POPEYE - Segar's Genius vs. The Movies

  There are basically two Popeyes…

1) E.C. Segar's work of genius. A comic strip of wit and amazing hilarious characters.
2) The animated Popeye

While the animated Popeye had its own charm (especially the Fleisher Studios series) the Popeye of the comic strip is the real Popeye in my book. The real Popeye is tough. He doesn't need spinach to get tough, he's tough all the time. He is big hearted, quick tempered and is a good single parent to his little SweePea. While the animated Popeye was always the same (a battle with Bluto or Brutus over Olive Oyl that is won by Popeye eating spinach), the comic strip is rich with satire, great characters, adventure and an amazing sense of humor.

 Here is a nice example of the comic strip Popeye…even though this one focuses on Wimpy, it is a great sampling of the humor of the strip…