Popeye takes Swee'Pea to the barber for a haircut but he's to scared and won't remove his hat. So Popeye tells him the story of Samson, the man who believed he got his strength from his long hair.

But Popeye sails into the 21st century in a couple of ways: The animation is a handsome, computer-generated 3-D, and the plot touches on issues of paternal abandonment and family reconciliation.

The original Popeye, introduced in a comic strip in 1929, is the star of this year's class of newly unprotected characters, books, movies and music.

Popeye, who was created by E.C. Segar and made his first appearance as part of the King Features strip “Thimble Theatre” on Jan. 17, 1929, is the latest newspaper comic strip character to ...

The "Captain Jim" show is further asserted to have been broadcast from 1959 to about 1965 in an after-school time slot with Popeye cartoons, with this version of the show running for an hour.

Like most comic book stars, Popeye! The Sailor Man is looking good for his age. The aging, spinach eating hero turns 75 today. The character was created by Elzie Segar and made his debut in 1929.