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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 83 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I can only imagine the following panel of Popeye crushing a can of spinach open and then the next panel after that is an ambulance parked in front of their house, along with a police car.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 97 points 1 week ago (3 children)

A quick search found the following panels here, if anyone is interested:

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 53 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well, dang!

A lot of the old Popeye hasn't aged too well for me, often being on the repetitive and dull side, but this sequence is hilarious, sharp, and has aged really well IMO. So... we're looking at a date of... Dec 19th, 1937, is it?

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I did some searching and I'm seeing 1937 and 1938, so yeah, that's probably about right.

[–] bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 6 days ago

"Disgustipated" was coined by E.C. Segar in his syndicated comic strip Popeye. Earliest known use was 1938.

I only knew it as a Tool song. Neat.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 46 points 1 week ago

Olive Oyl revealing her tentacle fetish wasn't in my bingo card.

[–] Rudee@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 week ago

Didn't realise my favourite hentai was such a classic!