Part slapstick, tongue-twisting comedy, part escapist, Depression-era fantasy, part tenderhearted yet tumultuous romance, Elsie Crisler Segar’s newspaper comic strip captivated readers of the Roaring Twenties and beyond. And Popeye, the sailor man, was the unlikely start of the show. Fantagraphics is thrilled to bring Segar’s whimsical world back into print, reviving the origins of the beloved spinach-eating American icon for a whole new readership....

Get your Popeye fix! Each monthly issue is packed with dozens of vintage strips starting from the Elzie Segar's Thimble Theatre strips. Watch as the Popeye character is introduced in the 1929 series "Dice Island" From that humble beginning sit back and en

Get your Popeye fix! Each monthly issue is packed with dozens of vintage strips starting from the Elzie Segar's Thimble Theatre strips. Watch as the Popeye character is introduced in the 1929 series "Dice Island" From that humble beginning sit back and en

Get your Popeye fix! Each monthly issue is packed with dozens of vintage strips starting from the Elzie Segar's Thimble Theatre strips. Watch as the Popeye character is introduced in the 1929 series "Dice Island" From that humble beginning sit back and en

Get your Popeye fix! Each monthly issue is packed with dozens of vintage strips starting from the Elzie Segar's Thimble Theatre strips. Watch as the Popeye character is introduced in the 1929 series "Dice Island" From that humble beginning sit back and en

Get your Popeye fix! Each monthly issue is packed with dozens of vintage strips starting from the Elzie Segar's Thimble Theatre strips. Watch as the Popeye character is introduced in the 1929 series "Dice Island" From that humble beginning sit back and en

Get your Popeye fix! Each monthly issue is packed with dozens of vintage strips starting from the Elzie Segar's Thimble Theatre strips. Watch as the Popeye character is introduced in the 1929 series "Dice Island" From that humble beginning sit back and en

Volume three centers around the epic Popeye adventure, "Plunder Island," in which our endearing cast of characters takes to the high seas in search of buried treasure - but must contend with the ruthless Sea Hag and her strange sidekick, Alice the Goon. Steeped in shadow and gothic imagery, this tale is an atmospheric and suspenseful departure from the typical Popeye aesthetic - with a little screwball comedy thrown in for good measure. Also in this...