So the misadventures of Olive Oyl and her beau, Ham Gravy (and her brother, Castor Oyl), were meant to parody the over-the-top films of the era when it launched in 1919, to the point where Olive ...

It was initially focused on Olive Oyl, her brother Castor Oyl and Olive’s boyfriend, Harold Hamgravy. January 17, 1929: Popeye the Sailor debuts in the Thimble Theatre strip. Initially ...

Popeye the Sailor Man is one of the most iconic characters in history, appearing in cartoons, a live-action film, and even acting as the mascot for spinach. Popeye’s longevity becomes even more ...

Two of the strip’s protagonists, Ham Gravy and Castor Oyl, find him at a seaport when they are looking for men to crew a ship. “Hey there! Are you a sailor?” Castor asks. The lanky man ...

Before we continue with this thrilling scenario, a digression: Did you know that Olive Oyl’s brother is named Castor Oyl? That her uncles are named Otto Oyl and Lubry Kent Oyl? That her niece is ...

Thimble Theatre’s first cast consisted of gawky Heroine Olive Oyl and her dimwit brother Castor. They straggled along for ten years before Castor Oyl one day in 1929 encountered Popeye on a dock.

Thimble Theater had already been running in the New York Journal for a decade — Popeye was merely a one-arc guest character in the adventures of Ham Gravy (boyfriend to Olive Oyl) and Castor Oyl ...

He titled it: Thimble Theatre. The lead characters were Olive Oyl, her brother Castor Oyl and Olive's boyfriend Harold Hamgravy. The cartoon strip became very popular. Ten years later, Seegar ...