Popeye: The Great Comic Book Tales of Bud Sagendorf [Hardcover]

Bud Sagendorf (Author, Artist)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2011 | Series: Popeye

There are three genius incarnations of Popeye - the comic strip by E.C. Segar, the animations by Max Fleischer, and unknown to many, the brilliant 1940s and 50s comic book stories by Bud Sangendorf! Comics historian Craig Yoe collects and beautifully packages the best of the best of Sangendorf's thrilling and roll-on-the-floor laughing tales. See the Sea Hag, Bluto, and, of course, Olive Oyl, Wimpy, and Sweepea join Popeye in exciting adventures and brilliant comic book stories.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Idea & Design Works Llc (February 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600107478
• ISBN-13: 978-1600107474
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #569,624 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Arf! Arf! Arf! Well, Blow Me Down!, March 10, 2011

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William Cross (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Popeye: The Great Comic Book Tales of Bud Sagendorf (Hardcover)

As expected, another great book from Craig Yoe & Company.

It's nice to see Bud Sagendorf finally get his due. As a kid, I began reading the Popeye comic books because of my love for the Fleischer cartoons. While I found Sagendorf's Popeye to be a somewhat different character than the animated version, I remember finding these stories to be very funny and very satisfying.

Time has not dimmed their power.

Okay, as to contents - you get...

* A very nice, short 1-page introduction by animation historian and fellow comic book fan Jerry Beck.

* 16 pages of introductory material including a brief essay by Craig and a smattering of previously little seen artwork by Sagendorf including a Popeye booklet prepared by Sagendorf for the Red Cross in 1946 and two pages Sagendorf contributed to the Famous Cartoonist Course in 1956.

* "Shame on You" from Popeye # 1 (1948)

* "Misermites" from Popeye # 9 (1949)

* "Witch Whistle" from Popeye # 12 (1950)

* "Interplanetary Battle" from Popeye # 21 (1952)

* "Shrink Weed" from Popeye # 25 (1953)

* "The Happy Little Island" from Popeye # 27 (1954)

* "Alone" from Popeye # 32 (1955)

* "Nothing" from Popeye # 34 (1955)

* "Spinach Soap" from Popeye # 41 (1957)

Most of Popeye's amazing supporting cast is here: Olive, Wimpy, Swee'pea, King Blozo, and the Sea Hag. (Despite what the "Editorial Review" says, there is NO Bluto - who as we know, was mainly a bad guy in the cartoons.)

The reproduction is excellent. The pages are slightly larger than the original comic book size and the coloring is a dead ringer for the way these old Dell Comics actually looked!

These really are some of the very best of Sagendorf's long, long career drawing the one-eyed sailor ("Misermites" is a personal favorite).

Highly recommended!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally Completes The Popeye Picture, March 20, 2011

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David Burd (East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Popeye: The Great Comic Book Tales of Bud Sagendorf (Hardcover)

It's a wonderful time to be a Popeye fan!

Fantagraphics has released its fifth volume of the original Popeye comic strips. The third boxed set of Popeye animated cartoons is out on DVD. And now we have the best of the Popeye comic books by Bud Sagendorf to complete the picture. All are a little different and each is great in its own way.

Of these three incarnations of the famous sailor man, the comic book version has been the easiest to overlook. As far as I know, these stories haven't been printed in color like this since the original Dell comics in the 1950s. Unless you're willing to pay collector's prices for the vintage comic books, this is the only way to enjoy this material.

The stories are delightful, funny, charming, weird, and action-packed. Although the comic books were written for kids, like the Little Lulu or Uncle Scrooge comics of this period, they can be enjoyed by adults as well.

The most interesting thing to me is how Sagendorf structured his comic book stories, as if they were individual Sunday pages. Each builds to a climax that makes you want to turn the page and see what happens next.

As usual, Yoe Books has put together a terrific package with fact-filled introductory material, authentic reproduction, and a sturdy binding. A real first-class job of book-making.

With all due respect to the nice folks at Amazon, it is not Kindle-friendly. The book is a thing of beauty to have and hold, a work of art unto itself. Reading these comics off an electronic screen is not the same experience as holding an honest-to-goodness book in your hands and enjoying it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you're a Popeye fan, you want this book!, March 23, 2011

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Murray - See all my reviews

This review is from: Popeye: The Great Comic Book Tales of Bud Sagendorf (Hardcover)

I overheard a man talking to the clerk at my local comics store. They had a long conversation about Popeye and the clerk highly recommended this book. Being a Popeye fan myself I ran and checked it out. I'm so glad I found this book. The comics have a great classic feel to them with beautiful full color inside.

This book is clever right down to the back cover. The information on the back is made up to look like ingredients on a spinach can and the inside of the covers looks like the inside of the can! Fun fun fun all the way! I would highly recommend this book to any comic fan.