Popeye HC Vol. 01 Best Comic Book Stories By Bud SagendorfMedia Release -- IDW Publishing and famed comics historian Craig Yoe are pleased to announce the release of POPEYE: THE GREAT COMIC BOOK STORIES OF BUD SAGENDORF, a beautiful hardcover collection offering the very best of creator Bud Sagendorg's hilarious tales.

In POPEYE: THE GREAT COMIC BOOK STORIES OF BUD SAGENDORF, the world's most famous One-Eyed Sailor is joined by the Sea Hag, Bluto, Olive Oyl and many other fan-favorite characters for some of his most thrilling and funny adventures. These reproduced stories from the 1940s and '50s are beautifully edited, designed, and packaged by creator Yoe, who provides a profusely illustrated biography of Sagendorf with many rare photos and art, as is per usual with YOE Books. To top it off, POPEYE boasts an introduction from animation historian and producer Jerry Beck, whose personal body of work includes Looney Tunes, The Ultimate Visual Guide, and the 50 Greatest Cartoons.

Working with Popeye creator E.C. Segar, Sagendorf spent years studying the craft and successfully captured the wacky and unique qualities of the One-Eyed Sailor when he finally took the lead on the strip in 1959 and went on to become Popeye's longest running cartoonist. The greatest expression of Sagendorf's Popeye was the long form, wild, and free wheeling comic book stories. This full color book lovingly collects the best of those great