Popeye and the Phonograph Phonographs, Records and More   By Doug Boilesen, 2023 Popeye Phonographs featured the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor Man, created by Elzie Crisler Segar and first appearing on January 17, 1929, in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre. Following Segar's death in 1938, Thimble Theatre (later renamed Popeye) was continued by several writers and artists, most notably Segar's assistant Bud Sagendorf. (Wikipedia) This gallery features Popeye phonographs with graphics from the Bud Sagendorf era, and some period phonograph records. The Popeye Dance Party The Popeye Dance Party, Emerson Radio and Phonograph Corp., New York, c. 1967 (FP0612) The Popeye Dynamite Music Machine The Popeye Dynamite Music Machine, Emerson Radio and Phonograph Corp. Model No. 102P, New York, c. 1967 (FP0652) Popeye Records Popeye the Sailor Man, Golden Records, 78 RPM, 1957. Popeye Picture Disc Record "Pirate Treasure," The Record Guild of America, 7.5" 78 RPM, 1947. Popeye record and book "Whale of a Tale," Peter Pan Records, 45 RPM, 1973.