Thimble Theatre & the Pre-Popeye Comics of E.C. Segar ACTIVITY BK Football and Family tells the

Football and Family tells the unique story of one of football's most fascinating men

On the tiny island of Rokesby

'Hard to put down

Crown and Anchor Fish and Chips

Thimble Theatre & the Pre-Popeye Comics of E.C. Segar ACTIVITY BK Football and Family tells theMore than a decade before he created the world's most famous cartoon sailor, Elzie Crisler Segar began his comics career in the movies. He drew cartoons for silent movie theater slides, the Charlie Chaplin comic strip, and a daily strip about Chicago's movies and entertainment. Then, in 1919, he penned his own "small screen" creation for the newspapers, Thimble Theatre, where Popeye was to be born a decade later. This comprehensive volume features