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Four Color #17

Dell · [circa 1943]

First appearance: Rough-HouseFirst appearance: Nana OylFirst appearance: Cole Oyl
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Identification plate

Series
Four Color (Dell, 1942 series)
Issue
#17
Issue title
Popeye and Wimpy
Publication date
[circa 1943]
Key date
1943-00-00
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
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Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Pooky Jones - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Popeye and Wimpycover1Popeye, Wimpy
1-comic story1script: E. C. Segar; pencils: E. C. Segar; inks: E. C. SegarCole Oyl First, Nana Oyl First, Olive Oyl, Poopdeck Pappy, Popeye, Wimpy
2-comic story1script: E. C. Segar; pencils: E. C. Segar; inks: E. C. SegarPoopdeck Pappy, Wimpy
3-comic story1script: E. C. Segar; pencils: E. C. Segar; inks: E. C. SegarOlive Oyl, Poopdeck Pappy, Popeye
4-comic story1script: E. C. Segar; pencils: E. C. Segar; inks: E. C. SegarPopeye; Poopdeck Pappy; Wimpy
5-comic story1script: E. C. Segar; pencils: E. C. Segar; inks: E. C. SegarPooky Jones First, Olive Oyl, Poopdeck Pappy, Popeye
6-comic story1script: E. C. Segar; pencils: E. C. Segar; inks: E. C. SegarOlive Oyl, Popeye, Swee'pea
7-comic story1script: E. C. Segar; pencils: E. C. Segar; inks: E. C. SegarPoopdeck Pappy, Popeye, Swee'pea
8-comic story1script: E. C. Segar; pencils: E. C. Segar; inks: E. C. SegarNana Oyl First, Olive Oyl, Popeye, Swee'pea
9-comic story1script: E. C. Segar; pencils: E. C. Segar; inks: E. C. SegarOlive Oyl, Popeye, Wimpy
10-comic story1script: E. C. Segar; pencils: E. C. Segar; inks: E. C. SegarOlive Oyl, Popeye, Wimpy
11-comic story1script: E. C. Segar; pencils: E. C. Segar; inks: E. C. SegarPopeye, Wimpy
12-comic story1script: E. C. Segar; pencils: E. C. Segar; inks: E. C. SegarPopeye, Wimpy
13-comic story1script: E. C. Segar; pencils: E. C. Segar; inks: E. C. SegarOlive Oyl, Popeye, Wimpy
14-comic story1script: E. C. Segar; pencils: E. C. Segar; inks: E. C. SegarPopeye, Wimpy
15-comic story1script: E. C. Segar; pencils: E. C. Segar; inks: E. C. SegarPopeye, Rough-House First, Wimpy
16-comic story1Popeye, Wimpy
17-comic story1Olive Oyl, Popeye, Swee'pea, Wimpy
18-comic story1Popeye, Rough-House First, Swee'pea, Wimpy
19-comic story1Olive Oyl, Poopdeck Pappy, Popeye, Swee'pea
20-comic story1Popeye; Wimpy; Rough-House
21-comic story1Popeye; Poopdeck Pappy; Olive Oyl
22-comic story1Popeye; Wimpy; George Geezil; Rough-House
23-comic story1Popeye; Olive Oyl
24-comic story1Popeye; Wimpy; Rough-House
25-comic story1script: E. C. Segar; pencils: E. C. Segar; inks: E. C. SegarPopeye; Wimpy
26Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1script: E. C. Segar; pencils: E. C. Segar; inks: E. C. SegarPopeye; Olive Oyl; Wimpy
27Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1Popeye; Wimpy; Rough-House
28Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1Popeye, Wimpy; Swee'pea
29Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1Popeye; Poopdeck Pappy; Swee'pea; Olive Oyl
30Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1Popeye; Poopdeck Pappy
31Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1Popeye; Wimpy
32Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1Popeye; Wimpy
33Thimble Theatre starring Popeyecomic story1Popeye; Olive Oyl; Swee'pea
34Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1Popeye; Wimpy
35Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1Popeye; Wimpy; Olive Oyl
36Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1Popeye; Wimpy; Swee'pea
37Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1Popeye; Olive Oyl
38Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1Popeye; Swee'pea
39Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1Popeye
40Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1Popeye; Olive Oyl; Wimpy; Swee'pea (cameo); George Geezil (cameo); Rough-House (cameo)
41Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1Popeye; Wimpy
42Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1Popeye; Olive Oyl; Swee'pea; George Geezil
43Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1Popeye
44Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1Popeye; Wimpy; George Geezil
45Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1Popeye; Wimpy; Olive Oyl
46Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1Popeye; Wimpy; Swee'pea
47Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1pencils: Bill Zaboly; inks: Bill ZabolyPopeye; Poopdeck Pappy; Swee'pea
48Mr. Squeejik offers $1,000,000 to anyone who can defeat Popeyecomic story6pencils: Bill Zaboly; inks: Bill ZabolyPopeye; Wimpy; George Squeejik
49Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1pencils: Bill Zaboly; inks: Bill ZabolyPopeye; Wimpy; George Geezil
50Wimpy's Health Beltcomic story1Popeye; Wimpy
51Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1pencils: Bill Zaboly; inks: Bill ZabolyPopeye; Swee'pea
52Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1pencils: Bill Zaboly; inks: Bill ZabolyPopeye; Olive Oyl
53Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1pencils: Bill Zaboly; inks: Bill ZabolyPopeye; Wimpy; Swee'pea; Olive Oyl
54Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1pencils: Bill Zaboly; inks: Bill Zaboly; colors: Bill ZabolyPopeye; Olive Oyl; Nana Oyl
55Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1pencils: Bill Zaboly; inks: Bill ZabolyPopeye; Olive Oyl; Wimpy
56Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1pencils: Bill Zaboly; inks: Bill ZabolyPopeye; Wimpy; Eugene the Jeep
57Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1pencils: Bill Zaboly; inks: Bill ZabolyPopeye; Olive Oyl; Nana Oyl
58Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1pencils: Bill Zaboly; inks: Bill ZabolyPopeye; Wimpy; Rough-House
59Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1pencils: Bill Zaboly; inks: Bill ZabolyPopeye; Swee'pea; Wimpy
60Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1Popeye; Wimpy; Swee'pea
61Thimble Theatre Starring Popeyecomic story1pencils: Bill Zaboly; inks: Bill ZabolyPopeye; Olive Oyl; Swee'pea
62-comic story1pencils: Bill Zaboly; inks: Bill ZabolyPopeye, Wimpy

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