The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye Volume 1: Sundays - 1930-1932

The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye #1

by E.C. Segar, Richard Marschall (Editor)

This is the first compilation of original Sunday comic strips featuring Popeye.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Elzie Crisler Segar was a cartoonist, best known as the creator of Popeye, a pop culture character who first appeared in 1929 in Segar's comic strip Thimble Theatre.

Reviews

[Rog Harrison · Rating 4 out of 5]

I probably bought this in the early 1990s and must have read it several times over the years but never noted when. I found it fascinating watching the development of the look of Popeye as in 1930 he is pretty sketchy but by 1932 he has the classic look. It's also interesting seeing the development of the supporting characters but above all this is a really amusing read. Most of strips feature Popeye's fighting skills in the boxing ring and he only eats spinach once. It also reprints all the Sappo strips from this period which are fun but not as good as Popeye.

[Al McCarty · Rating 5 out of 5]

You discover so much great slang in these old strips. “I know my anchovies “ is a good one.