Publishers / Western / Popeye the Sailor (1962) / #66
66October 1962
$0.25

Popeye the Sailor #66

Western · October 1962 · on sale 1962-07-26

First appearance: Alice the GoonFirst appearance: Bernard the buzzardFirst appearance: John Hardy
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Identification plate

Series
Popeye the Sailor (Western, 1962 series)
Issue
#66
Publication date
October 1962
Key date
1962-10-00
On-sale date
1962-07-26
Indicia publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
84

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of John Hardy - 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
0Sea Storiescover1pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud SagendorfAlice the Goon First, Bernard the buzzard First, Eugene the Jeep, Geezil, Granny, Olive Oyl, Poopdeck Pappy, Popeye, The Sea Hag, Swee'pea, Wimpy
1-table of contents1Brutus, Eugene the Jeep, Olive Oyl, Popeye, John Sappo, The Sea Hag, Swee'pea, Wimpy, O. G. Wotasnozzle
2Witch Ship!comic story20script: Bud Sagendorf; pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud SagendorfBrutus, Olive Oyl, Popeye, The Sea Hag, Swee'pea, Wimpy
3"We Is Goin, Too" or "Don't Leave Us On Dry Land"comic story11script: Bud Sagendorf; pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud SagendorfAlice the Goon First, Olive Oyl, Popeye, Swee'pea
4Dumb Vulturecomic story4script: Bud Sagendorf; pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud SagendorfBernard the buzzard First, The Sea Hag
5Uncle Elmo's Eight-Legged Friendtext story2pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); letters: typesetJohn Hardy First, Uncle Elmo
6Ship's Cookcomic story5script: Bud Sagendorf; pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud SagendorfPopeye, Swee'pea, Wimpy
7Popeye on Giggle Islandcomic story20script: Bud Sagendorf; pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud SagendorfOlive Oyl, Popeye, Swee'pea, Wimpy
8Big Brain on an Island with Sappocomic story10script: Bud Sagendorf; pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud SagendorfJohn Sappo, O. G. Wotasnozzle
9Sea Bath!comic story8script: Bud Sagendorf; pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud SagendorfEugene the Jeep, Popeye, Swee'pea
10Popeye Pin-Up No. 1illustration1pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud SagendorfAlice the Goon First, Bernard the buzzard First, Eugene the Jeep, Geezil, Granny, Olive Oyl, Poopdeck Pappy, Popeye, The Sea Hag, Swee'pea, Wimpy

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Series context

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Sources

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