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Popeye (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key/King/Charlton) comic books

  • Issue #11
    Popeye (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key/King/Charlton) 11
    • Water damage. Centerfold detached at one staple.

    What a racket! starring Popeye. Swell Day starring Popeye. The Guest, or, Was a Visit Necessary?, or, Good-Bye! Good-Bye!!, or, Next Time Call Before You Come So I Can Leave Before You Arrive! starring Popeye. Golf!, or, I Missed the Ball But Got the Caddy starring Popeye. Swee'Pea and the Tossing Island starring text story. Easy To Find starring Wimpy. Cover and interior art by Bud Sagendorf. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #13
    Popeye (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key/King/Charlton) 13

    Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. Shipwreck!; Popeye is hired by Mr. Splatz to sail him to Gold Island; Two ghosts try to keep them from reaching the island, but they end up shipwrecked there and the ghosts are actually Pappy and Castor. Adrift! or Here's Dirt In Your Face! or I Like You, Too!; Popeye and his friends are traveling across the desert, but the Gopher People steal their food and water. A New Port! text story. The Big Bite!; Pappy tricke Wimpy into going fishing with him. Untitled story; Popeye and Swee'Pea are throwing apples for fun but it's Wimpy who gets into trouble. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Popeye (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key/King/Charlton) 17

    Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. Bug Tales text story. King Blozo's Problem; King Blozo of Spinachovia sends Popeye a rocket to summon him, but the rocket goes wild and wipes out much of Blozo's city. Untitled story; Ham and Percy keep trying to out-swindle each other. Untitled story; Popeye tells Wimpy and Rough-House not to fight, but he can't take his own advice. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Popeye (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key/King/Charlton) 18

    Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. Sammy Bug's Big Leap! text story. The Box!; Pappy gives Popeye a box for safekeeping and everyone wants to know what's inside. Kitty! Kitty!; Someone calls Popeye in the middle of the night to ask him to care for a cat, but the cat turns out to be a lion. The Tunnel; Popeye wants to dig a tunnel through a mountain for his railroad, but the hermit who lives on top of the mountain doesn't like the idea. Duck Dinner!; The R. O Spring Company is testing their new mechanical duck, but Wimpy can only see the potential of a delicious dinner. Untitled story; Popeye reels in a big fish but he doesn't get to eat it. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #22
    Popeye (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key/King/Charlton) 22

    Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. Horse Tale! text story. Spinach Farm!; Annoyed by the high cost of spinach, Popeye decides to buy a farm and grow his own. Swee'Pea's Vacation!; King Blozo invites Swee'Pea to spend his school vacation in Spinachovia, but things don't work out as he expected. The Long Way Home!; Sherman takes a roundabout way to get home for dinner. Untitled story; Popeye ties Swee'Pea to a pole to keep him from getting dirty. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #30
    Popeye (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key/King/Charlton) 30

    36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #31
    Popeye (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key/King/Charlton) 31

    Apple Vote text story. Mud! starring Popeye and Swee'Pea. Exile, or, Bein' King Is Fer De Boids! starring Popeye and King Blozo. Golly! Pop spends such long hours... starring Axle and Cam. Now, sit still! I'll paint your picture! starring Popeye. Cover and interior art by Bud Sagendorf. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #41
    Popeye (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key/King/Charlton) 41

    Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. Spinach Soap!; Olive rejects Popeye because he doesn't have a job, like her new admirer, so Popeye goes into business with Wimpy to produce soap made from spinach. Sucker Gold!; Swee'Pea and Eugene discover gold. Horse Student text story. Untitled story; Sappo is worried when he finds the Professor unresponsive, but the Professor is simply absorbed in a scientific problem. One-page story; Popeye plans to give Swee'Pea a haircut but the boy is already bald. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #45
    Popeye (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key/King/Charlton) 45
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story.

    Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. "Moon Rocket!" or "Every Man to His Own Hobby!"; Olive thinks that Popeye should stop fighting and find a safe hobby, so he decides to take a test flight to the moon, but the preparation for the trip nearly does him in. Girl Guard!; Swee'Pea agrees to keep an eye on Olive so that Bluto can't get too close to her. Rabbit Holes! text story. Untitled story; Sappo's Uncle Ortho comes to visit, and he may be even crazier than the Professor. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #46
    Popeye (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key/King/Charlton) 46

    Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. The Swee'Pea Story!; Popeye tells Swee'Pea the story of his birth, how he was born a prince and sent to live with Popeye to escape his evil uncle who stole the throne. Stop the Sodas!; Swee'Pea and Pappy go to Wimpy for advice on how to successfully mooch off of Popeye. Mountain Magic text story. Short Cut!; The Professor invents a teleportation machine. One-page story; Olive lures the boys to her house to help her with chores. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #47
    Popeye (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key/King/Charlton) 47
    • Mold and water damage.

    Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. Untitled story; Wimpy rents an apartment over an aquarium so that he can go fishing through the floor for his dinner. Popeye's Cafe!; Popeye opens a restaurant in competition with Bluto, who has temporarily gained Olive's affection with his restaurant. The Abominable Snowman text story. Untitled story; The Professor builds a robot servant named Walter. People Golf!; Popeye and Brutus compete at golf to get Olive's attention. Untitled one-page story; Swee'Pea is frustrated because the adults always get to use the bathroom first. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #50
    Popeye (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key/King/Charlton) 50

    Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. The Black Ghosk!; Swee'Pea finds a black ghost in his toy box but it turns out to be Wimpy, who have been evicted and plans to secretly stay at Popeye's house indefinitely. The Cow's-Back Treadmill text story. Private Property!; Olive inherits a well in the desert but Black Jack claims it for himself; Surprisingly, it's Wimpy and not Popeye who eats a desert spinach plant and defeats Black Jack. H2O!; The Professor objects to a high water bill. Vowing to find his own source of water, he ends up flooding his house. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.