Changes: Popeye comic books

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Popeye1st — *Popeye* issue #1. Cover art by Bud Sagendorf.

There have been several Popeye publications since the character first appeared amongst the cast of Thimble Theatre, starting with hardcover bound collections of the daily strips through the 1930s. This format continued in the early issues of the Four Color comic book series by Dell Publishing before evolving into new stories and art by Bud Sagendorf, formerly the assistant of Popeye creator E. C. Segar. These issues were followed by the first and most famous Popeye comic series in 1948, published by Dell, also with the talent of Bud Sagendorf. Many other editions by several publishers have been released over the years as well.

The Dell series was first titled simply Popeye. It was later titled Popeye the Sailor as it continued with Western Publishing under the brand Gold Key with issue #66 in 1962. The title remained with the other publishers that followed.

This comic book series mostly dealt with self-contained tales (unlike the original, serialized comic strip), usually featuring a longer lead story starring Popeye and a few shorter backups headlined by either Popeye or other characters. Sagendorf even introduced new backup series such as Axle and Cam or Sherm! and equally used Segar's complement to the daily strip, Sappo, as the supporting feature in the book. Short text stories would also be included, as well as the later Popeye's Physical Fitness Program, with the format changing through the years.

Sagendorf eventually retired from the series, leaving his duties to artists such as George Wildman, when the series was picked up by Charlton Comics with issue #94 in 1969. Wildman continued when the series was once again picked up by Western Publishing under the brands Gold Key and Whitman until the final issue (#171) in 1984.

This series is currently being reprinted by IDW Publishing under the brand Yoe Comics, which began in 2012. IDW also ran another series titled Popeye from 2012 to 2013, as well as a Mars Attacks Popeye in 2013.

Publications

Title	Publisher(s)	Issue Numbers	Publication Dates
Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye	Sonnet	#1 - #2	1931 - 1932
Popeye Paint Book	McLaughlin Bros.	N/A	1932
Popeye Cartoon Book	Saalfield	#2095	1934
Popeye	David McKay	#1 - #2	1935
King Comics	David McKay	#1 - #155	1936 - 1949
King Comics	Best Books	#156 - #159	1950 - 1952
Popeye/Popeye and Wimpy	Four Color	N/A	1942 - 1949
Popeye/Popeye the Sailor	Dell, Western, King Features, Charlton	#1 - #177	1948 - 1984
Popeye	Saalfield	#9212	1969
Popeye [Bold Detergent Giveaway]	Charlton	N/A	1969
Thimble Theater Starring Popeye the Sailor	Nostalgia Press	N/A	1971
Popeye	King Features	#E1 - #E15	1972 - 1972
Popeye [Giant Comic Album]	Modern	N/A	1972
Popeye	King Features	#L2	1974
Popeye "Getting Better Grades"	King Features	N/A	1974
Popeye	King Features	Add	1975
Popeye Kite Fun Book	Western	N/A	1977
Thimble Theatre, Introducing Popeye	Hyperion Press	N/A	1977
Thimble Theatre, Introducing Popeye	Hyperion Press	N/A	1977
Popeye The First Fifty Years	Workman	N/A	May 1979
Popeye the Sailor	Nostalgia Press	N/A	1979
Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye	Tempo Books	N/A	1979 - 1980
Popeye and the Jeep	Tony Raiola	N/A	1982
Prophetic Allegory: Popeye and the American Dream: Two Classics by E. C. Segar	American Life Foundation and Study Institute	Paper Back	1983
Thimble Theatre, Starring Popeye	Berkley Books	Gallery	Feb 1984
The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye	Fantagraphics	N/A	1984 - Nov 1990
The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye (Collection of Daily and Sunday Strips)	Fantagraphics	N/A	1984 - 1990
Popeye Special	Ocean Comics	#1 - #2	Summer 1987 - Sep 1988
Mondo Popeye	St. Martin's	N/A	1989
Popeye Summer Special	Harvey	#1	Oct 1993
Popeye	Harvey	#1 - #7	Nov 1993 - Aug 1994
The Wedding of Popeye & Olive	Ocean Comics	#1	1999
Popeye [E.C. Segar's Popeye] (Collection of Daily Strips)	Fantagraphics	#1 - #6	Sep 2006 - Feb 2012
E. C. Segar's Popeye: Plunder Island	Fantagraphics	N/A	2008
Popeye Halloween Mini-Comic	Fantagraphics	#1	2009
Popeye: The Great Comic Book Tales by Bud Sagendorf	IDW	N/A	Feb 2011
Popeye Classics	IDW	#1 - ?	Aug 2012 - Present
Popeye	IDW	#1 - #12	Apr 2012 - Apr 2013
Popeye	IDW	#1 - #3	Dec 2012 - Jul 2013
Mars Attacks Popeye	IDW	N/A	Jan 2013
Classic Popeye	IDW	N/A	Feb 2013
Popeye Classics	IDW	#1 - ?	Feb 2013 - Present
Thimble Theatre Presents Popeye	IDW	#1	Mar 2014

