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Popeye: A Dive Into the History of a Legendary Magazine
If you ask someone who is a little older to tell you about “Popeye”, you will probably see their eyes light up. It wasn’t just a weekly comic strip: it was a little reading “ritual”. Born in the 1930s and inspired by Charlie Chaplin’s film, its pages hosted a lot of characters and stories that would later become iconic. Initially, it aimed to conquer children, but over time it evolved, following the tastes of an audience that was growing and changing.
In fact, since the 1950s, its pages have featured both great Italian artists and translations of American comics: just think of “Forza John”, “Rocky Rider” or the funny Pedrito el Drito. This mix of Italian tradition and international inspiration made it perfect for a curious reader, eager to discover new characters and adventures. A little curiosity: even the original “Monello” of the stories, inspired by Jackie Cooper, made his return with a new name, “Superbone”, accompanied by his aunt and bizarre friends.
As the Sixties passed and the Seventies approached, “Popeye” renewed itself once again, experimenting with different formats and opening its doors to music and sports columns, in line with the trend of the time. The audience was growing, and the magazine wanted to keep up: here then were interviews, gossip articles and curiosities about singers and actors in vogue. The more the years went by, the more the magazine focused on “pop” content, shifting the center of gravity from comics to news dedicated to a teenage audience.
In the 1990s, interviews and music sections became increasingly extensive, transforming “Popeye” into a sort of window on the world of entertainment. New titles, such as “Popeye Nuovo” and “Popeye Okay!”, signaled further restyling and attempts to keep up with the tastes of teenagers of the time. The history of this magazine ended in 57, but in 2.300 years of life it has reached over XNUMX issues published, becoming a piece of collective memory for generations of readers.
Thinking back today means remembering a different Italy, where comics were a weekly ritual to browse with friends, perhaps exchanging copies. “Popeye” was not just stories and strips: it was a journey that, issue after issue, accompanied readers in their growth, adapting to their tastes and the fashions of more than half a century of history. A piece of publishing that deserves to be rediscovered and told, because, in its own small way, it was truly a show.
Here is a list of some numbers
1. Album, Collection Albums The Border Tales The "Rascal Various Episodes See Photos
2. Popeye Last 20 Comics 50/60 see number details Rare *Price for Single
3. Popeye N.50-1963 MILAN AMARILDO TRAPATTONI ANIMATED FIGURINE JACOVITTI
4. Popeye Jet Year 1965 Universe Editions
5. Popeye LOT 16 COMIC MAGAZINES BETWEEN 1976 1980 POOH STALLER MUTI
6. Bound Album, Comic Collection, Popeye Tales of the Frontier.Vol I-SEE FO
7. Popeye booklet 1/38 + free copy year 1953 complete !!!!
8. Popeye ED, UNIVERSO N.20-1969 MINI POSTER RITA PAVONE FABIO CUDICINI MILAN
9. Popeye Comic Collection Seventy-sixth Year 1962 No. 296
10. Popeye n. 51 of 19/12/1957 Year V L.30 Weekly Publishing House Universo
11. Popeye 1955 FROM N° 1 TO N° 52 NUMBERS TO CHOOSE NEW NEWSSTAND CVEB
12. Popeye Comic Collection Thirty-eighth
