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Issue Details

Issue #70
Published [April] 1945
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Helen Meyer
Notes Indicia title is "POPEYE AND WIMPY, No. 70." No code number. Copyright 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Cover Details

Characters Popeye; Wimpy
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly
Inks Bela Zaboly
Notes Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Oh, How I love spring!"

Characters Popeye; Olive Oyl
Synopsis Olive climbs a tree looking for Cupid, but is knocked off by an irritated bear.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Notes Inside front cover; black, red, and white.
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1943

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Geezil forgived Rough-House for hittin' 'im..."

Characters Popeye; Wimpy; George Geezil
Synopsis Geezil tricks Wimpy with "invisible" hamburgers.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1940

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Swee'pea is sad an' melankonkus..."

Characters Popeye; Wimpy; Swee'pea
Synopsis Popeye and Wimpy try to cheer Swee'pea up.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Wake up, Sleepy-head! Are you go'ner stay in bed all day?"

Characters Popeye; Swee'pea; Rough-House
Synopsis Swee'pea decides he wants soup for breakfast.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "What good is a hoskess at a spinburger stand?"

Characters Popeye; Olive Oyl
Synopsis Olive wants to be a hostess at Popeye's "spinburger" stand. (Spinburgers are hamburgers with spinach on them.)
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "An exceedingly slow evening, my friend"

Characters Popeye; Wimpy; Olive Oyl; George Geezil
Synopsis Olive tries to make Popeye jealous by dancing with everyone but him.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Why should I spend my life waiting for Popeye?"

Characters Popeye; Olive Oyl; Rough-House
Synopsis Olive gets a job as a waitress at Rough-House's restaurant.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1943

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Swee'pea is melankonkus on account of he kin not get in the Navy..."

Characters Popeye; Swee'pea; Rough-House
Synopsis Popeye tries to cheer up Swee'pea after the Navy refused to accept him.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1942

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "I'm ticklished punk"

Characters Popeye; Wimpy; George Geezil; Rough-House
Synopsis Geezil, in a fit of generosity, offers to pay Wimpy's hamburger bill.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Notes Several panels have been re-lettered.
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1940

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Ahoy, Rough-House, Is yer bizness so good..."

Characters Popeye; Wimpy; Rough-House
Synopsis Wimpy disguises himself so that he can be hired as a counterman at Rough-House's diner.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Notes Several panels appear to have been re-lettered.
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1940

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Swee'pea, you've had three plates of spinach today"

Characters Popeye; Swee'pea; Aunt Jones; Rough-House
Synopsis Swee'pea eats lots of spinach so he can be an officer in the Navy.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1942?

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Whatcha think ya kin catch wit' grass tied on a rope, Wimpy?"

Characters Popeye; Wimpy; Rough-House (cameo)
Synopsis Wimpy tries to catch a sea-cow.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1942

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Yes, Geezil, it was splendid of you to invite me..."

Characters Wimpy; Rough-House; George Geezil; Popeye (cameo)
Synopsis Wimpy brings a dummy dressed as Geezil to Rough-House's lunch counter to try to swindle some hamburgers.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1940

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "B'fore we go walkin; ya must drink yer juice-"

Characters Popeye; Swee'pea
Synopsis Swee'pea wants to drink onion juice before he and Popeye go on a walk.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "You can't do any mooching here-Understand?"

Characters Popeye; Wimpy; Rough-House
Synopsis Wimpy tricks Rough-House into loaning him five dollars.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "My friend, may I have the use of your duck?"

Characters Popeye; Wimpy
Synopsis WImpy tries to convince Popeye that the shadow of a duck will flavor soup.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Notes Some panels re-lettered.
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1942

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "I yam going to grow spinach in water"

Characters Popeye; Swee'pea
Synopsis Popeye decides to grow spinach in water indoors. Swee'pea adds some tadpoles to the water.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1943

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Wimpy, I wantcha to come along an' tell me..."

Characters Popeye; Wimpy; Olive Oyl
Synopsis Popeye brings Wimpy along to watch Olive dance.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Notes Some panels re-lettered.
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1940

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Mother, I'm sure Popeye would propose..."

