GentleMan Gef

Today I learned that Popeye was originally in the Coast Guard (black uniform shirt) until the outbreak of WWII when he joined the Navy in 1941 and switched to the all white uniform

#Popeye

Mar 16 at 8:28pmWeb
Show threadrag. Gustavino BevilacquaMar 16

@SecularJeffrey

In Crystal City, TX, there is a monument to Popeye.

You can never imagine which is the most cultivated crop there 🤣

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Popeye_the_Sailor_Man_is_an_apt_symbol_of_the_South_Texas_town_near_which_huge_spinach_farms_thrive._Crystal_City,_Texas_LCCN2011633332.tif

File:Popeye the Sailor Man is an apt symbol of the South Texas town near which huge spinach farms thrive. Crystal City, Texas LCCN2011633332.tif - Wikimedia Commons

Show threadHot Dog WaterMar 16

@SecularJeffrey

I likes me some Popeys. When he bacamesk public domain I made a series of MetalHeads of him in the black getup.

Show threadohesoMar 18
@SecularJeffrey I remember the black shirt but wasn’t aware of the reason
Show threadGentleMan GefMar 18

@oheso

METVTOONS has little shorts during ad breaks called Cartoon College and mentioned it the other day.

Show threadSarah Sammis6d ago
@SecularJeffrey Thank you for the Popeye info dump. I knew about the uniform color change but not the why or the timing.
Show threadAntares Binding Rituall6d ago
@SecularJeffrey actually he was dressed in white in his very first appearance on January 17th 1929
Show threadWesDym6d ago
@antares
What I'm reading says that he was in the US Merchant Marine in 1929, and that looks like it might the summer dress uniform. Joined Coast Guard 1937 (after a failed attempt to join the Army in 1936), Navy 1941.