Adventures of Popeye on AllMovie

This landmark cartoon opens with a live-action sequence, in which a little boy purchases a "Adventures of Popeye" comic book and heads homeward. En route, the youngster is tormented by a big bully, who knocks the poor kid down and calls him a sissy. Appalled by this spectacle, an animated Popeye emerges from the cover of the comic book and assures the crying boy that tough guys can always be defeated if you remember to eat your spinach every day. To prove his point, Popeye turns the pages of the book, whereupon the illustrations come to life. Adventures of Popeye is the first of several entertaining "cheaters", utilizing stock footage from earlier cartoons as a cost-cutting strategy. In this case, we are treated to excerpts from the 1933 entries Popeye the Sailor, I Eats My Spinach and Wild Elephinks, as well as 1934's Axe Me Another.