Was Olive Oyl based on a woman who owned a general store in E.C. Segar's hometown? Elzie Segar grew up in Chester, Illinois in the late 19th/early 20th Century, and it seems clear that he did, in ...

The first hand-drawn Popeye cartoon in 30 years is a video for Wilco's "Dawned On Me" from their Grammy-nominated album, "The Whole Love." ...

January 17th, Popeye's actual birthday, saw the return of this lovely inclusive tradition on Comics Kingdom, which, in 2019, expands considerably on Segar's intent by allowing artists in 2019 a ...

Episode 1 Oil's Well That Ends Well Thu, Aug 3, 1961 6 mins Oily Brutus swindles Olive Oyl out of her game show winnings with a worthless oil well. It's up to Popeye to grease the path towards a ...

To those who love classic cartoon character Popeye and his entourage of Olive Oyl, Wimpy, Swee’Pea and others, the folks in Chester, Ill. have something to see.

advertisement 01-26-2012 CREATIVITY Wilco And Popeye–Together At Last Jeff Tweedy vies for Olive Oyl’s affections in Wilco’s animated Popeye video.

Spinach has been made famous by the rough-around-the-edges Popeye the Sailor Man. So much so, that we often forget about his counterpart “Olive Oyl.” Let’s take a moment to shine the ...