Episode 13. Popeye, the First Comic Super (Anti) Hero. by Alex Grand

This video discusses E.C. Segar's creation Popeye, his super powers, and anti-hero character traits precede and likely influenced Superman, the Thing and Wolverine. The origins of the comic books are in the old newspaper comic strips, and E.C. Segar was an absolute genius whose original intent for Popeye was a one-eyed bar-fighting sailor with a shady past, inexplicable healing, strong, nigh-invulnerable, and with post traumatic stress disorder.

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