On July 14, 2023, Popeye celebrates the 90 th anniversary of his animation debut. He first appeared in the Thimble Theatre comic strip on January 17, 1929, created by E.C. Segar. When the comic strip ...

Well, blow me down. Check out this disclaimer on the wonderful and long-awaited collection of Max Fleischer’s “Popeye the Sailor Volume One 1933-1938” (Warner, $64.98): “The animated shorts you are ...

Animation buffs have waited years for it, and now Fleischer Studio's legendary Popeye the Sailor shorts are finally making their way to DVD. Popeye the Sailor - 1933-1938: Volume One contains the ...

The Library of Congress has announced its 2004 additions to the National Film Registry, and there are two cartoons on it: Fleischer’s 1936 POPEYE THE SAILOR MEETS SINDBAD THE SAILOR and the 1951 ...

On New Year's Day, the copyright on Popeye will expire in Great Britain: From January 1, the iconic sailor falls into the public domain in Britain under an EU law that restricts the rights of authors ...

Fleischer POPEYENo, not yet. King Features has released a dvd boxed set of 1960s Popeye cartoons – some of the worst cartoons ever made. It’s parent company, Hearst, refuses to allow the release of ...

Maybe Popeye owes his longevity to all that vitamin-rich spinach. The “Ugg, ugg, ugg”-ing cartoon sailorman who gets his superior punching power by guzzling greens from a tin can is celebrating his ...