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+[[File:Popeye1st.jpg|thumb|230px|''[[Popeye (comic book)|Popeye]]'' issue #1. Cover art by [[Bud Sagendorf]].]]There have been several [[Popeye]] publications since the character first appeared amongst the cast of ''[[Thimble Theatre]]'', starting with hardcover bound collections of the daily strips through the 1930s. This format continued in the early issues of the ''[[Four Color]]'' comic book series by [[Dell Publishing]] before evolving into new stories and art by [[Bud Sagendorf]], formerly the assistant of Popeye creator [[E. C. Segar]]. These issues were followed by [[Popeye (comic book)|the first and most famous Popeye comic series]] in 1948, published by Dell, also with the talent of Bud Sagendorf. Many other editions by several publishers have been released over the years as well.
-<center>
-<small>''This article is about the comic book series. For the character, see [[Popeye]]. For other meanings, see [[Popeye (disambiguation)]].''</small>
-</center>
-[[File:Popeye1st.jpg|thumb|230px|Popeye issue #1. Cover art by [[Bud Sagendorf]]]]'''''Popeye''''', or, '''''Popeye the Sailor''''' is a comic book series based upon [[Popeye]] and the rest of the ''[[Thimble Theatre]]'' cast, spun off from ''[[Four Color]]'''s early Popeye editions. Begun in 1948 with story and art by [[Bud Sagendorf]], formerly the assistant of Popeye creator [[E. C. Segar]], the series lasted for 171 issues until 1984.
+The Dell series was first titled simply '''''Popeye'''''. It was later titled '''''Popeye the Sailor''''' as it continued with [[Western Publishing]] under the brand Gold Key with issue #66 in 1962. The title remained with the other publishers that followed.
-At first simply titled '''''Popeye''''', the publication mostly dealt with self-contained tales (unlike the original, serialized comic strip), usually featuring a longer lead story starring Popeye and a few shorter backups headlined by either Popeye or another character. Sagendorf even introduced new backup series such as ''[[Axle and Cam]]'' or ''[[Sherm!]]'' and equally used Segar's complement to the daily strip, ''[[Sappo]]'', as the supporting feature in the book. One-page text stories would also be included, as well as the later "Popeye's Physical Fitness Program", with the format changing through the years.
+This comic book series mostly dealt with self-contained tales (unlike the original, serialized comic strip), usually featuring a longer lead story starring Popeye and a few shorter backups headlined by either Popeye or other characters. Sagendorf even introduced new backup series such as ''[[Axle and Cam]]'' or ''[[Sherm!]]'' and equally used Segar's complement to the daily strip, ''[[Sappo]]'', as the supporting feature in the book. Short [[text stories]] would also be included, as well as the later ''[[Popeye's Physical Fitness Program]]'', with the format changing through the years.
-The comic eventually changed its title from just '''''Popeye''''' to '''''Popeye the Sailor''''' with issue 66 in 1962, as '''Gold Key Comics''' took the title over from '''Dell Publishing'''. Sagendorf eventually retired from the series, leaving his duties to artists such as [[George Wildman]].
+Sagendorf eventually retired from the series, leaving his duties to artists such as [[George Wildman]], when the series was picked up by Charlton Comics with issue #94 in 1969. Wildman continued when the series was once again picked up by Western Publishing under the brands Gold Key and Whitman until the final issue (#171) in 1984.
