Popeye is among a slew of 1929 characters and works, as well as 1924 sound recordings, that entered the public domain on January 1, 2025. These include more Mickey Mouse cartoons and Disney’s ...

and merchandise,” a Disney spokesperson said in 2024.) A similar situation could play out with Popeye, who first appeared on Jan. 17, 1929, in the comic strip Thimble Theatre. That version alone ...

Other notable Disney works in the public domain in 2025 are Disney’s first “Silly Symphony” short, titled “The Skeleton Dance,” directed by Walt Disney and animated by Ub Iwerks.

Segar, Popeye entered public domain on January 1 ... Mickey Mouse's first appearance. While Disney's rodent-in-chief has since been remixed into streamer-fodder horror games and top-down shoot ...

Jules Feiffer, the screenwriter behind Carnal Knowledge, Popeye and the author of countless books, dies at 95.

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

Like 'Popeye,' it is only the initial version of ... had already fallen into the public domain as well. A still from the Disney short "The Karnival Kid" that shows the moment Mickey speaks his ...

Jules Feiffer, a Pultizer Prize-winning cartoonist and author who also wrote the screenplay for films, including Carnal ...