Friday Night Fights--Popeye The Sailor Robot Style??

Tonight's Friday Night Fights proves that there's only one way to tell the real Popeye from an insidious fake!!

Popeye has a great way to spend his vacation:

Ah, but the Sea Hag has a counter-measure ready to roll:

Whoa--a Popeye robot!!

She's going to have him infiltrate Popeye's crew and cause so much chaos and confusion that they'll never find her.

And I have to say...he's a pretty convincing robot:

Well, after many, many comedic bits, Popeye finally finds out that his mission is being thwarted by--himself?

Well, is obvious that no Vulcan-like logic is going to resolve this. Fortunately, Wimpy has the solution:

CLANK!

Spacebooger would like to know if Sea Hag has any other LMDs available...

Man beats machine in Popeye #56 (1960), as reprinted in Classic Popeye #56 (2017), by the inimitable Bud Sagendorf

Now is the time for you to go and vote for my fight. Why?? Because you've got the Popeye theme song stuck in your head--and only a vote for me will cure that! So go vote!

Friday Night Fights--Wile E. Sea hag Style!!

We may have found the secret origin/inspiration for one of our culture's enduring monuments in this week's Friday Night Fights.

We start as the vile Sea Hag has tricked Wimpy into helping her get rid of Popeye (because the Sea Hag ALWAYS tricks Wimpy)...

Wait...an "X" on the ground? A dropping boulder trap...in the middle of the desert? Why does this seem so familiar?

Any, the Sea Hag makes the crucial mistake of not providing enough hamburgers for Wimpy:

So...

SPLASH!!!

Spacebooger wonders where Sea Hag left her Acme blueprints...

A villain hoist on her own petard is from Popeye #30 (1954)--which was three years before the Road Runner cartoons debuted!!--as reprinted in Classic Popeye #30 (2015) 

Now is the time for you to go and vote for my fight. Why?!? A cultural discovery of this magnitude deserves your vote!! So go do it!!

Friday Night Fights--Shotgun Spinach Style!!

We have a hideously overlong Friday Night Fights this week, but I think you'll find it worth the time.

The wicked Sea Hag has been training a Boo Bird to hate Popeye! Why?

Ooh, that's not good!!

Well, Sea Hag tricks Wimpy (because Sea Hag always tricks Wimpy) into giving Popeye the Boo Bird as a birthday gift!

Uh-oh.

And so, the time has come for the Sea Hag and her minion to strike!!

Sometimes a gal has got to take matters into her own hands!

And of course, Popeye maintains a great attitude about someone trying to murder him:

ARF! ARF!!

Spacebooger agrees that feeding your family via shotgun is a great time-saver!

Popeye gets shot with spinach in Popeye #29 (1954), as reprinted in Classic Popeye #29 (2014), and the entire thing was a Bud Sagendorf joint.

Now is the time for you to go and vote for my fight. Why?!? It's the best way to keep the Boo Birds away! So go and vote!!