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Issue Details

Issue #127
Published December 1946
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Helen Meyer
Notes Indicia title is "POPEYE, No. 127". No code number. Copyright 1946 by King Features Syndicate.

Cover Details - "My Kingdom For a Horsh" or "It's Too Far To Walk!"

Characters Popeye; Wimpy
Genre humor; western
Pencils Bud Sagendorf
Inks Bud Sagendorf
Letters typeset
Notes Cover relates to the first interior story in the comic.

1 page Popeye story "Cats and Mice"

Characters Popeye; J. Wellington Wimpy
Synopsis Wimpy cures Popeye's mouse problem, but leaves him with a cat problem.
Genre humor
Script Bud Sagendorf
Pencils Bud Sagendorf
Inks Bud Sagendorf
Letters Bud Sagendorf
Notes Inside front cover; black, white, and red.

32 page Thimble Theatre, starring Popeye story "My Kingdom For a Horsh" or "It's Too Far To Walk!"

Characters Popeye; Cole Oyl; Nana Oyl; Olive Oyl; J. Wellington Wimpy; Castor Oyl; Bad Bull Battle
Synopsis Olive's brother Castor has discovered gold and Olive and Wimpy go west to visit him. Popeye follows, only to find that Olive has become engaged to Bad Bull Battle, owner of 50 gold mines.
Genre humor; western
Script Bud Sagendorf (signed)
Pencils Bud Sagendorf (signed)
Inks Bud Sagendorf (signed)
Letters Bud Sagendorf

16 page Thimble Theatre, starring Popeye! story "Two-To-One" or "Fifty Thousand Bucks Fer Two!"

Characters Popeye; J. Wellington Wimpy; Swee'pea; Olive Oyl
Synopsis Popeye is tricked into a boxing match with a small man named "Little Jim" and his huge brother "Big Jim" and has to fight both at the same time.
Genre humor; sports
Script Bud Sagendorf (signed)
Pencils Bud Sagendorf (signed)
Inks Bud Sagendorf (signed)
Letters Bud Sagendorf

1 page Popeye story "Mistake in Identity"

Characters Popeye; J. Wellington Wimpy; Rough House
Synopsis Wimpy challenges Popeye to a race, then results to trickery to win the bet.
Genre humor
Script Bud Sagendorf (signed)
Pencils Bud Sagendorf (signed)
Inks Bud Sagendorf (signed)
Letters Bud Sagendorf
Notes inside back cover; black, white, and red.

1 page Popeye story "Eat Your Spinach!"

Characters Popeye; Swee'pea
Synopsis Swee'pea won't eat his spinach.
Genre humor
Script Bud Sagendorf (signed)
Pencils Bud Sagendorf (signed)
Inks Bud Sagendorf (signed)
Letters Bud Sagendorf
Notes Back cover.