Popeye #114
(May 1972)

Charlton, 1969 Series
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Volume
5
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1972
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Charlton Press Inc.
Brand
Charlton Comics
Editing
Sal Gentile (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Cover code: 00714-572.
Editor credit from Statement of Ownership.

Swee'pea Prince of Spinachovia! (Table of Contents)

Popeye / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Wildman (signed as GeoWildman)
Inks
George Wildman (signed as GeoWildman)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Read all about Swee'Pea Prince of Spinachovia!
Genre
humor
Characters
Alice the Goon; King Blozo; Popeye; Swee'Pea
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

National Diamond Sales [Jewelry] / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How Prince Swee'Pea Came from Spinachovia (Table of Contents: 2)

Popeye / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Nicola Cuti
Pencils
George Wildman
Inks
George Wildman
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter

Job Number
D-2607
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I is lucky to have you for me adopted poppa, Popeye! Tell me again how I gots ter be left on yer doorstep!
Genre
humor
Characters
King Blozo; Popeye; Swee'Pea; King Louie
Synopsis
After telling Swee'Pea of how he came to live with Popeye, the two decide to revisit Spinachovia, where Swee'Pea is Crown Prince. While there, Swee'Pea overthrows King Louie - who had usurped the throne - in a game of Monopoly, at which point King Blozo is reinstated until Swee'pea comes of age.

Indexer Notes

Cuti script per Donnie Pitchford.
Includes indicia at bottom of the first page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Jay Norris Projectors and Binoculars / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Honor House Products; Monster Size Monsters / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Alice the Goon Sez "[unintelligible]" (Table of Contents: 6)

Popeye / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Nicola Cuti ?
Pencils
George Wildman
Inks
George Wildman
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter

Job Number
D-2618
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wimpy, ya is the onliest baby sitter I could fine! Watch li'l Swee'Pea for me, I has ta be away fer the day!
Genre
humor
Characters
Alice the Goon; Popeye; Swee'Pea; J. Wellington Wimpy
Synopsis
Wimpy subcontracts Alice the Goon to babysit Swee'Pea.
Reprints

The Pay-Off (Table of Contents: 7)

Sappo / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Nicola Cuti ?
Pencils
George Wildman
Inks
George Wildman
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter

Job Number
D-2621
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Professor Wotasnozzle owes me six months rent! If he doesn't pay I'll throw him out!
Feature Logo
SAPPO
Genre
humor
Characters
Sappo; O. G. Wotasnozzle
Synopsis
O. G. Wotasnozzle invents a machine that turns jellybeans into precious gems.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Monster Fan Club / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Collections / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Some Smiles (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 0.7 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Collection of three humorous stories: World Championship; Dog Days; and A Problem.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

statement of ownership / 0.3 page (report information)

Script
Sal Gentile (editor)
Letters
typeset

The Cure (Table of Contents: 13)

Wimpy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Nicola Cuti ?
Pencils
George Wildman
Inks
George Wildman
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter

Job Number
D-2620
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, well, if it ain't J. Wellington Wimpy! Step right inside, Mr. Wimpy, the hamburgers await!
Feature Logo
Wimpy
Genre
humor
Characters
Popeye; Rough-House; J. Wellington Wimpy; Dr. Kilzem
Synopsis
Rough-House regrets it when he feeds Wimpy wax hamburgers.

What's Cookin'?? (Table of Contents: 14)

Granny / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Nicola Cuti ?
Pencils
George Wildman
Inks
George Wildman
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter

Job Number
D-2619
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where is ya goin' in such a rush, Pappy?
Feature Logo
GRANNY
Genre
humor
Characters
Granny; Poopdeck Pappy; Popeye; Swee'Pea
Synopsis
Granny forces Popeye, Pappy and Swee'Pea to enjoy her cooking.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Gayle House Novelties / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Estes Rockets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

American Image Health Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare / advertisement / 0.16 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Gray Stamps / advertisement / 0.04 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Free Ace Publishing / advertisement / 0.02 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Five Star Music / advertisement / 0.03 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Universal Bodybuilding / advertisement / 0.09 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 0.16 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Colonial Studios Batting Practice Machine / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

Wayne School Courses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Swee'pea Prince of Spinachovia!
    Popeye
  2. 1. ["Military men... She deserves genuine diamonds... for National Diamond Sales"]
    National Diamond Sales [Jewelry]
  3. 2. How Prince Swee'Pea Came from Spinachovia
    Popeye
  4. 3. ["Projects any flat image (4" wide or less) up to 6 feet wide for a home theatre on your wall!"]
    Jay Norris Projectors and Binoculars
  5. 4. ["Jack pot bank"]
    Honor House Products
  6. 5. ["Monster s-i-z-e monsters"]
    Honor House Products; Monster Size Monsters
  7. 6. Alice the Goon Sez "[unintelligible]"
    Popeye
  8. 7. The Pay-Off
    Sappo
  9. 8. ["Get both spending money and prizes"]
    Grit Newspaper
  10. 9. ["Join now! America's only monster fan club"]
    Monster Fan Club
  11. 10. ["Express yourself with these great new things."]
    Collections
  12. 11. Some Smiles
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
  14. 13. The Cure
    Wimpy
  15. 14. What's Cookin'??
    Granny
  16. 15. ["Invite your friends over for a... Haunting"]
    Gayle House Novelties
  17. 16. ["Step into the real world of space with Vern Estes."]
    Estes Rockets
  18. 17. ["Crash diet - lose up to 5 pounds overnight!"]
    American Image Health Products
  19. 18. ["If you're disabled, learn to make the most of it."]
    U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
  20. 19. ["Stamps free"]
    Gray Stamps
  21. 20. ["How to write, sell and publish your own songs"]
    Free Ace Publishing
  22. 21. ["Poems wanted for musical setting and recording by America's largest song studio."]
    Five Star Music
  23. 22. ["Free! Powerful muscles fast!"]
    Universal Bodybuilding
  24. 23. ["Check the kind of body you want... and I'll show you how easily you can have it."]
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  25. 24. ["100 pc toy soldier set"]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  26. 25. ["Special sale! Your own automatic practice batting machine"]
    Colonial Studios Batting Practice Machine
  27. 26. ["Never finished high school?"]
    Wayne School Courses
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve B
  • Nick Caputo
  • Paul Lefebvre
  • Joey Sayer
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas