The original Popeye and Tintin characters have now entered the public domain. The original Popeye the Sailor first appeared in the King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17 ...

Popeye is nearly 100 years old, and his debut appearance is still just as funny today as it was in the 1920s, and shows why ...

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According to the Duke University School of Law's Center for the Study of the Public Domain, that list includes a number of iconic characters. The very first appearance of Popeye the Sailor ...

Jan. 1 marks the dawn of a new era for Popeye and Tintin. It's the day the nonagenarian cartoon characters officially enter the U.S. public domain along with a treasure trove of other iconic works.

Good Housekeeping awarded Popeye the “Good Housekeeping Nutritionist Approved Emblem” in their January/February 2024 issue. Popeye is the first "person" to receive this honor.

This year, thousands of copyrighted works created in 1929, including the earliest versions of Popeye and the Belgian comic book character Tintin, are now free to reuse and repurpose in the US.