Popeye #9

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ROGER LANGRIDGE writer:

KEN WHEATON

popeye artist/letterer:

BRUCE OZELLA

Sappo pencils/letterer:

VINCE MUSACCHIA Sappo inks:

LUKE MCDONNELL interior colors:

TED ADAMS, CRAIG YOE, CLIZIA GUSSONI editors:

S TA N DA R D C OV E R ART BY

K E N W H E ATO N

R I VA R I A N T C OV E R ART BY

AL JAFFEE

Special thanks to Ita Golzman, Frank Caruso, Brendan Burford, and Ger Apeldoorn for their invaluable assistance.

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POPEYE #9. JANUARY 2013. FIRST PRINTING. Popeye © 2013 King Features Syndicate. TM Hearst Holdings, Inc. © 2013 Idea and Design Works, LLC. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe St., San Diego, CA 92109. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea.

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