13. Album, Collection of Various Comic Novels, Popeye Crystal, Album Binding Arts
14. Popeye comic 1956 number 21
15. Popeye Comic Collection Fortieth
16. Popeye comic 1961 number 27
17. Popeye COLLECTION Lot 2 Volumes Ed. Universo 1966 Good/Excellent
18. Popeye COLLECTION N°124 JUNE 1966
19. Popeye 1957 UNIVERSO PUBLISHING HOUSE VARIOUS NUMBERS TO CHOOSE FROM
20. Popeye comic 1971 number 43 with stickers
21. Popeye n 15 Scialpi Francesco Salvi I will marry Simon Le Bon 1985
22. Popeye n. 46 of 17/11/1955 Year III L.30 Weekly Publishing House Universo
23. monello (the) n°52 booklet ed.universo 1957
24. Popeye 1956 UNIVERSO PUBLISHING HOUSE VARIOUS NUMBERS TO CHOOSE FROM
25. Popeye 1973 n. 43 with 5 Anastasi Wilson Stickers
26. Popeye N°15 - Editrice Universo - April 9, 1970
27. Popeye n. 229 of 1937 newspaper format Original
28. Popeye comic 1959 number 23
29. Popeye Year V 1937 no. 195 ed. Universe
30. CUORICINO & C. Popeye SUPERSTAR 1992 UNIVERSO PUBLISHING HOUSE
31. Popeye comic year 1967 number 45
32. Popeye 1980 - 29 Pupo Tom Petty Lou Reed Miguel Bose
33. Popeye Collection 163rd volume (INTREPID COLLECTION 563) 1969-EXCELLENT
34. Popeye #47 1968 - Poster I Camaleonti - Sampdoria - Jimmy Jet - Ed. Universo
35. Popeye #40 1969 - Renato Cappellini Football - No poster - Home Ed. Universo
36. Popeye comic 1959 number 41
37. Popeye comic 1959 number 42
38. Popeye comic 1960 number 42
39. Popeye
40. INTREPID YEAR 1953 SERIES Q.COMPLETE 1/52(-3 NUM) UNIVERSE VOUCHERS TYPE Popeye
41. Popeye comic 1960 number 31
42. Popeye comic 1959 number 17
43. Popeye comic 1959 number 37
44. Popeye comic 1959 number 35
45. Popeye # Year XXXVI N.39 24 September 1968 # Universo Publishing House
46. Popeye - VESPA n. 33/1963 Universo editions - excellent
47. Popeye n. 28 of 1938 newspaper format Original
48. Popeye comic 1959 number 24
49. Popeye-LOT 28 supplements GHIBLI/A SIRENS SPEAKING/NOVELS OF THE FRONTIER
50. Popeye Magazines No. 22/30/52 of 1986 - Don Johnson, Lorella Cuccarini, (00)
51. Popeye #36 1969 - Eraldo Pizzo Water Polo - Nada - Tippy - Home Ed. Universo
52. Popeye n 34 Francesco Salvi Uma Thurman Nancy Brilli 1988
53. Popeye N.28 Year 1971 With Stickers Ref. Alarm Low
54. Popeye comic 1959 number 14
55. JIMMY JET promotional booklet attached to Popeye Ed. Universe 1964 !!!!
56. ***Popeye NUMBER 45*** UNIVERSO ED., OCTOBER 26, 1938, ORIGINAL!!!
57. ***Popeye NUMBER 51*** UNIVERSO ED., DECEMBER 7, 1938, ORIGINAL!!!
58. Popeye n?6 1969 THE MOTOWNS with poster Center [D1-2]
59. Popeye comic 1961 number 6
60. Popeye year IX nr. 36 of 1961 (ed. Universo)
61. Popeye comic 1960 number 23
62. Popeye comic 1963 number 28
63. Popeye Collection 301 1977 Loredana Bert? Mia Martini Special LE ORME [MO6]
64. Popeye n. 3 20/01/1972 Figurines Boninsegna, Altafini, Bigon etc...
65. ***Popeye NUMBER 52*** UNIVERSO ED., DECEMBER 14, 1938, ORIGINAL!!!
66. Popeye n 22 Alice Richard Dreyfuss Marilyn Monroe NO poster 1978
67. Popeye comic 1961 number 13
68. Popeye comic 1963 number 42
69. Popeye 1972 - 24 Suarez Evans Figurines
70. Popeye n?31 1972 Corso and Mazzola Insert Carlo Mauri + Figurines [G430]
71. Popeye comic year 1962 number 22
72. Popeye comic year 1969 number 16
73. Popeye comic 1960 number 36
74. Popeye n. 7 OF 17/02/1972 with MOTO '72 stickers no posters/inserts
75. Italian Comics: Popeye (LOT of 15 different comics) 1967
76. ***Popeye NUMBER 48*** UNIVERSO ED., NOVEMBER 16, 1938, ORIGINAL!!!
