Adaptation comic book adaptation cartoon adaptation. The most common popeye comic book material is metal. Popeye or popeye the sailor is a comic book series based upon popeye and the rest of the thimble theatre cast, spun off from four colors early popeye editions. Written by the eisner awardwinning roger landridge the muppets, with pitchperfect art from rising star bruce ozella, its a new take on the classic character thats true to its roots. The author skips over the other half of the history of popeye with his start as a secondary character in some comic strip and his various comic strip or comic book authors. George wildman drew popeye stories for charlton comics. Along the way, he vies with the rough bluto for the affections of olive oyl and adopts the young sweet pea. Popeye has also appeared in theatrical and television animated cartoons. Popeye in the the shadow strikes comic book, and probably others. Comics historian craig yoe collects and beautifully packages the best of the best of sangendorfs thrilling and rollonthefloor laughing tales. Select 9 to 5 agnes animal crackers arctic circle b. Popeye the sailor is a fictional muscular american cartoon character created by elzie crisler segar. Popeye also discovers his longlost pappy in the middle of it all, so with a band of his new friends, popeye heads off to stop bluto, and hes got.
Customs services and international tracking provided. It was drawn and written by several people before king features assigned the. Rough house would return as a recurring character in the 1948 comic book. Although betty boop has a small cameo appearance, the cartoon mostly introduces the main characters.
Popeye also discovers his longlost pappy in the middle of it all, so with a band of his new friends, popeye heads off to stop bluto, and hes got the power of spinach, which popeye detests, to. This comic book series mostly dealt with selfcontained tales unlike the original. Cartoonist put the muscle in popeye hartford courant. In the town of sweetville, lovable sailor popeye seeks out his longlost father. Popeye cartoon character britannica encyclopedia britannica. This format continued in the early issues of the four color comic book series by dell publishing before evolving into new stories and art by bud sagendorf, formerly the assistant of popeye creator e.
Popeye the sailor is a fictional muscular american cartoon character created by elzie crisler. The origins of the comic books are in the old newspaper comic strips, and e. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. Popeye movie simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Since 1929, through comic strips, tv, film, and gaming, popeye has been a pop culture icon. Sunks popular book how to grow kids but it doesnt seem to work very well. Its been a fun ride, but all good things must come to an end. The fleischer popeye cartoons can be seen today on the the cartoon network. This was followed by popeye and son in 1987 the movie, released in 1980 and starring a young robin williams in one of his first film roles, is a cult.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Popeye comic books were originally written and drawn by bud sadndorf. The movie starred robin williams his movie debut as popeye, paul dooley as wimpy, paul l. There are three genius incarnations of popeye the comic strip by e. Segar, the series lasted for 171 issues until 1984. Popeye, olive oyl, and sweepea explore a house looking for lost treasure, while. The greatest comic book movies that dont have superheroes mar 25, 2010. In the late 1970s, hannabarbera produced a new series of popeye cartoons for cbs. Smith as bluto, ray walston as poopdeck pappy, and shelley duvall as olive oyl. In 1980, paramount pictures released a liveaction musical motion picture in.
There have been several popeye publications since the character first appeared amongst the cast of thimble theatre, starting with hardcover bound collections of the daily strips through the 1930s. While there, popeye meets new friends who live in the townwimpy, a man whose favorite food is hamburgers and olive oyl, blutos girlfriend. The character has also appeared in theatrical and television animated cartoons. Robin williams portrayed the old salt in the liveaction film popeye 1980. Popeye whitman bronze age cartoon character comics. On january 17, popeye kicks off his 90th birthday celebration with the relaunch of popeyes cartoon club comic strip series on.
Segar, the animations by max fleischer, and unknown to many, the brilliant 1940s and 50s comic book stories by bud sangendorf. And the genius bud sagendorf does his own thing in a nonpopeye comic featuring a rousing kid. It stars robin williams his film debut as popeye the sailor man and shelley duvall as olive oyl. And the genius bud sagendorf does his own thing in a non popeye comic featuring a rousing kid.
Popeye whitman bronze age cartoon character comics for sale. Popeye dell 10 cents with olive oyl the colors, the composition, all the lovely negative space, the type and of course the ripe and dynamic. The adventures of the famous sailor man and his friends in the seaside town of sweethaven. Popeye and the haunted house sc 1980 weekly reader comic. C segars classic creation is back, with his first original comic in over 30 years. See more ideas about popeye the sailor man, popeye and olive and popeye cartoon. April 10, 20 entertainment, products, uncategorized.
