This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/29/2020
Original ''Popeye'' sketch, hand-drawn and signed by creator Elzie Segar, dated 19 April 1936. A speech bubble over Popeye, whose accented in green, reads, ''Ahoy Arthura! Don't forget to eat yer spinach!'', with another speech bubble over a cigarette butt, ''Call me 'Butts' for short''. Signed, ''Yers Trulie, Popeye / and / Segar / 4-19-36''. Sketch measures 5.625'' x 4.5'', with slightly uneven left edge. Accompanied by green and black triple-mat measuring 10'' x 8''. Sketch is near fine.