Popeye (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key/King/Charlton) comic books
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Issue #4
Published 1948 by Dell/Gold Key/Whitman.$45.00
View scan- 1 1/2" spine split from bottom.
Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. Dead Valley; Popeye goes to Dead Valley to search for a wild Ipomoea. Gift from Uncle Ben!; Olive's uncle Ben sends her a package containing a Zoop. "He can't!" "Yes, he can!"; Swee'Pea tricks Popeye into punching holes in a fence so they can watch a baseball game. "Where's Swee'Pea, Popeye?"; Swee'Pea befriends a stray cat. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #14
Published Dec 1950 by Dell/Gold Key/Whitman.$45.00
Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. Western Railroading; Popeye has bought a railroad and Olive is his only passenger. Horse Race!; Popeye buys a horse and enters a cross country horse race. Ghost Mine!; Popeye and Olive try to convince Swee'Pea that the abandoned mine is haunted so he will quit playing there. Pappy Severs a Partnership text story. Gold Rush; Wimpy goes in search of gold. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #16
Published Jun 1951 by Dell/Gold Key/Whitman.$11.00
Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. New Zoo; The kids from Swee'Pea's school raise twenty-eight dollars and ask Popeye to sail to Africa and bring back wild animals so they can have a zoo in their town. Gold Shipment!; Popeye agrees to transport a gold shipment on his railroad, and Olive goes along to guard the gold. Grand Opening!; Wimpy tries several disguises to get multiple free hamburgers from a new hamburger stand. Deep Water! text story starring Sammy Bug. Untitled story; Ham Gravy is tricked out of his dinner by a clever Indian. Help Popeye Find the Place to Fish maze. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #20
Published Jun 1952 by Dell/Gold Key/Whitman.$9.00
Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. House for Rent text story. Here Comes the Bride!!; Popeye is on vacation in the desert when he is captured by a Native American tribe; He agrees to marry the chief's daughter in order to save his life, but back at home, Olive can sense that something is wrong and arrives in time to stop the wedding. "Little Kids Should Have Ice Cream!" or "Swee'Pea Gets It!"; Popeye won't let Swee'Pea have ice cream because it is too close to dinnertime; Swee'Pea falls asleep and dreams about eating his fill of ice cream; Popeye feels bad and gets some ice cream but when Swee'Pea wakes up he doesn't want it any more. Rolling Along!; Sherman pretends to be rich and tricks a car salesman into taking him for a test drive. Untitled story; Swee'pea digs a hole and hits the town water main. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #23
Published Mar 1953 by Dell/Gold Key/Whitman.$2.50
- Interior is complete. Full length spine split. REMAINDERED COPY.
Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. The Rocket Horse! text story. "Boom! Boom!" or "Pirates Is Rodents!"; Popeye hears on the radio that pirates are making a comeback so he goes on a mission with Olive and Wimpy to capture them. Ship Shape!; Olive and Pappy get into an argument about keeping Popeye's ship neat and clean, and Popeye gets in trouble with the shore patrol for throwing the ship's trash overboard. Snow-Father!; No one can find Sherman's dad, who has been buried under falling snow and looks like a snowman. Untitled story; Swee'Pea brings a hatchet to the dock to protect himself from sea monsters. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #26
Published Dec 1953 by Dell/Gold Key/Whitman.$14.50
Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. Cat Fish text story. Spookers!; Popeye's house and his ship are invaded by a gang of ghosts. Kid Raising!!; Popeye tries to follow the advice of Dr. Sunk's popular book "How to Grow Kids" but it doesn't seem to work very well. Untitled story; Father and son robots Axle and Cam face the menace of the terrible Black Mechanic, who tries to disassemble robots for spare parts. This Lucky Rabbit's Foot Can Be Yours Free! ad featuring Popeye. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #28
Published Jun 1954 by Dell/Gold Key/Whitman.$4.30
Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. "Moneybag!" or "Buddy, Can You Spare a Nugget?"; Swee'Pea borrows one of Popeye's money bags to play with and fills it with rocks; Wimpy thinks that it must be full of gold and plots to steal it. "Weed Shortage" or "Pass the Spinach!"; The Sea Hag wipes out all the spinach crops in the world so that Popeye will be too weak to fight her when she kidnaps him. Untitled story; Axle worries that Cam wants to act like a human boy so he takes him in for a check-up. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #31
Published Mar 1954 by Dell/Gold Key/Whitman.$14.50
$2.50
Apple Vote text story. Mud! starring Popeye and Swee'Pea. Exile, or, Bein' King Is Fer De Boids! starring Popeye and King Blozo. Golly! Pop spends such long hours... starring Axle and Cam. Now, sit still! I'll paint your picture! starring Popeye. Cover and interior art by Bud Sagendorf. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #45
Published Sep 1958 by Dell/Gold Key/Whitman.$2.50
- INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story.
Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. "Moon Rocket!" or "Every Man to His Own Hobby!"; Olive thinks that Popeye should stop fighting and find a safe hobby, so he decides to take a test flight to the moon, but the preparation for the trip nearly does him in. Girl Guard!; Swee'Pea agrees to keep an eye on Olive so that Bluto can't get too close to her. Rabbit Holes! text story. Untitled story; Sappo's Uncle Ortho comes to visit, and he may be even crazier than the Professor. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #46
Published Dec 1958 by Dell/Gold Key/Whitman.$9.40
$9.40
$9.30
Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. The Swee'Pea Story!; Popeye tells Swee'Pea the story of his birth, how he was born a prince and sent to live with Popeye to escape his evil uncle who stole the throne. Stop the Sodas!; Swee'Pea and Pappy go to Wimpy for advice on how to successfully mooch off of Popeye. Mountain Magic text story. Short Cut!; The Professor invents a teleportation machine. One-page story; Olive lures the boys to her house to help her with chores. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #47
Published Mar 1959 by Dell/Gold Key/Whitman.$2.49
- Mold and water damage.
Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. Untitled story; Wimpy rents an apartment over an aquarium so that he can go fishing through the floor for his dinner. Popeye's Cafe!; Popeye opens a restaurant in competition with Bluto, who has temporarily gained Olive's affection with his restaurant. The Abominable Snowman text story. Untitled story; The Professor builds a robot servant named Walter. People Golf!; Popeye and Brutus compete at golf to get Olive's attention. Untitled one-page story; Swee'Pea is frustrated because the adults always get to use the bathroom first. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
