Where is Popeye from?

Meaning of the name Popeye

Created by Elzie Crisler Segar in 1929 for a sailor character in his comic strip Thimble Theatre , later renamed Popeye. He presumably based it on the English words pop and eye.

Characteristics of the name Popeye

How do we know this about Popeye

(and is it secret spies?)

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