Popeye el marinero

Popeye's first appearance was on January 17, 1929 as a minor character in Segar's comic strip Thimble Theater, which was published in 1919 in The New York Evening Journal. The strip was starring Olivia Olivo, Olivo his brother Castor and her boyfriend, Ham Gravy. [2] Popeye was originally hired by Castor and Ham to pilot the ship that would help them catch a magic hen. Weeks later, while traveling back, Popeye is shot, but the hen gives him superhuman strength in response to their care. Although the character was to be temporary in history, its popularity was increasing over time and became the protagonist of the comic strip. In addition, Olivia left Ham to become the new girlfriend of Popeye. [3] [4] In 1933, Popeye received a correspondence baby, whom he adopted and named Cocoliso (by the absence of hair). Other regular characters in the comic strip were Pylon, a glutton playboy and lover of burgers; George W. Geezil, a bearded shoemaker who did not get along with Pilon, and Eugene the Jeep, a yellow animals brought from Africa. There was the Sea Witch (witch last on earth) and Alice the Goon, his henchman. The comic strip had some differences with the animated series. The stories were more complex, with several characters who appeared in the cartoons (King Blozo, for example). The use of spinach was unusual and Bluto had only an appearance. Segar's first comic signed with a cigarette, because his name was a homophone of "cigar" (cigarette in English). Thimble Theatre became one of the most popular comics of King Features during the 30s and continued being published for decades. After Segar's death in 1938, the comic strip happened to be in charge of several artists. In the 50 it was created a spinoff titled Popeye the sailor. Due to the increasing popularity of the character, Thimble Theater was renamed Thimble Theater Starring Popeye in the 60s, and finally to Popeye in the 70s.