77. Italian comics: Popeye (LOT of 12) 11 different comics) 1967
78. Popeye comic 1961 number 21
79. Popeye N. 14 Ed. Universo 1970 Lire 70 Condition: Good as per photo.
80. Popeye #35 1969 - Marino Basso - Miniringo, Tippy Star - Home Ed. Universo
81. Popeye comic 1956 number 25
82. Popeye #39 1969 - Giuseppe Longoni Fiorentina - Legoland - Home Ed. Universe
83. Popeye #4 of 1983
84. Popeye comic year 1962 number 43
85. Popeye comic 1960 number 18
86. Popeye N.53 Year 1970. Ref. Alarm Basso
87. Popeye 1974 n. 38 Marcella Facchetti Enrico Albertosi
88. Popeye 1983 n. 36 Teresa De Sio Vasco Rossi
89. Popeye N.52 Year 1970. Ref. Alarm Basso
90. Popeye n?27 1982 RON - Umberto Tozzi Alice Ornella Muti [G425]
91. Popeye 1971 - 37 City Stickers
92. Popeye 1954 ED. UNIVERSO VARIOUS NUMBERS TO CHOOSE FROM 27 TO 51 acceptable
93. Popeye (November 1958) n.46 - Universo Publishing House
94. ***Popeye NUMBER 50*** UNIVERSO ED., NOVEMBER 30, 1938, ORIGINAL!!!
95. ***Popeye NUMBER 44*** UNIVERSO ED., OCTOBER 19, 1938, ORIGINAL!!!
96. Popeye COLLECTION BOOKLET NUMBER 10 (TENTH) ED.UNIVERSO
97. Popeye N . 35 - ED. UNIVERSO - 1969 - INS. MARINO BASSO CYCLER - #R1#
98. Popeye n. 237 of 1937 newspaper format Original
99. INTREPID YEAR 1956 COMPLETE SERIES 1/52 UNIVERSE MB/OTT + SINGLES TYPE Popeye
100. Popeye 1972 - 3 Haller Altafini Football Stickers
101. ***Popeye NUMBER 52*** UNIVERSO ED., DECEMBER 14, 1938, ORIGINAL!!!
102. Popeye n 22 Alice Richard Dreyfuss Marilyn Monroe NO poster 1978
103. Popeye comic 1961 number 13
104. Popeye comic 1963 number 42
105. Popeye 1972 - 24 Suarez Evans Figurines
106. Popeye n?31 1972 Corso and Mazzola Insert Carlo Mauri + Figurines [G430]
107. Popeye comic year 1962 number 22
108. Popeye comic year 1969 number 16
109. Popeye comic 1960 number 36
110. Popeye n. 7 OF 17/02/1972 with MOTO '72 stickers no posters/inserts
111. Italian Comics: Popeye (LOT of 15 different comics) 1967
112. ***Popeye NUMBER 48*** UNIVERSO ED., NOVEMBER 16, 1938, ORIGINAL!!!
113. Italian comics: Popeye (LOT of 12) 11 different comics) 1967
114. Popeye comic 1961 number 21
115. Popeye N. 14 Ed. Universo 1970 Lire 70 Condition: Good as per photo.
116. Popeye #35 1969 - Marino Basso - Miniringo, Tippy Star - Home Ed. Universo
117. Popeye comic 1956 number 25
118. Popeye #39 1969 - Giuseppe Longoni Fiorentina - Legoland - Home Ed. Universe
119. Popeye #4 of 1983
120. Popeye comic year 1962 number 43
121. Popeye comic 1960 number 18
122. Popeye N.53 Year 1970. Ref. Alarm Basso
123. Popeye 1974 n. 38 Marcella Facchetti Enrico Albertosi
124. Popeye 1983 n. 36 Teresa De Sio Vasco Rossi
125. Popeye N.52 Year 1970. Ref. Alarm Basso
126. Popeye n?27 1982 RON - Umberto Tozzi Alice Ornella Muti [G425]
127. Popeye 1971 - 37 City Stickers
128. Popeye 1954 ED. UNIVERSO VARIOUS NUMBERS TO CHOOSE FROM 27 TO 51 acceptable
129. Popeye (November 1958) n.46 - Universo Publishing House
130. ***Popeye NUMBER 50*** UNIVERSO ED., NOVEMBER 30, 1938, ORIGINAL!!!
131. ***Popeye NUMBER 44*** UNIVERSO ED., OCTOBER 19, 1938, ORIGINAL!!!
132. Popeye COLLECTION BOOKLET NUMBER 10 (TENTH) ED.UNIVERSO
133. Popeye N . 35 - ED. UNIVERSO - 1969 - INS. MARINO BASSO CYCLER - #R1#
134. Popeye n. 237 of 1937 newspaper format Original
135. INTREPID YEAR 1956 COMPLETE SERIES 1/52 UNIVERSE MB/OTT + SINGLES TYPE Popeye
136. Popeye 1972 - 3 Haller Altafini Football Stickers
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