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More Information, Background, Points of Interest or Historical Facts Related to This Item Popeye the sailorman has become world famous. Whether it be from his addiction to spinach or the lyrics to his song, people of all ages imitate, collect, and aspire to be like Popeye. This muscle man was not even originally in the comic strip created by Elzie Segar. Elzie Segar, the cartoonist wrote Thimble Theatre in the late teens and early twenties. The first strip consisted of the characters Olive Oyl, Ham Gravy (Olive's first boyfriend), Cole and Nana Oyl (Olive's parents), and Castor Oyl.
Many would argue that Popeye and Olive Oyl are two of the least likely people to be together. Popeye was "uncouth, tattooed, a food faddist given to unpredictable outbursts of violence. Olive Oyl was a flat-chested flirt with a dowdy sense of style and involved in a long-term relationship. Olive Oyl was supposed to be twenty-nine years old, be five foot ten inches, and weigh ninety-six pounds. Her shoe size was designed as an unusual and probably non-existent 14-AAAAAA. Although these two were an odd couple, they have been together for sixty-seven years.
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