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Look everybody! It's
Popeye the Sailor Man!
Popeye was created by
Elzie Crisler Segar. Popeye made his first appearance on
January 17, 1929 as a minor character in the newspaper comic
strip Thimble Theater, which featured Olive Oil, her
brother Castor Oil, and her boyfriend Ham Gravy. Popeye
became so popular that the comic strip was eventually
renamed after him. Thimble Theater was adapted into an
animated cartoon in 1933, and Popeye made his film debut in
1933, in Popeye the Sailor Man. Popeye became a huge
sensation, and to this day, his cartoons provide great
entertainment for children and adults alike.
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