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E. C. Segar (1894–1938)

Author of Popeye, Vol. 1: I Yam What I Yam!

66+ Works 957 Members 17 Reviews 3 Favorited

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Includes the names: Segar E C, E. C. Segar, E. C. Segar, Elzie Chrisler Segar

Also includes: Segar (1)

Image credit: From "What's In the New York Evening Journal," Project Gutenberg

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Works by E. C. Segar

Popeye, Vol. 1: I Yam What I Yam! (2006) 186 copies
"Well Blow Me Down!" (2007) 109 copies
"Let's You and Him Fight!" (2008) 90 copies
"Plunder Island" (2009) 73 copies
"Wha's a Jeep?" (2011) 63 copies
Popeye, Vol. 6: Me Li'l Swee'Pea (2012) 56 copies
Popeye: The 60th Anniversary Collection (60th Anniversary Edition) (1989) 27 copies
The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye Volume 10: Dailies 1935-1937 (1989) 27 copies
The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye Volume 6: Dailies 1930-1931 (1984) 25 copies
Popeye (1955) 25 copies
The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye Volume 1: Sundays 1930-1932 (1984) 24 copies
The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye Volume 11: Dailies 1937-1938 (1990) 22 copies
The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye Volume 5: Dailies 1928-1930 (1987) 19 copies
The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye Volume 4: Sundays, 1936-1938 (1986) 18 copies
The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye Volume 3: Sundays, 1934-1936 (1985) 17 copies
The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye Volume 7: Dailies 1931-1932 (1988) 17 copies
The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye Volume 8: Dailies 1932-1934 (1989) 16 copies
Thimble theater, starring: Popeye the sailor (1971) 15 copies
The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye Volume 2: Sundays, 1932-1934 (1985) 14 copies
Popeye: Olive Oyl and Her Sweety (E. C. Segar Popeye Sundays, Band 1) (2021) 14 copies
The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye Volume 9: Dailies 1934-1935 (1989) 10 copies
Thimble Theatre and the Pre-Popeye Cartoons of E. C. Segar (2018) 9 copies
Braccio di ferro 9 copies
Popeye Volume 2: Wimpy & His Hamburgers (The E. C. Segar Popeye Sundays) (2022) 8 copies
Popeye Volume 3: The Sea Hag & Alice the Goon (The E. C. Segar Popeye Sundays) (2023) 5 copies
Diavoli e spinaci (1973) 4 copies
Popeye the Sailor 1936: Three Complete Thimble Theatre Adventures (1971) 4 copies
I Classici del fumetto di Repubblica n. 45: Braccio di ferro (1900) — Author — 4 copies
popeye et son popa (1981) 3 copies
Ich, Popeye (1984) 3 copies
Braccio di Ferro in Per un pugno di spinaci : le mitiche storie degli anni '30 (1975) — Author — 2 copies
Popeye and the Jeep (1937) 2 copies
Popeye Postcard Book (1997) 2 copies
Popeye / Olaf el Vikingo (2000) 2 copies
Prophetic Allegory: Popeye and the American Dream (1983) 2 copies
the "pop-up" popeye withe the hag of the seven seas 1 copy
Popeye de zeeman 1 copy
WIMPY The Hamburger Eater - "Big Little Book #1458" in GOOD CONDITION (1938) 1 copy
Popeye, Strip Comics nº 1 1 copy
Popeye, Strip Comics nº 5 1 copy
Popeye, Strip Comics nº 9 (1931) 1 copy
Popeye and the Deep Sea Mystery (1939) 1 copy
Elzie Segars Skipper Skræk : farvel moster Fie!! (1976) 1 copy
Popeye's Ark 1 copy
Fino all'ultimo spinacio 1 copy
Oggi spinaci ... domani pugni (1974) 1 copy
Diavoli e Spinaci - 35 Classiche storie di Braccio di Ferro (1968) 1 copy
A tutto spinacio 1 copy
50 anni di spinaci 1 copy
Popeye 6 : 1931 1 copy
Popeye, 7 : Popeye: (1930) (1986) 1 copy
Thimble Theatre & The Pre-Popeye Comics of E. C. Segar 1 copy
Popeye 5 : 1932 - 1933 1 copy
Popeye 4 : 1933 - 1934 1 copy
Popeye 3 : 1934 - 1935 1 copy
Popeye 2 : 1935 - 1936 1 copy
Popeye 1 : 1936 - 1937 1 copy
Popeye, 0 : Popeye: (1937-1938) (1988) 1 copy
Karl Alfred : Bragder och äventyr. [1945] 1 copy
Popeye (All Pictures Comics) 1 copy
Captain George Presents No. 37 1 copy
Popeye : Le dictapateur (2007) 1 copy
Popeye the Sailor [1933 short film] (1933) — Writer — 1 copy
Popeye Halloween Mini-Comic #1 (2009) 1 copy
The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye, Vol. 8: Dailies, 1932-1934 (The Nemo Bookshelf) by E. C. Segar (1988-03-03) 1 copy
Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye -- The Big Big Book 1 copy
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Linus (1969) n.4 — Author — 1 copy
Il grande Alter - Hamburger — Author — 1 copy

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Popeye Vol. 1: "I Yam What I Yam" by E. C. Segar
Pat and I went to a big show of comic art a few years ago that included original stuff by E.C. Segar. I liked them so much that I asked him to get me this collection, and over the years he got me all six volumes. In 1919 the strip, Thimble Theatre, featured Ham Gravy and Olive Oyl, then Olive's brother Castor was added and most of the 1920s stories were about his get rich quick schemes. When he needed to take his luck-bestowing African Whiffle Hen to an island casino in order to win millions, he hired Popeye to sail the boat, and the latter was such a colorful character that he took over the strip.
I finally started reading and it's hilarious. The humor is surreal and dry, absurd and charming. I'm loving it, and haven't forgotten that Popeye on TV cartoons was one of my first childhood crushes.… (more)
 
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piemouth | Oct 26, 2015 |
Popeye: The 60th Anniversary Collection ( by E. C. Segar
Being a nice selection of Popeye strips with some other extraneous illustrations and running historical commentary. This is a good start for Popeye fans, though since this came out, there have been some more complete runs published. This has considerable information that they lack, though.
 
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Big_Bang_Gorilla | May 4, 2011 |
Complete E. C. Segar Popeye, The - Volume Eleven,… by E. C. Segar
The Jeep intervenes when the Sea Hag captures our gang.
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