Thimble Theatre .
Featured in the Popeye comic strip in 1936.
The cartoon character Popeye does not have a middle name. Popeye made his first appearance in 1929 in a comic strip.
"Thimble Theater" .
Elzie Crisler Segar in 1933, but first appeared in a comic strip in 1929
The last comic strip was published 7/30/94...
He is known by the name 'Popeye'.
The Yellow Kid in (I think) 1896. ** EDIT ** Although the Yellow Kid was the first newspaper cartoon to get a significant amount of publicity, it appeared only on Sundays, and it was a panel, not a strip. The first successful DAILY comic strip was "Mutt and Jeff."
The comic strip character honored by the grateful farmers of Crystal City with a six-foot high stone mountain in 1937 was Popeye.
Alice the Goon is a character from the Popeye comic strip and "Goon" from Eric Powell's comic books does not have a proper name .
Popeye
No , you may be thinking of Sluggo Smith who was a character in the comic strip Nancy .
Popeye the Sailor first appeared in the comic strip "Thimble Theatre," created by E.C. Segar in 1929. He was originally a supporting character but quickly became the most popular due to his unique personality and strength.