Punch-Popeye-In-The-Face Day!!

It's juts a normal day in Thimble Town, when a stranger comes up to our good friend Popeye...

Well, that was uncalled for!!

The stranger skedaddles away, but then...

Hmm...must be a full moon or something.

Popeye kvetches to Olive about the day he's had...

What the?!?

Perhaps Swee'Pea will be more sympathetic...?

And when Popeye tries to drown his sorrows with food...

Surprisingly, there's only one person in town who's not taking a poke at Popeye...

Well, at least you have Wimpy, right?

Maybe. The kids in town help Popeye figure out what the Sam Hill is going on...

Uh-oh...

That is why I love Popeye. He has no reason, and no responsibility, to go along with this scheme. But he's a good sport, and they paid their money, so he's gonna let 200+ people take a poke at him! Bless you, Popeye!!

And the last guy in line cheats a bit:

Still, Wimpy can't be allowed to do this kinda thing, so Popeye comes up with a a plan to get him:

So endeth the Punch-Popeye-In-The-Face Day!!

From Four-Color #113 (1946)

Olive Oyl--How The Other Half Lives!

Olive has just inherited one trillion dollars from her great uncle--and it's going to mean some lifestyle changes for her and for Popeye!

Of course, it turns out that Popeye really doesn't have a clue exactly how much a trillion dollars is...

Money changes everyone!

Unfortunately for Ms. Oyl, it turns out that her uncle isn't really dead. So no trillion. C'est la vie!

From Popeye # 49 (1959), as reprinted in Classic Popeye #49 (2016)

The Love Talk Of Popeye!!

Olive is missing, and Popeye is a bit frantic. Wimpy suggests that she has been kidnapped, and Popeye laughs:

Don't be too harsh on The Sailor Man--he's not just talking behind her back. That's how he talk to her face!!

Popeye, you suave bastard...

So, does he get bonus points for saying that he loves her for her, and not how she looks?

From Popeye #48 (1959) as reprinted in Classic Popeye #48 (2016)

Manic Monday Triple Overtime--Popeye Is The World's Greatest Player?!?

Sigh, Popeye and Olive Oyl are fighting again...

And the subject of this fight?

Hold the heck on for one flipping minute!!!

Popeye and Olive have been engaged for TWENTY YEARS???

Leave aside that this tells us that, in 1957, Popeye wasn't messing around with a "sliding timeline." And just how old was Swee'Pea, anyway?!?!

No, let's focus on the fact that Popeye has managed to stay engaged to the same woman for 20 years without having to step up to the next level and actually marry her.

Olive--what the hell? Why are you still hanging with this obvious commitment-phobe?

And Popeye--what kind of player are you? Good garsh!! 20 years? You ought to write a book or something!!

From Popeye #40 (1957) as reprinted in Classic Popeye #40 (2015)

The Infinite Grace Of Olive Oyl!

Olive--Ms. Oyl if you're nasty--looks awkward and clumsy. But that's deceiving, as she can turn the most disastrous fall into a ballet of infinite grace and beauty.

Case in point:

Popeye is sailing to Africa to recruit animals for a zoo. (Really). Meanwhile, a rival evil zookeeper (really, I am NOT making this up) has a couple of his goombas infiltrate Popeye's ship as crew, so they can thwart the mission.

But how?

Hmmm...let's see how well this works...

You happened, you gorgeous thing--YOU happened!!

From Popeye #16 (1951), as reprinted in Classic Popeye #16 (2013)