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From comic strip hero to motion picture star, this is the history of E.C. Segar's character. This lavishly illustrated and revised edition is a thorough updating of the 1994 work.
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"excellent...highly readable...the ultimate tribute to Popeye...comprehensive...generously illustrated...the layout looks terrific...expertly researched. Popeye fans...be on alert. This is the only book to get. It's written by an expert"--Classic Images; "a good purchase"--Booklist; "for the most thorough examination of Popeye, no other book comes close"--Big Reel; "[a] landmark publication"--Animation Insider; "a significant expansion of the author's 1994 edition"--C&RL News; "a wealth of material...facts large and small are explored with equal enthusiam...one cannot help but be impressed...one cannot overstate the significance of what this book contains...there is simply no book like it"--DVDtoons.com "engaging cultural history"--Journal of the American Association of School Librarians; "probably the most complete source on the comic chapter"--Communication Booknotes Quarterly; "a terrific resource...Grandinetti knows his sailor man inside and out"--Northeastern University Magazine; "comprehensive...dedicated Popeye fans will welcome it"--Inks; "excellent"--Pop Art Times; "the ultimate pop-culture resource"--Model and Toy Collector; "gives the whole story of the comic world's most famous sailor man...one of the more unique strips ever created"--Accessibly Live Off-Line.
About the Author
Cartoonist Fred M. Grandinetti, who does not like spinach, co-founded the International Popeye Fanclub. He lives in Watertown, Massachusetts.
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- PublisherMcFarland & Co
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 078641605X
- ISBN 13 9780786416059
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number2
- Number of pages344
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