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I was raised on Popeye cartoons, so it is only fitting I also to a tribute to other characters in the series. (Popeye here) … Time for Bluto!
Bluto
Large, bearded, muscle-bound antagonist to Popeye
Classic bully as he prefers brute force over strategy
Like Popeye, a sailor and attracted to Olive Oyl
Occasionally, Bluto and Popeye start at as friends
Occasionally knocked out by Olive Oyl and by Sweet Pea
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Created by Elzie Crisler in 1932
First appeared September 12, 1932 in Thimble Theater comic strip
Early Popeye cartoons had other villians
Also called Professor Bluteau and Pierre Bluto
Bluto-Brutus is a story in itself involving copyright
Here’s the first Popeye feature, which so happens to include Olive, Bluto, and Betty Boop