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Popeye the Sailor is a fictional cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar. [17][18][19][20] The character first appeared on January 17, 1929, in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre.
Elzie Crisler Segar (/ ˈ s iː ɡ ɑːr /; [1] December 8, 1894 – October 13, 1938), known by the pen name E. C. Segar, was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of Popeye, a pop culture character who first appeared in 1929 in Segar's comic strip Thimble Theatre.
Nov 30, 2018 · One of comics’ greatest storytellers, Elzie Crisler Segar created a thoroughly American icon with the addition of the Spooneristic, squinty Popeye the Sailor. Popeye’s 1929 entrance in the daily Thimble Theatre marked a literal sea change in a decade-old strip.
Oct 3, 2019 · Popeye the Sailor celebrated his 90th birthday on January 17, 2019. In Huntington Beach California a beautifully constructed timeline of the sailor’s career was on display. Naturally, the work of E.C. Segar, who created Popeye for his Thimble Theatre comic strip was showcased.
- Allan Holtz
Thimble Theatre's first main characters were Olive Oyl and her boyfriend, Harold Hamgravy. After the strip moved away from its initial focus, it settled into a comedy-adventure style featuring Olive, Ham Gravy, and Olive's enterprising brother, Castor Oyl.
E.C. Segar is one of the classic American newspaper cartoonists, famous as the creator of 'Thimble Theatre' (1919- ), better known under its current name, 'Popeye' (1929- ). He created the main cast members Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto, Wimpy, Swee'pea, Alice...
14 hours ago · ‘Thimble Theater and the Pre-Popeye Comics of E.C. Segar‘ Edited by Peter Maresca Fantagraphics, 156 pages. Among the observations to be gleaned from a new volume edited by Peter Maresca, “Thimble Theater and the Pre-Popeye Comics of E.C. Segar,” is that Olive Oyl was not always a paragon of gangly femininity.
