Four Color #168

(October 1947)

"Blow me down! It's that swab..." (Table of Contents)

Popeye / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bud Sagendorf (signed)

Pencils:

Bud Sagendorf (signed)

Inks:

Bud Sagendorf (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bud Sagendorf

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Popeye; Olive Oyl

Synopsis:

Popeye mistakes a stranger as being "Olive's Sweetie."

Indexer Notes

inside front cover; black, red, and white.

"Microbe Battle" or "A New Champ of the Slap Swappers" (Table of Contents)

Thimble Theatre, starring Popeye an' Swee'pea / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bud Sagendorf (signed)

Pencils:

Bud Sagendorf (signed)

Inks:

Bud Sagendorf (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bud Sagendorf

Content Information

Genre:

humor; sports

Characters:

Popeye; Swee'pea; Mr. K. O. Biffer; J. Wellington Wimpy; Baby Boom

Synopsis:

Mr. K. O. Biffer, the fight promoter, tricks Popeye into signing a contract for Swee'pea to fight Baby Boom for the "Microbeweight" title of the world.

"Water Hole" or "Kin Ya Spare a Couple of Thousand Fer a Cup of Water?" (Table of Contents)

Thimble Theatre, starring Popeye and Olive Oyl / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bud Sagendorf (signed)

Pencils:

Bud Sagendorf (signed)

Inks:

Bud Sagendorf (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bud Sagendorf

Content Information

Genre:

humor; western

Characters:

Popeye; Olive Oyl

Synopsis:

A water hole is found on Olive's desert property and Popeye and Olive go to Slither Creek. They sell the property to Mayor Gunrod, not realizing that the water hole is the only source of water for the area. Disgusted when Gunrod starts selling water for $100 a cup, Popeye starts digging a well in the middle of the only street in town.

"Fish Bait" (Table of Contents)

The Thimble Theatre, starring Popeye / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bud Sagendorf (signed)

Pencils:

Bud Sagendorf (signed)

Inks:

Bud Sagendorf (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bud Sagendorf

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Popeye; Prof. Herman H. Haddock; J. Wellington Wimpy; Dr. G. B. Bluzard

Synopsis:

Popeye goes on a fishing trip with Prof. Herman H. Haddock and Dr. G. B. Bluzard, who are fighting over the honor being the first to catch a rare Roccus Scomberomorus Lineatus (commonly called a "Flip Fish.")

"Haw haw! Here comes a little kid!" (Table of Contents)

Popeye / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bud Sagendorf (signed)

Pencils:

Bud Sagendorf (signed)

Inks:

Bud Sagendorf (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bud Sagendorf

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Popeye; Swee'pea

Synopsis:

A man tries to play a practical joke on Swee'pea, but has the tables turned on him.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover; black, red, and white.

[Swee'Pea and Ball] (Table of Contents)

Popeye / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bud Sagendorf (signed)

Pencils:

Bud Sagendorf (signed)

Inks:

Bud Sagendorf (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bud Sagendorf

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Swee'pea; Popeye (cameo)

Synopsis:

Swee'pea is throwing a ball in the air and catching it until Popeye interrupts him.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.