Popeye Volume 1 - Olive Oyl and Her Sweety

As Popeye courts Olive in comically clumsy fashion, she proves that her sharp wit runs rings around his muddled brain! In this volume, Popeye proves his mettle as he becomes a prizefighter and must contend with a series of fearsome opponents, from Johnny Brawn to a literal gorilla. Once outside the ring, however, his ferocity turns to sweet sentiment, and he gives away all his winnings to poor widows, old folks, and orphanages. This new series brings the whimsical world of Popeye back in print so that stalwart fans and new readers alike can thrill at the strip's laugh-out-loud gags, sensational slugfests, and endearing cast of characters. Everybody knows Popeye, the one-eyed sailor with fists of iron and a heart of gold. But not everyone realises that he originated as the unlikely star of the newspaper comic strip Thimble Theatre, which was popular in the Roaring Twenties.