Popeye

From 1966 to 1967, King Features brought Popeye to comic stands in a brisk 12-issue series, anchored by the masterful Bud Sagendorf—who both wrote and illustrated the sailor's adventures alongside Italian talents Pierluigi Sangalli and Sandro Dossi. This run kept the classic cast in fine form, with Popeye, Olive Oyl, Swee'Pea, the Sea Hag, and the delightfully named O. G. Wotasnozzle all making appearances, while also spotlighting the lesser-known Sappo. A lively, transitional chapter for the spinach-chomping icon, it bridges his newspaper-strip roots with the broader comic-book market of the mid-1960s.