Presenting all new Popeye Comics, specially written and drawn for this bookGOSH! DO YA [OH,SURE! ALL AROUND THINK THEY EVER. THE HOUSE! THEY'S BURIED ANY LOTS OF IT! TREASURE AROUND | YA GO OUT INA YARD AN’ PLAY, SWEE'PEA, 1 HASTA FIX LUNCH IS READY! I'D ARF! ARF! BOY DID qi BETTER CALL HE GIT EXCITIPATED! | BET HE'S OUTSIDE PLAYIN’ PIRATE! POPRYE, No. 1, Feb Ane, 1948. Pubiahed quarterly by Dell Publishing Conc, 149 radon Hele Never” Vic eerie" World Rights Reverved ipreident; ed. Printed Madiaoe Ave,, New York, 16, N.Y. George T, Delacorte, ole tolcente,* Gopyetant: 1948, by ine res Syn ) | Delacorte, Secretary.| LOVES TA BE INA Woods AMONGST = NATURE! THIMBLE THEATRE PRESENTS POPEYE anv OLIVE || IN A SEMI-FATAL TALE OF FISTICUFFS “YOU'RE A RUFFIAN, SIR!” Sq EE THEY IS NUTHIN' LIKE 4 PICKIN’ LI'L WILD FLOWERS| Boy !! pS EVERY ONCE INA WHILE 1 GIT AN URGE TO GIT‘OKAY, SON, | FEEL BETTER NOW-GIMME MY COAT! | fi LIKES TA’ KEEP TRACK | [~-AN' HE WEARS A LIL OF ALLIA THE NEW STRONG! |HAT! DOES YA KNOW THOSE WERE MY CUSTOMERS =| HE CAME IN AND SAID HE WANTED TO EAT ALONE AND CLEANED OUT THE PLACE!! FTAKE A LOOK OT THE ] BACK WINDOW AND You'LL SEE THE JOB HE DID HERE THis?DID You SURE, ILL HAVE Bf JDO EVERY- JPOPEYE THING 1 PTOLD YOu AHE WAY | FIGURE — WELL WE CAN GET HIM WORRIED] [THAT |AN' CONFUSED ENOUGH, HELL BE A CINCH FOR MOU TO KNOCK OUT IN [THE RING! —| FOUND OuT HE HAS 4 GIRL FRIEND AND | THINK: WELL WORK ON HER: Now ! ‘CERTAINLY, MR.TILLBOX, | WOULD CONSIDER IT AN. HONOR ILL BE RIGHT OVER! iSO YOU SEE, MISS OYL, 1 PICKED YOU OUT OF ALL THE WOMEN IN TOWN “To BE] THE LOCAL PRESIDENT ISN'T (7 WONDERFUL? TO THINK YOU CHOSE ME “To BE PRESIDEN'T, OF THE ANTI- <7 - eos soar mj “~ FISTICUFF a HERE'S YouR ! 2 BADGE OF OFFICE oe - P’GOSH! | CAN HARDLY WAIT TO TELL POPEYE. HE'LL BE SO PROUDT HOPES YA IS SATISFIED! THE SWAB TOOKED poet OF ME.MONEY! FELLOW MAN! | WANT YOU TO [PROMISE ME You'LL INEVER HIT ANOTHER, ‘Bu’ ‘BUT, OLIve- = 1 WILL L AN BE A -SNIFE 2[isn TAAT POPEYE'S OLD. ENEMY, GUTTER PETE, OVER J7 Good HEAVENS! THERE) | HOPE POPEYE ? J DOESN'T COME IN WHILE HE'S HERE! [BLOW ME DOWN! | GUESS! OLIVE 1S RIGHT—1 FEELS LIKE A MILLION BUCKS Now 'AT 11S & ( | GEN'LEMAN, SAID Me SO HAPPY! YOU JuSsT SEE, YOU'LL E HAPPIER ;TOO! (WY GORSH! THEY'S AHOY, PETE, LES’ BURY. ME OL EMENY, = |THE HATCHET, OL’ PAL! GUTTER PETE! / OL PAL? WHAT IS J THIS, RUNT? A NEW “TRICK OF YOURS? (Y GOODNESS !7! POPEYE| [BLOW ME DOWN! Y ISNT FIGHTING! HE/S | | BEIN' A GEN'LEMAN POUT LIFTING & HAND —PETE JUST. STANDING THERE] | [S HARDER ON WORE HIMSELF OUT @ND_ LETTING PETE ME THAN 1 POUND HIM! (riestin' £2 <| CALLED POPEYE ON \ ILL ASK POPEYE TO SIGN FOR & FIGHT AND WHEN HE REFUSES EVERYONE WILL FIGURE HE'S <4 AFRAID OF YOU THAT WILL STIR: UP INTEREST) THEN WE'LL TRICK, POPEYE INTO BOY, THE PUBLIC WILLY} PAY ANY PRICE To —/1 SEE THE FIGHT THE PHONE. HE SHOULD BE HERE Now! fAt_IS THE FIRST TIME 19 IHAS EVER TURNED. DOwN A FIGHT, BUT IT SURE MAKES ME FEEL GooD TA KNOW 1 YAM GITTIN' |AHOY; MR-TILLBOX, ) HELLO, HERE | YAMA yer { GATRA “COWARD! [IYAM SORRY MR TILLBO BUT | DOES NOTHERE COMES POPEYE ) | NOW — I'LL BET YOU IFIVE HAMBURGERS THAT ISN'T IT TRUE, OU PAL) THAT YOU REFUSED [=<_To SIGN To FIGHT <3 NOT AFRAID) CAN PROVE ICERTINGLY! “THE OF ANYONE!! |HE HAS TURNED 1 YAM THROUGH FIGHTIN’! INTO & MOUSE! 