E. C. Segar

E. C. Segar
Illustration of Segar, 1928
BornElzie Crisler Segar
(1894-12-08)December 8, 1894
Chester, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 13, 1938(1938-10-13) (aged 43)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Area(s)Cartoonist
Notable works
Popeye (1929–1938)

Elzie Crisler Segar (/ˈsiːɡɑːr/;[1] December 8, 1894 – October 13, 1938), known by the pen name E. C. Segar, was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of Popeye, a pop culture character who first appeared in 1929 in Segar's comic strip Thimble Theatre.[2][3]

Charles M. Schulz said of Segar's work: "I think Popeye was a perfect comic strip, consistent in drawing and humor".[4] Carl Barks described Segar as "the unbridled genius as far as I was concerned".[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference funk was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "E. C. Segar", in Walker, Brian. The Comics: The Complete Collection. New York: Abrams ComicArts, 2011. (pp. 238–243) ISBN 9780810995956
  3. ^ "E. C. Segar", in Tumey, Paul C. Screwball! : The Cartoonists Who Made The Funnies Funny. San Diego : IDW Publishing, 2019 ISBN 9781684051878 (pp. 158-179)
  4. ^ Mendelson, Lee and Schulz, Charles M., Charlie Brown and Charlie Schulz: in celebration of the 20th anniversary of "Peanuts". New York: New American Library, 1971. (p. 35)
  5. ^ Barks, Carl, and Ault, Donald D. Carl Barks : conversations. Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2003 ISBN 9781578065011 (p. 133).