Popeye Cartoon Book

E. C. Segar’s iconic sailor made his comic-book debut in this single 1934 issue from Saalfield Publishing Company, adapting the beloved newspaper strip into a standalone, full-color comic. As the first comic book to feature Popeye, it captures Segar’s distinctive, lively cartooning and the character’s early, rough-and-tumble humor—before spinach-powered super-strength became his trademark. Though brief, this issue marks a key moment in the transition of a classic newspaper character into the comic book medium.