The original Popeye and Tintin characters have now entered the public domain. The original Popeye the Sailor first appeared ...

‘Oh, I’m Popeye the Sailor Man!’ Most people know Popeye as a tough, spinach-eating sailor, a cartoon character created by American cartoonist E. C. Segar. But did you know who the real-life ...

The early version of the cartoon sailor is now in public domain, and he's already the star of a slasher movie.

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. With freedom, it seems, comes homicide ...