For Better or Worser

Before I get into the story, I have to comment about the artwork in here. It was fantastic; the best I've seen so far in these black-and-white episodes. The detail work alone was astounding and must have taken a lot of effort.

Popeye is getting tired of the life of a bachelor. The last straw was burning the dinner. "It's no use, I have to get me a wife," he says.

Popeye then goes down to the "Matrimonial Agency" where the clerk tells him to pick out someone on the wall (there are pictures of a lot of women.) He sees a photo which also says "Anxious to Meet A Real Man. I am Good Cook." It's Olive Oyl, of course. And, of course, Bluto just happens to be in the store and looks at Olive's picture at the same time. What a coincidence!

The fight over Olive - who has a veil over her face until the very end - produces some funny moments. The action moves from the Agency, down the street and into the Justice Of The Peace and has a very good ending that I won't spoil. Suffice to say, I wish it was the kind of ending seen in Popeye cartoons in later decades.