Four Color #25 - Popeye
(1942)

Dell, 1939 Series
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Volume
[1]
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Company Inc.
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

The strips are all titled Thimble Theatre. On the cover and in the indicia it's 'Popeye'.
The issue number on the cover is "Four Color Comic No. 25".
The indicia issue number is "Popeye, No. 24".

The entire contents are reprinted from issues of King Comics (David McKay, 1936 series).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Popeye / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor
Characters
Popeye; Wimpy; Bluto
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Thimble Theatre / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. C. Segar
Pencils
E. C. Segar
Inks
E. C. Segar
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tha's the way to punish him -- he knows he's gon'er git a lickin' when he comes in...
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Popeye; Swee'pea
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover, red, white and black print.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Thimble Theatre / comic story / 64 pages (report information)

Script
E. C. Segar
Pencils
E. C. Segar
Inks
E. C. Segar
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ahoy, Olive. I thought ya was cookin' dinner jus' for you an' me - wha's Wimpy doin' here?
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Popeye; Olive Oyl; Wimpy; Sampson Smith; Grandma; Mr. Doozle; Swee'pea; The Jeep; Sea Hag; The Goon; Rough-house; Prof. Brainstine; Curly; Geezil; Aleck Noodlepopper; Mrs. Jones; Bill Bunko; Toar; Kid Mustard
Reprints
  • US from King Comics (David McKay, 1936 series) #4 (July 1936) [1935-12-15 Sunday only]
    • which is reprinted
    • from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-11-24 - 1935-12-15
  • US from King Comics (David McKay, 1936 series) #5 (August 1936) [Thimble Theatre Sundays (King Features Syndicate) 1935-12-22 - 1936-01-12]
    • which is reprinted
    • from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1935-12-22 - 1936-01-12
  • US from King Comics (David McKay, 1936 series) #6 (September 1936) [Thimble Theatre Sundays (King Features Syndicate) 1936-01-19 - 1936-02-09], #7 (October 1936) [Thimble Theatre Sundays (King Features Syndicate) 1936-02-16 - 1936-03-08], #8 (November 1936) [Thimble Theatre Sundays (King Features Syndicate) 1936-03-15 - 1936-04-05], #9 (December 1936) [Thimble Theatre Sundays (King Features Syndicate) 1936-04-12 - 1936-05-03]
  • US from King Comics (David McKay, 1936 series) #10 (January 1937)
    • which is reprinted
    • from Thimble Theatre Sundays (King Features Syndicate) 1936-05-10 - 1936-05-31
  • US from King Comics (David McKay, 1936 series) #11 (February 1937) [Thimble Theatre Sundays (King Features Syndicate) 1936-06-07, 1936-06-14, 1936-06-28 (1936-06-21 Sunday was not reprinted, presumably present in original comic book)], #12 (March 1937) [Thimble Theatre Sundays (King Features Syndicate) 1936-07-05 - 1936-07-26]
  • US from King Comics (David McKay, 1936 series) #13 (April 1937) [Thimble Theatre Sundays (King Features Syndicate) 1936-08-02 - 1936-08-23]
    • which is reprinted
    • from Thimble Theatre Sundays (King Features) 1936-08-02 - 1936-08-23
  • US from King Comics (David McKay, 1936 series) #14 (May 1937) [Thimble Theatre Sundays (King Features Syndicate) 1936-08-30 - 1936-09-20]
    • which is reprinted
    • from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-08-30 - 1936-09-20
  • US from King Comics (David McKay, 1936 series) #15 (June 1937) [Thimble Theatre Sundays (King Features Syndicate) 1936-09-27 - 1936-10-18]
    • which is reprinted
    • from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-09-27 - 1936-10-18
  • US from King Comics (David McKay, 1936 series) #16 (July 1937) [Thimble Theatre Sundays (King Features Syndicate) 1936-10-25 - 1936-11-15]
    • which is reprinted
    • from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-10-25 - 1936-11-15
  • US from King Comics (David McKay, 1936 series) #17 (August 1937) [Thimble Theatre Sundays (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-22 - 1936-12-13]
    • which is reprinted
    • from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-11-22 - 1936-12-13
  • US from King Comics (David McKay, 1936 series) #18 (September 1937) [Thimble Theatre Sundays (King Features Syndicate) 1936-12-20 - 1937-01-10]
    • which is reprinted
    • from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1936-12-20 - 1937-01-10
  • US from King Comics (David McKay, 1936 series) #19 (October 1937) [Thimble Theatre Sundays (King Features Syndicate) 1937-01-17 - 1937-02-07]
    • which is reprinted
    • from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-01-17 - 1937-02-07
  • US from King Comics (David McKay, 1936 series) #20 (November 1937) [Thimble Theatre Sundays (King Features Syndicate) 1937-02-14, 1937-02-28 - 1937-03-14]
    • which is reprinted
    • from Thimble Theatre Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1937-02-14 - 1937-03-14

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

Thimble Theatre / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. C. Segar
Pencils
E. C. Segar
Inks
E. C. Segar
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let Swee'pea play around the lake while I goes into the woods and picks wild hickory nerts
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Popeye; Wimpy; Swee'pea
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover, red, white and black print.

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

Thimble Theatre / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. C. Segar
Pencils
E. C. Segar
Inks
E. C. Segar
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ya better learn some manners. Ye eats like a pig!
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Popeye; Poopdeck Pappy; Wimpy; Rough-house
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Back cover

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Popeye
  2. 1. ["Tha's the way to punish him -- he knows he's gon'er git a lickin' when he comes in..."]
    Thimble Theatre
  3. 2. ["Ahoy, Olive. I thought ya was cookin' dinner jus' for you an' me - wha's Wimpy doin' here?"]
    Thimble Theatre
  4. 3. ["Let Swee'pea play around the lake while I goes into the woods and picks wild hickory nerts"]
    Thimble Theatre
  5. 4. ["Ya better learn some manners. Ye eats like a pig!"]
    Thimble Theatre
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  • Per Sandell
  • Richard Smith
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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