In fact, Popeye was credited with saving the spinach industry in the 1930s because the cartoon was credited with creating a 33% increase in sales, according to Business Insider.

Spinach-loving comic-strip character Popeye debuted in 1929 and inspired an instant explosion in the popularity of the healthy leafy green, despite the challenges of the Great Depression.

WELL, blow me down! Popeye is finally making his belated DVD debut with the first-ever authorized collection of his cartoons from the 1930s. The longtime stalemate between Warner Bros., which owns … ...

But spinach, no way. Popeye first appeared in movie theaters in the 1930s, but a good many middle-aged Americans remember the cartoon from its appearance on television in the 1960s.

Spinach was Popeye's secret weapon – even giving the character the power to turn into a human rocket. But the reason illustrator E.C. Seegar chose spinach as Popeye's superpower-in-a-can may ...

Unfortunately, the quickness in production of these Popeye cartoons led to a lot of mistakes in the animation. ... The ...

Originally the source of Popeye’s superhuman strength was not canned spinach, operating on him like a fast-acting steroid, but the magic Whiffle Hen, whose feathers the sailor would rub for luck ...

A 1934 cartoon ran in The Kansas City Star shows Popeye delivering Lenexa Spinach. ... Nicks said, not enough residents know about Lenexa’s connection to Popeye and the spinach craze in the city.

Well, blow me down: Spinach is the new sweet treat of Fleet Week 2019. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream launched a spinach-flavored ice cream this week in honor of Popeye the Sailor’s 90th birthday — and ...

Famous cartoon character Popeye is right to down a can of spinach when he wants his biceps to bulge, according to a Swedish study presented Monday showing why the leafy vegetable makes us stronger.