"Popeye made his first public appearance Jan. 17, 1929, in Elzie Segar's then 10-year-old comic strip, "Thimble Theatre," which originally revolved around Olive Oyl's family. Although he was introduced as a minor walk-on character, Popeye quickly "muskled" his way into the limelight and eclipsed the older characters to become the star of "Thimble Theatre." With Popeye came a host of new, off-beat funny folks such as Swee'Pea, the "infink" Popeye adopted; " - Popeye Homepage - King Features Syndicate (Home)
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Brutus was produced in the mis 1960s. Its very difficult to find one MINT without missing or chipped paint on his face
Olive was produced in the mis 1960s. Its very difficult to find one MINT without missing or chipped paint on her face