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Popeye Feature Books (1937) comic books

  • Issue #3
    Popeye Feature Books (1937) 3
    • Staple rust: Slight.

    Stories, art and cover by E.C. Segar. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. This issue reprinted Popeye Feature Books (1937) #0, which in turn reprinted stories from the comic strip that introduced the world to Popeye the Sailor. Collects Thimble Theatre daily strips from March to July, 1936. Popeye meets Eugene the Jeep, a mysterious animal with multiple supernatural abilities (that later loaned its name to the US Army's all-purpose vehicle, the jeep). 9-in. x 12-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.