"The Wrap Wars are officially on and Popeyes is way ahead of the game," the chain wrote in an email obtained by PEOPLE. Never ...

The original Popeye and Tintin characters have now entered the public domain. The original Popeye the Sailor first appeared in the King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929.

A friend of his, who was both a policeman and a show business promoter, persuaded Fraser to record the voice and then sent the recordings to Hollywood, where black-and-white Popeye cartoons were ...

The original Popeye, introduced in a comic strip in 1929, is the star of this year's class of newly unprotected characters, books, movies and music.

2025 has brought with it a new slate of works now in the public domain — and there are some iconic creations on the list.

E. C. Segar, Popeye (in “Gobs of Work” from the Thimble Theatre comic strip) "Singin’ in the Rain," lyrics by Arthur Freed, music by Nacio Herb Brown What is the public domain?

Tara and six of her close friends plan on turning the original Popeye house into a haunted house attraction. After spend the weekend at a nearby camp ground, they each disocver that he is more ...

Former Paramount Pictures boss Barry Diller says "Popeye" had the most "coked-up film set" he's ever seen.

As of Jan. 1, 2025, several iconic books and characters are now freely available for public use, from Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" to the original Popeye.