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The Story of Popeye

March 25, 2014 by Erich Scholz

Comedic actor Eddie Deezen contributed this piece about the history of Popeye (a favorite of mine) to Neatorama (again via Bifurcated Rivets). He’s got a website as well. Although he updates about as often as I do (despite my latest, almost hopeless attempt at staying up-to-date).

“The Popeye cartoons were so popular during the Depression, sales of spinach in America increased by a third. “Popeye” Spinach is still the second largest-selling brand of spinach in america. In one cartoon, Popeye tells his nephews he is a descendant of Hercules and his ancestor originally got his strength from inhaling garlic. He gets beat up and thrown into a spinach field, and this is the “genesis” of his love (and need) for spinach.”

Now, if that don’t whet your appetite, friends, what do you want???

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