Popeye #119 for Sale - First Appearance of Oscar - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Popeye (Charlton, 1969 series)
Issue: #119
Publication date: April 1973
Key date: 1973-04-00
Indicia publisher: Charlton Press Inc.
Price: $0.20
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Oscar - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: George Wildman; inks: George Wildman; letters: Charlotte Jetter	Popeye
1	Wot Goes	comic story	10	script: Nicola Cuti; pencils: George Wildman; inks: George Wildman	Popeye, Swee'pea
2	Jeep to Me, Eugene!	comic story	3	script: Nicola Cuti; pencils: George Wildman; inks: George Wildman	Brutus, Eugene the Jeep, Swee'pea
3	Confucius Say Phooey!	comic story	4	script: Nicola Cuti; pencils: George Wildman; inks: George Wildman	O. G. Wotasnozzle
4	Truthful; Miss the Joke; How Long?	text story	0.75	letters: typeset
5	-	statement of ownership	0.25	script: George Wildman
6	Find-A-Word	activity	1		Popeye
7	The Bearded Burger Burglar	comic story	6	script: Nicola Cuti; pencils: George Wildman; inks: George Wildman	Oscar First, Rough-House, Wimpy

Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #11826 of 45#120 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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