+This series is currently being reprinted by [[IDW Publishing]] under the brand Yoe Comics, which began in 2012. IDW also ran another series titled ''[[Popeye (IDW Publishing)|Popeye]]'' from 2012 to 2013, as well as a ''[[Mars Attacks Popeye]] in 2013''.
 ==Publications==
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+{| class="wikitable" margin auto;   "
-|-
-! width="100" |Publisher
-! width="150" |Title
-! width="80" |Binding
-! width="50" |# of Issues
-! width="80" |Issue Numbers
-! width="190" |Publication Dates
-|-
-|[[Dell Publishing|Dell]]
-|Popeye
-|Saddle
-|65
-|#1 - #65
-|Feb-Apr 1948 - Jul-Sep 1962
-|-
-|[[Western Publishing#Oct 1962 - May 1966|Western]]
-|Popeye the Sailor
-|Saddle
-|15
-|#66 - #80
-|Oct 1962 - May 1966
-|-
-|King Features
-|Popeye
-|Saddle
-|12
-|#81 - #92
-|Aug 1966 - Dec 1967
-|-
-|Charlton
-|Popeye
-|Saddle
-|45
-|#94 - #138
-|Feb 1969 - Jan 1977
-|-
-|[[Western Publishing#May 1978 - Mar 1984|Western]]
-|Popeye the Sailor
-|Saddle
-|31
-|#139 - #171
-|May 1978 - Mar 1984
-|}
-<nowiki>*</nowiki> Issue numbers 93, 160 and 161 were never published.
-Other Popeye Publications
-{| class="wikitable" margin auto; "
 |-
-! width="100" |Publisher
+! width="200"|Title
-! width="150" |Title
+! width="200"|Publisher(s)
-! width="80" |Binding
+! width="80"|Issue Numbers
-! width="50" |# of Issues
+! width="190"|Publication Dates
-! width="80" |Issue Numbers
-! width="190" |Publication Dates
 |-
+|''Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye''
 |Sonnet
-|Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
-|Hardcover
-|2
 |#1 - #2
 |1931 - 1932
 |-
+|''Popeye Paint Book''
 |McLaughlin Bros.
-|Popeye Paint Book
-|Saddle
-|1
 |N/A
 |1932
 |-
+|''Popeye Cartoon Book''
 |Saalfield
-|Popeye Cartoon Book
-|Saddle
-|1
 |#2095
 |1934
 |-
+|''Popeye''
 |David McKay
-|Popeye
-|Hardcover
-|2
 |#1 - #2
-|1935 - 1935
+|1935
 |-
+|''[[King Comics]]''
+|David McKay
+|#1 - #155
+|1936 - 1949
+|-
+|''[[King Comics]]''
+|Best Books
+|#156 - #159
+|1950 - 1952
+|-
+|[[Four Color|''Popeye''/''Popeye and Wimpy'']]
+|Four Color
+|N/A
+|1942 - 1949
+|-
+|[[Popeye (comic book)|''Popeye''/''Popeye the Sailor'']]
+|Dell, Western, King Features, Charlton
+|#1 - #177
+|1948 - 1984
+|-
+|''Popeye''
 |Saalfield
-|Popeye
-|Squarebound
-|1
 |#9212
 |1969
 |-
+|''Popeye'' [Bold Detergent Giveaway]
 |Charlton
-|Popeye [Bold Detergent Giveaway]
-|Saddle
-|1
 |N/A
 |1969
 |-
+|''Thimble Theater Starring Popeye the Sailor''
 |Nostalgia Press
-|Thimble Theater Adventures Starring Popeye the Sailor
-|Paperback
-|1
 |N/A
 |1971
 |-
+|''[[Popeye Career Awareness Library|Popeye]]''
 |King Features
-|Popeye
-|Saddle
-|15
 |#E1 - #E15
 |1972 - 1972
 |-
+|''Popeye'' [Giant Comic Album]
 |Modern
-|Popeye [Giant Comic Album]
-|Squarebound
-|1
 |N/A
 |1972
 |-
+|''Popeye''
 |King Features
-|Popeye
-|Saddle
-|1
 |#L2
 |1974
 |-
+|''Popeye'' "''Getting Better Grades''"
 |King Features
-|Popeye "Getting Better Grades"
-|Saddle
-|1
 |N/A
 |1974
 |-
+|''Popeye''
 |King Features
-|Popeye
-|Saddle
-|1
 |Add
 |1975
 |-
+|''Popeye Kite Fun Book''
-|[[Western Publishing#1977|Western]]
+|Western
-|Popeye Kite Fun Book
-|Saddle
-|1
 |N/A
 |1977
 |-
+|''Thimble Theatre, Introducing Popeye''
 |Hyperion Press
-|Thimble Theatre, Introducing Popeye