Characters Popeye; Wimpy; Olive Oyl; Nana Oyl
Synopsis Olive cooks a meal for Popeye to try to get him to propose, but Wimpy is the one who makes the proposal.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Notes Some panels re-lettered.
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1940

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Popeye, will you run down to the store..."

Characters Popeye; Swee'pea; Aunt Jones
Synopsis Aunt Jones sends Popeye and Swee'pea to the store for some pins. They come back with a load of bundles, but no pins.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Sumpin' is needed to brang the ducks near us"

Characters Popeye; Wimpy; Olive Oyl
Synopsis When they are duck hunting, Popeye asks Olive to make a duck call. Wimpy shoots a bird, but it's a goose, not a duck.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Notes Some panels re-lettered.
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1943?

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Did you know I was running for mayor?"

Characters Popeye; Wimpy; Olive Oyl
Synopsis Wimpy does yard work for Popeye to earn money for a hamburger.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Notes Some panels re-lettered.
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1940

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "It didn't look like ya could lay orfa hamburgers in town..."

Characters Popeye; Wimpy
Synopsis Popeye takes Wimpy hunting to take his mind off hamburgers, but Wimpy shoots a moose and makes "mooseburgers."
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1943

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Hm! Nice day to take yer sweetie to lunch"

Characters Popeye; Olive Oyl
Synopsis Popeye runs into "Capting Pinn," a sailor who was with Popeye on a ship during a mutiny.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1943

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Greetings, my friend, I assume your sweetie..."

Characters Popeye; Wimpy; Olive Oyl
Synopsis Wimpy helps Popeye make up with Olive, and Popeye gives him a "bouquet" of hamburgers as a reward.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Notes Some panels are re-lettered.
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "You are like Rough-House's soup..."

Characters Popeye; Wimpy; George Geezil
Synopsis Wimpy makes a phonograph record of Geezil insulting him.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Notes Some panels are re-lettered.
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1940

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "He was here a couple of times looking for you.."

Characters Popeye; Wimpy; Rough-House
Synopsis Popeye tries to get Wimpy to stop eating hamburgers.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1943

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Well, April showers bringed May flowers"

Characters Popeye; Olive Oyl; Swee'pea; Aunt Jones; Poopdeck Pappy; George Geezil
Synopsis Popeye decides to marry Olive, but changes his mind after realizing that Pappy, Swee'pea, and Aunt Jones would be leaving.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Notes Some panels re-lettered.
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1943

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Oh, My gorsh! I was supposed to meet Olive..."

Characters Popeye; Wimpy; Rough-House
Synopsis Popeye hurries to make an appointment with Olive, but Olive is late.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Notes Some panels re-lettered.
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1940

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Do you hafta be a roughneck?"

Characters Popeye; Swee'pea; Olive Oyl
Synopsis When Swee'pea does something bad, Olive punishes Popeye instead.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1941

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Nice weather for a walk, Olive"

Characters Popeye; Olive Oyl
Synopsis Popeye and Olive go for a walk. Olive doesn't have an appetite until the end of the walk when the pair is by a relatively-expensive diner.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1943

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Every time Wimpy comes visiting here with you..."

Characters Popeye; Wimpy; Olive Oyl
Synopsis Olive suspects Wimpy is stealing food from her icebox, so she lays a trap for him.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1940

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "My friend, I'm running for mayor."

Characters Popeye; Wimpy; Rough-House; Swee'pea
Synopsis Wimpy disguises himself as a blind man and gets Swee'pea to beg for him.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1940

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Poppa sez if I makes ya me June bride he'll burn the house down"

Characters Popeye; Olive Oyl; Poopdeck Pappy
Synopsis Olive dumps Popeye to date Poopdeck Pappy.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Notes Inside back cover; black, red, and white. Date is on the strip.
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1943.05.30

1 page Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye story "Ahoy, Swee'pea, wha's goin' on out here?"

Characters Popeye; Swee'pea; Aunt Jones
Synopsis Swee'pea plants a Victory Garden and wants to raise lemon drops, marshmallows, noodles, and sardines.
Genre humor
Pencils Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Inks Bela Zaboly [as BeeZ] (signed)
Notes Back cover.
Reprinted from Thimble Theatre (King Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strip from 1943