In the main story, Popeye is asked to help deliver five
hundred ghost traps to Ghost Island. He’s not interested until the ghosts
kidnap Sweet Pea. In the second story Wimpy, Olive Oyl, and the others are
trying to figure out why Popeye is walking around punching his friends. In
addition, there are two one page comic strips featuring Sweet Pea: one
involving an ice cream cone, the other a doll. Also included is a neat map
chronicling Popeye’s voyage in the first story.
Reading these stories is such a nice change of pace.
While other books feature multi-issue story arcs with complex characterizations,
here is a comic that feature multiple stories that are simple, straight forward
and fun to read. For those who don’t
know, Bud Sagendorf was the assistant to the creator of Popeye E. C. Segar. He
knew the characters well, and it shows in this series. Definitely worth picking
up if you are a fan of the character or want something fun to read.
CLASSIC POPEYE #3 is in stores now and available at www.idwpublishing.com.
~ Thomas
