1937 POPEYE PLAYS NURSEMAID TO SWEET PEA Whitman Picture Book #884 E.C. SEGAR
This Whitman Picture Book #884 by Elzie Crisler Segar was based on the famous King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre where Popeye first appeared on January 17, 1929. Popeye became the strip's title in later years. !