History of Popeye

	Revision 11 . . November 1, 2001 2:27 am by Rmhermen [copyedit]
	Revision 10 . . November 1, 2001 1:27 am by Alan Millar [Animated cartoons were started in 1933, and yes, he was also called Brutus]

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A cartoon figure and comic strip created by [Elzie Crisler Segar]? in 1929 and syndicated by the Hearst newspapers King Features syndicate. He is a sailor who, when in trouble, eats spinach? that gives him superhuman strength. It is usually to save his sweetheart [Olive Oyl]? from his nemesis Bluto?/Brutus?.

A cartoon figure and comic strip created by [Elzie Crisler Segar]? in 1929 and syndicated by the Hearst newspapers King Features syndicate. He is a sailor who, when in trouble, eats spinach? that gives him superhuman strength, usually to save his sweetheart [Olive Oyl]? from his nemesis Bluto?/Brutus?.

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Segar's strip was surrealistic. It's worth tracking down the compilation volumes, just to see how much different it was from the later strips (and the TV show). It's probable that it would not be published in newspapers these days.

Segar's strip was surrealistic. The compilation volumes show how much different it was from the later strips (and the TV show).

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A Popeye TV cartoon was done in the USA in the 1960s. The characters were substantially simplified (as is all to common in TV cartooning) and altered further from Segar's original designs.

A Popeye TV cartoon was done in the USA in the 1960s. The characters were substantially simplified (as is all too common in TV cartooning) and altered further from Segar's original designs.