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12April-May 1950
$0.10

Popeye #12

Dell · April-May 1950

First appearance: The Sea Hag
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Identification plate

Series
Popeye (Dell, 1948 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
April-May 1950
Key date
1950-04-00
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Sea Hag - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud SagendorfPopeye, Swee'pea
1-comic story1script: Bud Sagendorf; pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud Sagendorf; letters: Bud SagendorfOlive Oyl, Popeye
2Witch Whistle or Toot! Toot! Tweet!!! or Rings, Witches, and Radishes!! or Pity a Radish Farmer on a Night Like This!comic story24script: Bud Sagendorf; pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud SagendorfKing Blozo, Olive Oyl, Popeye, The Sea Hag First, Wimpy
3Drip! Drip!comic story8script: Bud Sagendorf; pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud SagendorfKing Blozo, Popeye
4The Map!comic story8script: Bud Sagendorf; pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud SagendorfOlive Oyl, Popeye, Swee'pea
5Swee'Pea's Sea Kite!text story2pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); letters: typesetSwee'Pea
6The Double Mooch!comic story5.5script: Bud Sagendorf; pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud Sagendorf; letters: Bud SagendorfPoopdeck Pappy, Wimpy
7-comic story1script: Bud Sagendorf; pencils: Bud Sagendorf; inks: Bud Sagendorf; letters: Bud SagendorfOlive Oyl, Popeye

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Popeye the Sailor #761965On eBay ›
Classic Popeye #122013On eBay ›
Popeye: The Great Comic Book Tales by Bud Sagendorf #[nn]
ISBN 978-1600107474		2011On eBay ›
Witch Whistle
ISBN 978-1-61377-779-4		2014On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #1112 of 65#13 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q113483350 (The Sea Hag), first-appearance property (CC0)

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