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LOT 158:
Popeye Wood Bat 1929 - the year the character was invented
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Popeye Wood Bat 1929 - the year the character was invented
Genuine Popeye Bifbat 1929 - Made by K.F.S - Created in the year in which the figure was invented. Extremely rare.
Popeye the Sailor Man - The famous comic book and cartoon character was invented by Elzie Segar on January 17, 1929 as one of the "Thimble Theater" comic characters. When Popeye gets into trouble, he eats spinach from a can, and gains tremendous power, usually to save his beloved Olive Oyl from his enemy Bluto. The comic has appeared for years with the stars Olive Oyl and her brother Castor Oyl. Popeye's character gained popularity, until he got more and more space in the plot, and finally the name of the comic was renamed.
It is interesting to note that the reference to spinach as a potent food, It came from a research publication that, due to an error in the decimal point, attributed to the spinach an amount of iron 10 times higher than its true nutritional value. Since its invention, the figure has received countless cartoons of Popeye in the cinema, and is most famous comic character in the 20th century, with numerous objects made in the image of Popeye.
30x14 cm. Light cracks in wood. Good condition.
