Georgie the Giant

Georgie the Giant lumbered onto the scene in 1958, brought to life by the legendary Bud Sagendorf in the pages of Dell's Popeye #45 — a Silver Age addition to one of comics' most beloved and enduring funny-book worlds. With only three catalog appearances, Georgie is a rare find, the kind of colorful supporting character who makes digging through vintage Dell issues such a delight, sharing those cheerful pages with Popeye himself, Olive Oyl, little Swee'Pea, and the eccentric inventor Sappo and O. G. Wotasnozzle. A short-lived but charming piece of Sagendorf-era Popeye history, Georgie is exactly the sort of obscure gem that reminds collectors why the late 1950s Dell funny books are still worth hunting down.