Popeye the Sailor, created by Elzie Crisler Segar, is now public domain. Popeye is among a slew of 1929 characters and works, as well as 1924 sound recordings, that entered the public domain on ...

Anyone who grew up on the Popeye television series thinks of him as a Navy sailor. But that's not where he started in E.C. Segar's original comic strip back in 1929, and he took a couple of surprising ...

A tattooed smoker with a knack for trouble, he could almost qualify as one of Hollywood’s bad boys. Really, he’s just Popeye ‘ brawler, spinach fiend and sailor man extraordinaire. Born on the ...

One of the most iconic cartoons of all time is “Popeye the Sailor,” and believe it or not, there is a day that has been created to honor the fictional character. That day is today, but before any fans ...

When most people think of Popeye, we probably think about a hard-hitting sailor man fueled by a love for canned spinach. But the real inspiration for the rowdy animated mariner came from someone who ...