<Dd> Langridge writes a story with a lot of dialogue (compared to your average comic book) and it's all necessary, funny, and entertaining . Bruce Ozella draws the perfect Popeye . Not only Popeye, but Popeye's whole world . Everything looks like it should, cartoony and goofy . Plus, he brings an unusual amount of detail to something that doesn't really need it . You'll swear that you're looking at an old Whitman Comics issue of Popeye, only it's better . Ozella is a great storyteller and even though the issue is jam packed with dialog, the panels never look cramped at all . </Dd> <P> In late 2012, IDW began reprinting the original 1940s--1950s Sagendorf Popeye comic books under the title of Classic Popeye . </P> <P> In November 1932, King Features signed an agreement with Fleischer Studios to have Popeye and the other Thimble Theatre characters begin appearing in a series of animated cartoons . The first cartoon in the series was released in 1933, and Popeye cartoons, released by Paramount Pictures, would remain a staple of Paramount's release schedule for nearly 25 years . William Costello was the original voice of Popeye, a voice that would be replicated by later performers, such as Jack Mercer and even Mae Questel . Many of the Thimble Theatre characters, including Wimpy, Poopdeck Pappy, and Eugene the Jeep, eventually made appearances in the Paramount cartoons, though appearances by Olive Oyl's extended family and Ham Gravy were notably absent . Thanks to the animated - short series, Popeye became even more of a sensation than he had been in comic strips, and by 1938, polls showed that the sailor was Hollywood's most popular cartoon character . </P> <P> In every Popeye cartoon, the sailor is invariably put into what seems like a hopeless situation, upon which (usually after a beating), a can of spinach becomes available, and Popeye quickly opens the can and consumes its contents . Upon swallowing the spinach, Popeye's physical strength immediately becomes superhuman, and he is easily able to save the day (and very often rescue Olive Oyl from a dire situation). It did not stop there, as spinach could also give Popeye the skills and powers he needed, as in The Man on the Flying Trapeze, where it gave him acrobatic skills . (When the antagonist is the Sea Hag, it is Olive who eats the spinach; Popeye can't hit a lady .) </P>

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