Popeye and Tintin are now in the public domain

/ Popeye’s very first iteration, who didn’t eat spinach to gain strength, is now free to copy, share, and adapt.

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Popeye’s first appearance in E.C. Segar’s Thimble Theatre comic strip. Image: King Features

It’s a new year, and that means more works are headed to the public domain. This year, thousands of copyrighted works created in 1929, including the earliest versions of Popeye and the Belgian comic book character Tintin, are now free to reuse and repurpose in the US.

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