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Events on Thursday 17 January 1929 1
1929Popeye first appears in printThe sailor joins the Thimble Theatre comic stripE. C. Segar introduced Popeye the Sailor into his newspaper comic strip Thimble Theatre, which was syndicated by King Features. The character quickly became the strip's star and later a major animated cartoon franchise.