Sep 16, 2017 the origins of the comic books are in the old newspaper comic strips, and e. It was written by jules feiffer and stars robin williams as popeye the sailor man and shelley duvall as olive oyl. Popeye is a 1980 musical movie based on the characters and concepts created in e. Popeye and the haunted house sc 1980 weekly reader comic books. Popeye, a pugnacious, wisecracking cartoon sailor who possesses superhuman. Popeye is a 1980 musical comedy liveaction film adaptation directed by robert altman and adapted from e. Main character and harold hamgravys girlfriend until popeye makes his debut 1929, olive is very tall and very skinny with black hair rolled in a neat bun, like her mother nana, and enormous feet. Created by elzie crisler segar in 1929 for his newspaper comic series thimble theatre, popeye the sailor has since become one of popular cultures most enduring and iconic characters. Brilliant mind of edison lee broomhilda buckles cathy crankshaft crock curtis deflocked dennis. Its story follows popeyes adventures as he arrives in the town of sweethaven. Jun 06, 20 an interview with roger langridge on popeye.
Popeye is a muscular sailor who arrives in the seaside town of sweethaven in search of his longlost father. Popeye, the first comic super anti hero by alex grand duration. In 1980, a theatrical movie called popeye was released, featuring an original story. Father and son robots axle and cam face the menace of the terrible black mechanic, who tries to disassemble robots for spare parts.
This comic book series mostly dealt with selfcontained tales unlike the. Television syndication packages of popeye cartoons tend toward a mixture of theatrical shorts and the 1960s shorts produced by al brodax. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comic con new york comic con sundance film festival. Live action version of the sailor man with the spinach can. Get the best deals on popeye whitman bronze age cartoon character comics when you shop. This kit includes bendable figurines of popeye and olive oyl and a 32page book on the two lovebirds, with fullcolor illustrations. Popeye is a 1980 american musical comedy film directed by robert altman and distributed by paramount pictures.
Segars the thimble theater comic strip and featured popeye fan art. First seen in the 1930s, the original popeye s cartoon club ran at the end of e. Get the best deals on popeye whitman bronze age cartoon character comics when you shop the largest online selection at. Thimble theatre starring popeye, tempo books, na, 1979 1980. It was written by jules feiffer and stars robin williams 2 as popeye the sailor man and shelley duvall as olive oyl. In the series published by dell, popeye became a freelance police assistant, fighting the mafia and blutos criminal activities. The title remained with the other publishers that followed. First seen in the 1930s, the original popeyes cartoon club ran at the end of e. I believe that one such example is robert altmans 1980 adaptation of popeye. Segar was an absolute genius whose original intent for popeye was a oneeyed barfighting sailor, who grew up as an. The author gives a chapter to these gentlemen, but barely talks about some of the classic story lines that were created here that would see recreation later in the films and. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 54 produced by 3 cinematography by 1 film editing by. Get the best deals on popeye whitman bronze age cartoon character comics when. Although he was introduced as a minor walkon character, popeye quickly muskled his way into the limelight and eclipsed the older characters to become the star of thimble.
Unfollow popeye the sailor comic to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Popeye whitman bronze age cartoon character comics for. Segars thimble theatre strip was in its 10th year when. A dell comic dell comic dell dell stamp dell rectangle indicia publishers. Popeye finds that the town is governed by the pirate and angry bully bluto. In the porky pig cartoon porkys garden, a baby chick eats a spinach leaf and assumes popeye s physical form and speech ill lays him among da sweet peas. Written by the eisner awardwinning roger landridge the muppets, with pitchperfect art from rising star bruce ozella, its a new take on. Popeye was created in 1929 by elzie crisler segar and first published in a new york newspaper. With robin williams, shelley duvall, ray walston, paul dooley.
Spotlighting popeye and his unforgettable girlfriend olive oyl is perfectly timed for valentines day. This format continued in the early issues of the four color comic book series by dell publishing before evolving into new stories and art by bud. A variety of artists have created popeye comic book stories since then. Popeye and olive oyl vintage comic books featuring a grand western tale, the kind popeye fans love. On january 17, popeye kicks off his 90th birthday celebration with the relaunch of popeye s cartoon club comic strip series on. The best comic strips, political cartoons and puzzles in all the land. Segar, altmans popeye made waves right after richard donners superlative superman hit the screens, but well before a time in which youd find a new comicbookadaptation opening at the multiplex every single weekend. Begun in 1948 with story and art by bud sagendorf, formerly the assistant of popeye creator e. The character first appeared in the daily king features comic strip thimble theatre on january 17, 1929, and popeye became the strips title in later years.
Popeye the sailor is a cartoon fictional character created by elzie crisler segar. These comics are near mint and are in very good condition. Comic book fans lets have another nice long chat and just like yesterday ive picked out a movie t. Segar popeye, fantagraphics, 1980s, reprints all segar sundays featuring popeye in four volumes, all segar dailies featuring. Make offer popeye the sailor man surprise comic book lot of 7 comics i yam what i yam lot of 7 dell comics golden age 195254 disney.