Elzie Crisler Segar

Elzie Crisler Segar

1894–1938 Chester, Illinois 31 series, 43 with collected and international editions 553 issues

2 awards

E. C. Segar was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of Popeye, introduced in his newspaper strip Thimble Theatre in 1929. Thimble Theatre debuted in 1919 for King Features Syndicate and grew into one of the most popular strips of its era. Segar is a member of the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame.

Name

Elzie Crisler Segar

Issues

553

Series

43

Collected Editions

2

International Editions

10

Awards

William Randolph Hearst Cartoon Hall of Fame, Eisner Awards - Hall of Fame - Voter's Choices (2001)

Gender

Male

Birth Date

December 8, 1894

Death Date

October 13, 1938

Birth Place

Chester, Illinois

Country

United States

Series

The E.C. Segar Popeye Sundays

The E.C. Segar Popeye Sundays (2021)

4 issues

Thimble Theatre & the Pre-Popeye Comics of E.C. Segar: Revised and Expanded

Thimble Theatre & the Pre-Popeye Comics of E.C. Segar: Revised and Expanded (2024)

Sunday Press Books

1 issue

Thimble Theatre and the Pre-Popeye Cartoons of E. C. Segar

Thimble Theatre and the Pre-Popeye Cartoons of E. C. Segar (2018)

Sunday Press Books

1 issue

Anthologie de la bande dessinée d'humour

Anthologie de la bande dessinée d'humour (2014)

Huginn & Muninn

1 issue

Comics About Cartoonists

Comics About Cartoonists (2013)

1 issue

Popeye

Popeye (2006)

6 issues

Flint Comix & Entertainment

Flint Comix & Entertainment (2009)

Flint Comix & Entertainment

100 issues

The Comics Before 1945

The Comics Before 1945 (2004)

Harry N. Abrams

1 issue

I Classici del Fumetto di Repubblica

I Classici del Fumetto di Repubblica (2003)

La Repubblica / L'Espresso

60 issues

Fierro

Fierro (1984)

Ediciones De La Urraca S.A.

100 issues

Issues

Volume 4: Swee'Pea & Eugene the Jeep

#4

Volume 4: Swee'Pea & Eugene the Jeep

The E.C. Segar Popeye Sundays (2021)

Nov 19, 2024

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Thimble Theatre & the Pre-Popeye Comics of E.C. Segar: Revised and Expanded (2024)

Oct 29, 2024

Volume 3: The Sea Hag & Alice the Goon

#3

Volume 3: The Sea Hag & Alice the Goon

The E.C. Segar Popeye Sundays (2021)

Dec 19, 2023

Volume 2: Wimpy & His Hamburgers

#2

Volume 2: Wimpy & His Hamburgers

The E.C. Segar Popeye Sundays (2021)

Jan 10, 2023

Volume 1: Olive Oyl and Her Sweety

#1

Volume 1: Olive Oyl and Her Sweety

The E.C. Segar Popeye Sundays (2021)

Sep 21, 2021

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Thimble Theatre and the Pre-Popeye Cartoons of E. C. Segar (2018)

Dec 05, 2018

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Anthologie de la bande dessinée d'humour (2014)

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Comics About Cartoonists (2013)

Jan 09, 2013

Me Li'l Swee'Pea

#6

Me Li'l Swee'Pea

May 16, 2012

Issue #30

#30

Issue #30

Flint Comix & Entertainment (2009)

Frequent collaborators

Bud Sagendorf

Bud Sagendorf

Alex Raymond

Alex Raymond

Chic Young

Chic Young

Jerry Craft

Quino

Quino

Scott Hilburn

Mell Lazarus (Fulton)

Mell Lazarus (Fulton)

Brant Parker

Brant Parker

Daniele Panebarco

Daniele Panebarco

Johnny Hart

Johnny Hart

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