an unexpected success for Segar and the publishers of Thimble Theatre, and he went on to spawn a wildly popular animated series, multiple iterations of comic strips, and even a live-action film.
In honor of Popeye's 85th anniversary, we've compiled a list of 15 things that you might not know about the famous sailor:1. Thimble Theatre was already 10 years old when the famous sailor made his debut. Popeye quickly became so popular among readers that he was brought back in a recurring role, and eventually became the main character of the strip, which was subsequently renamed Popeye in the 1970s.
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Posted by DaveH at January 17, 2014 10:43 AM