Popeye

Popeye is a cartoon character, first created by E.C. Segar in 1929 for the newspaper series Thimble Theatre. His popularity with readers grew swiftly, and he became the lead character, before subsequently moving into cartoons, a radio series, and comics. In 1980 a live action Popeye movie was released, with Robin Williams in the title role.

## Bibliography

A full list of canon Popeye appearances does not exist.

## Connections TO Popeye

* **Marvel Universe** The famous sailor makes various cameos in various Marvel comics, the first in *X-Men* #125 (Sep 1979).
* **Savage Dragon** Popeye made a cameo in *Savage Dragon* #41 as an attendee at the wedding of Barbaric and Ricochet.
* **Betty Boop** Popeye made his cartoon debut in the 1933 Fleischer Studios animated short *Popeye the Sailor with Betty Boop*.
* **Mars Attacks** Popeye battled the Mars Attacks' version of the Martians in IDW's *Mars Attacks Popeye.*
* **Drawn Together** Popeye appears in the Drawn Together episodes *The Lemon AIDS Walk* and *Lost in Parking Space Part Two.*
* **He-Man** Popeye and He-Man work out at the same gym in the first of the aforementioned episodes of Drawn Together.
* **She-Ra** Popeye and She-Ra work out at the same gym in the first of the aforementioned episodes of Drawn Together.
* **Thundercats** Popeye and Panthro work out at the same gym in the first of the aforementioned episodes of Drawn Together.
* **Family Guy** Lois and Peter Griffin have a cameo in the same episode of Drawn Together, though not in the same scene as Popeye.
* **Thomas the Tank Engine** Thomas the Tank Engine has a cameo in the same episode of Drawn Together, though not in the same scene as Popeye.
* **Ren and Stimpy** Stimpy has a cameo in the same episode of Drawn Together, though not in the same scene as Popeye.

## Connections FROM Popeye

* **Barney Google and Snuffy Smith** Popeye met the characters from this King Features newspaper strip in the 1972 ABC animated feature *Popeye Meets The Man Who Hated Laughter*.
* **Beetle Bailey** Popeye met the characters from this King Features newspaper strip in the 1972 ABC animated feature *Popeye Meets The Man Who Hated Laughter*.
* **Blondie** Popeye met the characters from this King Features newspaper strip in the 1972 ABC animated feature *Popeye Meets The Man Who Hated Laughter*.
* **Bringing Up Father** Popeye met the characters from this King Features newspaper strip in the 1972 ABC animated feature *Popeye Meets The Man Who Hated Laughter*.
* **Flash Gordon** Popeye met the characters from this King Features newspaper strip in the 1972 ABC animated feature *Popeye Meets The Man Who Hated Laughter*.
* **Hi and Lois** Popeye met the characters from this King Features newspaper strip in the 1972 ABC animated feature *Popeye Meets The Man Who Hated Laughter*.
* **The Katzenjammer Kids** Popeye met the characters from this King Features newspaper strip in the 1972 ABC animated feature *Popeye Meets The Man Who Hated Laughter*.
* **Little Iodine** Popeye met the characters from this King Features newspaper strip in the 1972 ABC animated feature *Popeye Meets The Man Who Hated Laughter*.
* **The Little King** Popeye met the characters from this King Features newspaper strip in the 1972 ABC animated feature *Popeye Meets The Man Who Hated Laughter*.
* **Mandrake the Magician** Popeye met the characters from this King Features newspaper strip in the 1972 ABC animated feature *Popeye Meets The Man Who Hated Laughter*.
* **The Phantom** Popeye met the characters from this King Features newspaper strip in the 1972 ABC animated feature *Popeye Meets The Man Who Hated Laughter*.
* **Prince Valiant** Popeye met the characters from this King Features newspaper strip in the 1972 ABC animated feature *Popeye Meets The Man Who Hated Laughter*.
* **Steve Canyon** Popeye met the characters from this King Features newspaper strip in the 1972 ABC animated feature *Popeye Meets The Man Who Hated Laughter*.