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I bought the above comic when it first came out because
the cover was based on ACTION COMICS #1, but I recently
acquired a few subsequent issues from a friend. "So why not do
a gallery?" thought I. No sooner said than done, so here it is.
I'm not sure which covers are standard and which are
variants, although I suspect that the ads feature the standard
ones, but you can argue that out amongst yourselves. The mag
was cancelled with #12, so I might track down the remaining
issues to complete the set. If I ever do, I'll post them.
I've reprinted an old post after the last cover because it
details my own (unofficial) association with POPEYE when
I was a schoolkid. Consider it a bonus, wanted or not.
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The other cover to #1 |
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This one's a mistake - it's actually the cover to #5 |
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It's worth seeing again |
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You saw the ad, now here's the full cover |
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"I YAM WHAT I YAM!"
When I was at secondary school, my main claim to fame was
drawing POPEYE. My classmates were always pleading with me
in earnest tones, "Draw Popeye, Robson, draw Popeye!" They were
entranced by the sailor's image coming to life on the page (in the back
of a school jotter usually) with only a few deft scribbles. The celebrity
status accorded me, the adulation bestowed upon my exalted self, the
adoring awe in which I was held - it was almost intoxicating as I
strode heroically through the school corridors.
"Look!", cried lesser pupils as I passed, prostrating themselves
in obeisance, "Tis the Mighty Robson, he who is to be regarded as
unto a god by we lowly mortals! All hail the Mighty Robson!" Even
teachers aligned themselves with the 'Cult of The Robson' as it came
to be known; I often used to hear them refer to me (in hushed tones
and from a respectful distance naturally) as "a bit of a cult!"
Well, okay - I might, perhaps, have indulged in the slightest bit
of hyperbole halfway through that little reminiscence, but only a
tad. The reality was pretty close to how I recall. (Cough!)
Anyway, I've continued to draw Popeye from time to time
over the years, and above is a picture I whipped up for someone-
or-other in the 1990s. DUNN KWIK is one of many pseudonyms
I use on occasion, the afore-mentioned being reserved for stuff
produced in a bit of a hurry. Still - not too shabby, is it?