771 WOULD LIKE TOS | encod! PROVE A POINT TO THar's NO S| eb Rouen PROOF THAT \ { (2) HE'S AFRAID} COULD 1 BUY YAY SEE ‘SUMPIN' TA, EAT, WIMPY? ) \[EVERYONE YAH! HERE COMES ISEEMS TA) ONE OF 1 YAM ME,NOW AT/( KID FRIEN'S. 4 J WHAT TH-!?! LISTING, | DOES NOT MIND] LARGE PEOPLE CALLIN’ ME A COWARD, BUT | DOES. NOT LIKE ME LI'L FRIEN'S, NOW THAT 44 UNERSTAN] WHAT | YAM DOIN, WHAT DOES YA THINK OF ME 1 YAM NOT A COWARD!) [GA see, | YAM PULLIN | YAM NOTA-SCARED OF / |MESELF UP OUTA THE MIRE| KID KABBAGE! | HAS | YAM TRYIN' TA BICOME US’ STOPPED BEIN' A A CIVILIZED BEASK! BEASK, A AMINAL, | YAM NOW & GEN'LEMAN!!PHOOEY! 1 DOES NOT ENJOY HAVIN’ PEOPLES, THINK | YAM & COWARD! [=BUT, GoRsH, OLIVE, >] HASTA FIGHT THE KID! EVERYONE THINKS | YAM €@-SCARED OF HME POPEYE, I'M ARE YOU GOING To LET) PUBLIC OPINION PUSH MOU BACK INTO YOUR/) BARBARIC -- a JS TLL INTRODUCE You to MISS OYL, AS A NOW WE START GETTING IPOPEYE MAD ENOUGH To. SIGN. UP TO VISITING MEMBER, FIGHT YOu OF THE ANTI- 3 FISTICUFF SOCIETY + 1 GET IT, BOSS! 4 * WANT ME “TA BE SEEN | WIT MISS OYL,SO POPEYE'LL GET MISS OYL, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MR. H.H. HUGGLE — HE'S ALSO A WORKER IN OUR GREAT CAUSE!WAY DON'T YOU SHOW Y THE KID-ER- | MEAN, | THINK IT'S WONDERFUL } THAT YOU HATE FIGHTING, 1 YAM & CIVILIZED GEN'LEMAN — 1 WILL NOT FIGHT KID KABBAGE ! BIG TERRIFIC BATTLE KT WEEK Se PeEYEHOW'S THE SALE OF) _| [THE FANS ARE RUSHING To BUY TICKETS TO THE FIGHT — THEY DON'T CARE HOW MUCH THEY COST THE TAKE WILL BE TERRIFIC! AM? 1 KIN NOT FIGURE \T OuT—1 YAM NOT GOIN' TA FIGHT KID. KABBAGE - BUT MR. TILLBOX IS SELLIN' TICKETS TA THE FIGHT! 71 THINKS 1 WiLL GO DOWN AN’ HAVE A TALK WIT’ MR. TILLBOX! [7 HERE COMES ME i SWEETIE, OLIVE — 1 WON'ER WHO_'AT K SWAB 1S WIT" BLOW ME DOWN! ‘at IS KID KABBAGE PEACEFUL, CNILIZED IT'S SO PLEASANT BEING WITH SUCH A HANDSOME, MY GORSH!?? SHE DIDN'T EVEN SEE ME!?!@) AHOY, OLIVE, | aus" SAID HELLO’ TA YA! IWHASA BIG IDEA OF 4 HE'S SO MUCH A GENTLEMAN! HE'S A REAL CIVILIZED ARF! OLIVE, ER 4A, TALKIN ABOUTBUT HE CAN'T BE KID KABBAGE !: MR. TILLBOX SAID HE Was A MEMBER OF THE ANTIFISTICURF, ARE! MR, TILLBOX IS KID KABBAGE'S FIGHT MANAGER —THEY HAS JES' BEEN FOOLIN' ¥] [WE WANTED TO BUILD INTEREST IN THE FIGHT / IBY HAVIN' YOU MAKES IPOPEYE STOP FIGHTIN:WHAT'S THE MATTER, ISONNY BOY? ARE YA AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD MANS 2 HERE | c SAILOR BOY! | {THE KID DOWN ON /POPEYE'S FIGHTIN'MR. TILLBOX, |'D LIKE RESIGNATION FROM YOUR ANTIFISTICUFF you WEAR THE [AND THIS MAKES MY ARF! ARF! OLIVE, YA, SURE HAS RESIGNED} |e WANT] OUR MONEY Back?2) [AROY, MR. TILUBOX, YA HAD BETTER BUY BACK ‘EM TICKETS BFORE THEY'S & RIOT — THEY HAS 1, ¥/ BEAUTIFUL MONEY. b ik BAH! ‘SMFF -| THOUGHT \ YOU COULD.