Issue: #1
Fantagraphics' Popeye will collect the complete run of Segar's Thimble Theatre comic strip (dailies and color Sundays) featuring Popeye, re-establishing Segar as one of the first rank of cartoonists who have elevated the comic strip to art. He was the most popular cartoonist of his day, his sense of humor coming straight out of Mark Twain, who also balanced exaggerated tall tales and a perfect ear...
Creators: Elzie Crisler Segar
Characters: Bernice the Whiffle Hen, Popeye, Olive Oyl, Castor Oyl, Sea Hag