-|Softcover
-|1
 |N/A
 |1977
 |-
+|''Thimble Theatre, Introducing Popeye''
 |Hyperion Press
-|Thimble Theatre, Introducing Popeye
-|Hardcover
-|1
 |N/A
 |1977
 |-
+|''[[Popeye The First Fifty Years]]''
 |Workman
-|Popeye The First Fifty Years
-|Trade Paperback
-|1
 |N/A
 |May 1979
 |-
+|''Popeye the Sailor''
 |Nostalgia Press
-|Popeye the Sailor
-|Paperback
-|1
 |N/A
 |1979
 |-
+|''Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye''
 |Tempo Books
-|Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
-|Squarebound
-|4
 |N/A
 |1979 - 1980
 |-
+|''Popeye and the Jeep''
 |Tony Raiola
-|Popeye and the Jeep
-|Saddle
-|1
 |N/A
 |1982
 |-
+|''Prophetic Allegory: Popeye and the American Dream: Two Classics by E. C. Segar''
 |American Life Foundation and Study Institute
-|Prophetic Allegory: Popeye and the American Dream: Two Classics by E. C. Segar
-|Trade Paperback
-|1
 |Paper Back
 |1983
 |-
+|''Thimble Theatre, Starring Popeye''
 |Berkley Books
-|Thimble Theatre, Starring Popeye
-|Squarebound
-|1
 |Gallery
 |Feb 1984
 |-
+|''The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye''
 |Fantagraphics
-|The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye
-|Perfect Bound
-|11
 |N/A
 |1984 - Nov 1990
 |-
+|''The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye'' (Collection of Daily and Sunday Strips)
 |Fantagraphics
-|The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye (Collection of Daily and Sunday Strips)
-|Hardcover
-|11
 |N/A
 |1984 - 1990
 |-
+|''[[Popeye Special]]''
 |Ocean Comics
-|Popeye Special
-|Saddle
-|2
 |#1 - #2
 |Summer 1987 - Sep 1988
 |-
+|''Mondo Popeye''
 |St. Martin's
-|Mondo Popeye
-|Softcover
-|1
 |N/A
 |1989
 |-
+|''[[Popeye (Harvey Comics)|Popeye Summer Special]]''
 |Harvey
-|Popeye Summer Special
-|Saddle
-|1
 |#1
 |Oct 1993
 |-
+|''[[Popeye (Harvey Comics)|Popeye]]''
 |Harvey
-|Popeye
-|Saddle
-|7
 |#1 - #7
 |Nov 1993 - Aug 1994
 |-
+|''[[The Wedding of Popeye & Olive]]''
 |Ocean Comics
-|The Wedding of Popeye and Olive
-|Saddle
-|1
 |#1
 |1999
 |-
+|''Popeye'' [''E.C. Segar's Popeye''] (Collection of Daily Strips)
 |Fantagraphics
-|Popeye [E.C. Segar's Popeye] (Collection of Daily Strips)
-|Harcover
-|6
 |#1 - #6
 |Sep 2006 - Feb 2012
 |-
+|''E. C. Segar's Popeye: Plunder Island''
 |Fantagraphics
-|E. C. Segar's Popeye: Plunder Island
-|Saddle
-|1
 |N/A
 |2008
 |-
+|''Popeye Halloween Mini-Comic''
 |Fantagraphics
-|Popeye Halloween Mini-Comic
-|Saddle
-|1
 |#1
 |2009
 |-
+|''Popeye: The Great Comic Book Tales by Bud Sagendorf''
 |IDW
-|Popeye: The Great Comic Book Tales by Bud Sagendorf
-|Hardcover
-|1
 |N/A
 |Feb 2011
 |-
+|''[[Popeye Classics (comic book)|Popeye Classics]]''
 |IDW
-|Classic Popeye
-|Saddle
-|44
 |#1 - ?
 |Aug 2012 - Present
 |-
+|''[[Popeye (IDW Publishing)|Popeye]]''
 |IDW
-|Popeye
-|Saddle
-|12
 |#1 - #12
 |Apr 2012 - Apr 2013
 |-
+|''[[Popeye (IDW Publishing)|Popeye]]''
 |IDW
-|Popeye
-|Trade Paperback
-|3
 |#1 - #3
 |Dec 2012 - Jul 2013
 |-
+|''[[Mars Attacks Popeye]]''
 |IDW
-|Mars Attacks Popeye
-|Saddle
-|1
 |N/A
 |Jan 2013
 |-
+|''Classic Popeye''
 |IDW
-|Classic Popeye
-|Hardcover
-|1
 |N/A
 |Feb 2013
 |-
+|''[[Popeye Classics (hardcover)|Popeye Classics]]''
 |IDW
-|Popeye Classics
-|Hrdcover
-|6
 |#1 - ?
 |Feb 2013 - Present
 |-
+|''Thimble Theatre Presents Popeye''
 |IDW
-|Thimble Theatre Presents Popeye
-|Hardcover
-|1
 |#1
 |Mar 2014
 |}
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