Description
It's a rare comic character who can make audiences laugh for well over half a century--but then again, it's a pretty rare cartoon hero who can boast of forearms thicker than his waist, who can down a can of spinach in a single gulp, or who generally faces the world with one eye squinted completely shut. When E.C. Segar's gruff but lovable sailor man first tooted his pipe to the public on January 7, 1929, it was not in the animated cartoon format for which he is best known today (and which would become the longest-running series in film history). Instead, it was on the comics page of the New York Journal, as Segar's Thimble Theatre strip. Over the decades to come, Popeye was to appear on radio, television, stage, and even in a live-action feature film. This comprehensive and lavishly illustrated history is a thoroughly updated and revised edition of the highly acclaimed 1994 work. Animated series and films are examined, noting the different directions each studio took and the changing character designs of the Popeye family. Popeye in other media--comics, books, radio, and a stage play--is thoroughly covered, as are Robert Altman's 1980 live-action film, and Popeye memorabilia.
Author: Fred M. Grandinetti
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 07/01/2004
Pages: 337
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.72d
ISBN13: 9780786416059
ISBN10: 078641605X
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film | General
- Social Science | Popular Culture
- Performing Arts | Reference
About the Author
Cartoonist Fred M. Grandinetti, who does not like spinach, co-founded the International Popeye Fanclub. He lives in Watertown, Massachusetts.