Before CGI and cinematic universes took over, many iconic characters lived in the black-and-white world of comic strips and ...

Before CGI and cinematic universes took over, many iconic characters lived in the black-and-white world of comic strips and ...

This is Weekend Roundup, your go-to destination for weekend planning in the islands. For this Independence Weekend, we have ...

Wraps are popular again. So is a certain kind of physique.

Tea Fougner, who parted ways with King Features early this year, has signed on as an Executive Editor with the comic book ...

If you watch ‘Popeye,’ you’re watching a movie that — you think of it in the thing that they used to do about record speeds, 33 [RPM], whatever. This is a movie that runs at 78 RPM and 33 ...

Popeye, created by Elzie Crisler Segar, made his debut on January 17, 1929 as a part of a comic strip titled Thimble Theatre, and instantly caught the attention of readers.

The list also includes Popeye, who first appeared in E.C. Segar’s Thimble Theatre comic strip, with a story titled “Gobs of Work.” But this Popeye isn’t the one that eats spinach to grow ...

A similar situation could play out with Popeye, who first appeared on Jan. 17, 1929, in the comic strip Thimble Theatre.

Characters such as 'Popeye,' 'Buck Rogers,' and 'Tintin' are among the list of works falling into the public domain as of 2025. This as the copyright expires on works produced in 1929.

Works entering the public domain in 2025 include the first appearances of Tintin and Popeye, films in which Mickey Mouse talks, and books by Hemingway, Faulkner, Virginia Woolf, and more.

Popeye presents an interesting study of copyright law. As of next year, only the character as he appeared in a 1929 Thimble Theatre comic strip is public domain.