Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Popeye and Superman



Now this is a team up that really should have happened - in animation!  Fleischer Studios was not only responsible for the classic Superman cartoons that inspired Bruce Timm and Paul Dini to create Batman: The Animated Series -  they produced over a hundred Popeye shorts as well.  How cool would it have been to see them pair their two superhuman characters together for a crossover cartoon?
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14 comments:

  1. Toby O'BMay 12, 2015 at 8:01 AM

    It should have happened in a live action movie as well, with old friends from Julliard Christopher Reeve and Robin Williams teaming up as their respective characters Superman and Popeye.....

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  2. RossMay 12, 2015 at 8:07 AM

    Ha - good point, Toby!

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  3. AnonymousMay 12, 2015 at 8:45 AM

    Love how you included Supes reading a back issue of STF! You should add a tag for Snoopy and Enemy Ace to this post!

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  4. Bob GreenwadeMay 12, 2015 at 9:30 AM

    I missed Anon's point. That's a genius touch, Ross.

    I personally might have preferred to have them trade barbers, though -- just on general principles.

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  5. Gernot ArmbrusterMay 12, 2015 at 12:10 PM

    They almost DID team up! ;)

    She-Sick Sailors:
    https://youtu.be/upONuLfBoLY

    And THIS cartoon has a neat homage to the Fleischer Superman cartoons.

    Nix On Hypnotrix:
    https://youtu.be/fstvyWURWWI

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  6. Gernot ArmbrusterMay 12, 2015 at 12:14 PM

    I'd like to see you use the cover with Superman eating all the burgers, and Popeye trying to save some for Wimpy! ;)

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  7. RossMay 12, 2015 at 12:22 PM

    Gernot - click on Wimpy in the Label above and you will see the Burger Masters Cover featuring Superman, Wimpy and more.

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  8. AnonymousMay 12, 2015 at 12:28 PM

    Actually, there was once a Fleischer Popeye cartoon that featured Popeye going up against a super-powered Bluto (as the result of wearing blue tights with a red cape). Along the same line, DC once did a 1970's issue or two, of SUPERMAN, where Kal-El teamed up with a Popeye pastiche called "Captain Strong" (who got super-powered every time he ate a spinach analog from outer space!).

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  9. RaphaelMay 12, 2015 at 9:12 PM

    Sauncha!

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  10. zatoichifanMay 12, 2015 at 11:05 PM

    I don't know if I'm referencing the same cartoon as Anonymous above, but there was a Popeye episode where Olive was reading Superman comics and was infatuated with him. Jealous, Popeye dressed up in his own version of the costume and tried to perform various super-feats, with disastrous results. If I remember correctly (it's been more than 4r years since I've seen this cartoon), Olive ends up flying off with the "real" Superman at the end.

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  11. AnonymousMay 13, 2015 at 8:43 AM

    @ Raphael:

    Gesundheit!

    ;-)

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  12. Bob BuetheMay 14, 2015 at 9:19 PM

    YouTube has everything.

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  13. AnonymousJuly 16, 2015 at 10:28 AM

    Looks like Captain Strong is going up against Harley Quinn in Harley Quinn 18 next month!

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  14. AnonymousMarch 7, 2019 at 1:56 PM

    @my fellow Anon: Was there a catfight between her and Mrs. Strong (the Olive Oyl analog)?

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