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