this post was submitted on 17 Sep 2023
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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow, was the an actual Popeye comic?

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

It is indeed!

"Thimble Theatre", December 19, 1937

Here's the whole archive I found it on.

Edit: And here's the end of it.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago

Jesus Christ, Olive was the start of the whole “crush my head in between your thighs” kind of person

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's modified, but surprisingly close.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Not even modified, cap_wolf just linked the following week.
The post is this one: http://www.oldsundaycomics.com/pics1/S1450-0697.jpg
Which is 19 Dec 1937 as stated.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Getting a 404 on that.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Some things are truly universal.