Among the observations to be gleaned from a new volume edited by Peter Maresca, “Thimble Theater and the Pre-Popeye Comics of E.C. Segar,” is that Olive Oyl was not always a paragon of gangly ...

On August 27, 1929, "Thimble Theater" comic strip by Elzie Crisler Segar featured an early interaction between the titular ...

Popeye the Sailor made his first appearance in E.C. Segar’s Thimble Theatre comic strip published on January 17, 1929. But, interestingly enough, he wasn’t the star of the show just yet.

On January 17, 1929, Popeye made his first appearance in E.C. Segar's comic strip Thimble Theatre, and the spinach-eating sailor with the oversized forearms and corncob pipe would not only go on ...

Popeye first appeared in the comics in January 1929, as a supporting player in Elzie Segar's Thimble Theater, a high-spirited strip that was already home to Olive Oyl, her brother Castor Oyl ...

Popeye, created by Elzie Crisler Segar, made his debut on January 17, 1929 as a part of a comic strip titled Thimble Theatre, and instantly caught the attention of readers. This resulted in him ...

Segar launched his "Thimble Theatre" comic strip starring Olive Oyl in the New York Journal in 1910, according to Popeye.com. Popeye, however, did not make his first appearance until Jan. 17 ...

The very first appearance of Popeye the Sailor, as seen in Thimble Theatre comic strip, "Gobs of Work" At the top of the list is Popeye, but before you crack open your celebratory can of spinach ...

These are just some of the works entering the public domain this year (you can view the full catalog here): The list also includes Popeye, who first appeared in E.C. Segar’s Thimble Theatre ...

Segar needed a sailor for his long-running daily comic, "Thimble Theatre," for the Jan. 17, 1929, strip. Popeye was recruited from the local docks to take the main character, Castor Oyl ...

A similar situation could play out with Popeye, who first appeared on Jan. 17, 1929, in the comic strip Thimble Theatre. That version alone — and not the Popeye who began appearing in animated ...

The announcement of Chernin Entertainment’s new Popeye film comes as the character is celebrating his 95th anniversary this year, making his public debut in the Thimble Theater comic strip in 1929.