Get ready for a proliferation of Popeye merchandise: On Jan. 1, 2025, the iconic American cartoon character loses copyright protections and goes into the public domain. Each year on Jan. 1 ...

and merchandise,” a Disney spokesperson said in 2024.) A similar situation could play out with Popeye, who first appeared on Jan. 17, 1929, in the comic strip Thimble Theatre. That version alone ...

Fans of Popeye and Tintin may be seeing a lot more ... is currently home to the country’s largest selection of Tintin merchandise, that may change now that fans are free to replicate the ...

1933: Bluto, Popeye’s brutish rival, debuts in the Fleischer animated shorts, battling Popeye for Olive Oyl’s affection. (Bluto does not appear in Segar’s original comics.) Advertisement ...