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Popeye the Establishment Man (Popeye Week!)

3 Apr

April 2, 2013

So who is Popeye? Why is he such an icon? How has he managed to stay out of anger management for so long? Questions like these are at the core of Popeye lore. Who is Popeye? He is a man. A sailor man. And he is us. In this post from 2010, we find out just who we are.

November 5, 2010

817-PopeyeHe is retired military yet still wears the uniform.
He has a short conservative haircut.
He eats his vegetables.
He resists change.
He is a one-woman man.
He stands up for traditional values.
He takes care of his father.
Even his tattoo is a sailor’s classic, an anchor.

The only thing that would make Popeye even more an establishment figure is if he beat up a hippie.

 

Ladies and Gentlemen, from 1959, here is Popeye beating up a hippie.

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The Saturday Comics: The Man From Atlantis

23 Mar

March 23, 2013

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From 1977 to 1978, Patrick Duffy starred as Mark Harris, The Man From Atlantis in 4 tv movies and 13 tv episodes of the series of the same name. He was a half-human, half-Atlantean hybrid, living on land with little memory of his past.

Hmm. Sounds a lot like Aquaman.

Looks kind of like him too.

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So it should come as no surprise that the comic adaptation of the show was published by Marvel Comics.

Not DC? No, why would DC want to publish a pretty clear copy of their own character? Marvel, on the other hand, had no problem with an Aquaman ripoff. And why should they? They already published the adventures of their own sea king.

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The comic was not very popular. And while Aquaman had his own Hostess ad, The Man From Atlantis never even got an action figure out of the development stage.

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Anyway, the tv show didn’t last long and neither did the comic, tanking after only seven issues.

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What the what now? What’s that guy doing there?
Hey, it’s the real Mark Harris, the very flamboyant homosexual who married the very ancient Martha Raye just before she died, slept with her once, and inherited her estate.

Mark Harris. That’s the legacy of The Man From Atlantis.

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