The cartoon was actually inspired by the Coosa River and a Gadsden-based steamboat. Sign up for our Newsletters Popeye was created back in 1929. The original author passed away, and that's when ...

‘Oh, I’m Popeye the Sailor Man!’ Most people know Popeye as a tough, spinach-eating sailor, a cartoon character created by American cartoonist E. C. Segar. But did you know who the real-life ...

which showed Popeye the Sailor Man cartoons. Captain Jim was played by Jim Martin, who is now a puppeteer for Sesame Street. The series was described as a "classic" in 2005, by Bob Karlovits of ...