If you grew up watching cartoons like I did, then it's impossible not to have known Popeye the Sailor, the Olive-loving, spinach-eating hero who used his unusually large arms and magical spinach powers to thwart the evil schemes of Brutus and other cartoon adversaries. But even before Popeye was a beloved cartoon, he was a storied comic book character created by cartoonist E. C. Segar.
E. C. Segar, born on December 8, 1894, created his iconic balding hero in January of 1929, when he appeared in Segar's Thimble Theatre comic strip. The rest is entertainment and cultural history.
Now, 105 years after his birth, Google is paying homage to the legendary cartoonist with a Popeye Google Logo. This is something Google does on occasion to remember people and events that have touched our culture. H.G. Wells, the Bar Code, Confucius and even Sesame Street have received the honor.