The real inspiration for the rowdy animated mariner came from someone who was known to be a fighter and was most likely to throw hands after a few drinks. When most people think of Popeye, we probably ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Popeye, created by Elzie Crisler Segar, made his debut on January 17, 1929 as a part of a comic strip titled Thimble Theatre, and ...

Elzie Crisler Segar's Popeye character was based on Frank Fiegel, a man who lived in his hometown of Chester, Illinois. Born in 1868, Fiegel was a local legend in the town known for his strength and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. He Wasn't Always a Sailor Man. Here's the Surprisingly Complicated Military Career of Popeye Anyone who grew up on the Popeye ...

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 ...

Popeye may be famous for the confident credo "I yam what I yam," but that doesn't mean the Sailor Man says no to a good makeover. The spinach-gulping and bottle-armed comics hero turned 93 in January.