A tattooed smoker with a knack for trouble, he could almost qualify as one of Hollywood’s bad boys. Really, he’s just Popeye ‘ brawler, spinach fiend and sailor man extraordinaire. Born on the ...

July 14, 1933: Popeye makes his animated debut in Popeye the Sailor, a short produced by Fleischer Studios as part of the Betty Boop series. Spinach is prominently featured as the source of his ...

Spinach — YUCK! But not to the most famous, fearless comic strip sailor in the world — Popeye. Whether romancing his longtime sweetheart, Olive Oyl, rescuing defenseless infant Swee'pea, or wrestling ...